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Mistakes Were Made (but not by me):
…[we must] be more mindful of our behavior and the reasons for our choices. It takes time, self-reflection, and willingness.
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053 |
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Mistakes Were Made (but not by me):
…our efforts at self-justification are all designed to serve our need to feel good about what we have done, what we believe, and who we are.
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054 |
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Mistakes Were Made (but not by me):
The brain is designed with blind spots, optical and psychological, and one of its cleverest tricks is to confer on its owner the comforting delusion that he or she does not have any.
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057 |
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Mistakes Were Made (but not by me):
It’s immensely hard to overcome… blind spot[s], even when doing so is part of your job description.
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058 |
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Mistakes Were Made (but not by me):
All of us are as unaware of our blind spots as fish are unaware of the water they swim in, but those who swim in the waters of privilege have a particular motivation to remain oblivious.
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059 |
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Mistakes Were Made (but not by me):
When affluent people speak of the underprivileged, they rarely thank their lucky stars that they are privileged, let along consider that they might be overprivileged.
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060 |
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Mistakes Were Made (but not by me):
Blind spots enhance our pride and activate our prejudices.
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061 |
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Mistakes Were Made (but not by me):
…most politicians, thanks to their blind spots, believe they are incorruptible.
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061 |
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Mistakes Were Made (but not by me):
Conflict of interest and politics are synonymous, and we all understand the cozy collaboration that politicians forge to preserve their own power at the expense of the common welfare.
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062 |
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Mistakes Were Made (but not by me):
…once reciprocity kicks in, self-justification will follow… The power of the flower is unconscious.
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074 |
