Carol Tavris Quotes

The trouble is that once people develop an implicit theory, the confirmation bias kicks in and they stop seeing evidence that doesn’t fit it.

Carol Tavris

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• The biggest challenge is always the governments - they try to stop all good things. I try to stay away from them as much as I can, as I know if someone can destroy something good, it's the government.

  

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• I never get used to going out and seeing 20, 30,000 people that are there to see us play. It's kind of surreal.

  

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• about couples fighting non-stop

  

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• The trouble is that once people develop an implicit theory, the confirmation bias kicks in and they stop seeing evidence that doesn’t fit it.

  

  Carol Tavris
  • Stop
  • Evidence
  • Theory