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## Objectivity
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Aligning our assumptions with reality.
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### Real world
is complex and ever-changing.
### Mental model
is our understanding of the world and its rules.
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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
a cognitive bias
in which people with low competence
overestimate their abilities.
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Those who don't know
don't know
that they don't know.
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### Why focus on objectivity?
- it helps our personal growth
- to avoid being overly-confident
- to make better decisions
- to avoid harmful decisions (even if well-meant)
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### How?
- study, learn, train, experiment!
- check your facts, use reliable sources
- question your intuition
- seek external feedback
- search for both proof and disproof of facts
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### My Assessment