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"人間の心がそんなに間違っているのに自信を持っているのは驚くべきことです"

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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People's brains have a surprising ability to believe in their ideas even when they are incorrect. Imagine someone who's convinced that they can drive the fastest route to a destination, but they end up getting stuck in traffic and taking longer. This shows how confident they were in their knowledge, despite it being wrong. It's common in history too; for example, explorers used to think the earth was flat. They were very sure of it, but later it was proven wrong. This teaches us to be open-minded and ready to learn from mistakes. To apply this, always check your facts and listen to others before being too sure about something.

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Bias Certainty Cognition Confidence Error Human behavior Human mind Misjudgment Psychology Self-deception
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