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We need a few trusted naysayers in our lives, critics who are willing to puncture our protective bubble of self-justifications and yank us back to reality when we veer too far off.
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092 |
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The daily, dissonance-reducing distortions of memory help us make sense of the world and our place in it, protecting our decisions and beliefs.
|
098 |
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Without self-justification, we might be left standing emotionally naked, unprotected, in a pool of regrets and losses.
|
247 |
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People will pursue self-destructive courses of action to protect the wisdom of their initial decisions.
|
285 |
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Human beings may not be eager to change, but we have the ability to change, and the fact that many of our self-protective delusions and blind spots are built in to the way the brain works is no justification for not trying.
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289 |
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Too many of our cultures are filled with people working to protect their own interests and the interests of those above them before those of the people they are supposed to be serving.
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043 |
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…inside an organization, a company must provide for the protection of its people by building a culture in which employees feel psychologically safe and feel like their employer cares about them as human beings.
|
089 |
 |
We are all entitled to feel psychologically protected at work, be fairly compensated for our effort and contribute to something bigger than ourselves.
|
090 |
 |
Human beings are hardwired to protect themselves. We avoid danger and seek out places in which we feel safe.
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118 |
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The most anxiety-inducing place to be is alone – where we feel we have to protect ourselves from the people on our own team.
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119 |
