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## Objectivity <!-- .element: class="text-over-image" -->
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Aligning our assumptions with reality.
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### Real world
is complex and ever-changing.
### Mental model <!-- .element: class="fragment" data-fragment-index="2" -->
is our understanding of the world and its rules. <!-- .element: class="fragment" data-fragment-index="2" -->
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Mental models have varying levels of *objectivity*,
i.e. how much they correspond to reality.
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### Dunning-Kruger effect
is a cognitive bias<!-- .element: class="fragment " -->
in which people with low competence<!-- .element: class="fragment " -->
overestimate their abilities.<!-- .element: class="fragment " -->
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>Those who don't know
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>don't even know
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>that they don't know.
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### Why focus on objectivity?
- it helps our personal growth<!-- .element: class="fragment " -->
- to avoid being overly-confident<!-- .element: class="fragment " -->
- to make better decisions<!-- .element: class="fragment " -->
- to avoid harmful decisions (even if well-meant)<!-- .element: class="fragment " -->
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### How to improve objectivity?
- study, learn, train, experiment<!-- .element: class="fragment " -->
- check your facts, use reliable sources<!-- .element: class="fragment " -->
- question your intuition<!-- .element: class="fragment " -->
- seek external feedback<!-- .element: class="fragment " -->
- search for both proof and disproof of facts<!-- .element: class="fragment " -->
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### My reality check
- quick & slow research<!-- .element: class="fragment " -->
- quick internet checks of current facts and opinions, both for and against<!-- .element: class="fragment " -->
- slow reading of books<!-- .element: class="fragment " -->
- exchanging feedback with colleagues<!-- .element: class="fragment " -->
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##### New hobby:
#### Monthly interview<!-- .element: class="fragment " -->
- assess your skills and relevancy<!-- .element: class="fragment " -->
- learn what others are doing<!-- .element: class="fragment " -->
- confirm your company is the best<!-- .element: class="fragment " -->