We have to be constantly vigilant. Past success tells us nothing about the future.
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…’vigilance breaks’ – brief pauses before high-stakes encounters to review instructions and guard against error.
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Although such vigilance is no longer as critical to our survival as it was thousands of years ago, we’re still highly attuned to perceive threats to our everyday well-being.
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Once we understand how and when we need to reduce dissonance, we can become more vigilant about the process and often nip it in the bud, catching ourselves before we slide too far down the pyramid.
