I stumbled upon a very interesting post in the Frontal Cortex (not my own frontal cortex – a blog…) discussing a great article in Foreign Policy by Daniel Kahneman and Jonathan Renshon called Why Hawks Win. The article describe some of the mental biases previously discovered by Prospect Theory and how these biases affect peoples decision about Foreign Policy.
It is really interesting reading and the take away is that understanding these biases can help ensure that the hawks don’t win more arguments than they should. This article makes me think about my studies in Psychology and Intelligence Analysis and how valuable an awareness of these biases have proven to be to me in wether in business or human relationships. (is there a difference?). It is easy to forget to think proactively about these matters, but I keep on trying keeping it in mind, by reader studies and articles like the above mentioned to remind me of its importance.
I really think this world would look a little bit better with these things in mind. So many serious mistakes are the result of misunderstanding of the other..
If you are interested in learning more about these biases take a look at these links for starters:
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