Athletic & Aware

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SFH #113: A Self-Serving Bias

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Brian Hain
Jul 08, 2021
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If you are unfamiliar with the term, it's okay. Here's a lens on a familiar hidden habit.🔍

Self-serving bias pretty much lives up to its name in that we protect and serve ourselves (more precisely, our self-worth and self-esteem) by assigning credit to ourselves for good outcomes and defer poor outcomes to factors external to us. By blaming outside infl…

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