The Normalcy Bias, Why Ignoring the Possibility of Major Change Can Leave Us Unprepared
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The normality bias is an intriguing psychological concept that helps explain why people are often surprised by changes that they should have anticipated. We often look back in history and wonder why people didn't anticipate this great thing coming. The most obvious example is during WWII, when you look at everything that was going on and have the benefit of knowing the outcome, you wonder how people didn't do something. How could they have missed what was coming?
The Normalcy Bias, Why Ignoring the Possibility of Major Change Can Leave Us Unprepared
The Normalcy Bias, Why Ignoring the…
The Normalcy Bias, Why Ignoring the Possibility of Major Change Can Leave Us Unprepared
The normality bias is an intriguing psychological concept that helps explain why people are often surprised by changes that they should have anticipated. We often look back in history and wonder why people didn't anticipate this great thing coming. The most obvious example is during WWII, when you look at everything that was going on and have the benefit of knowing the outcome, you wonder how people didn't do something. How could they have missed what was coming?