Have you ever been tempted to throw out a fact you didn’t like? Of course, you did! We are all prone to ignoring the facts we don’t like. And it doesn’t take long to find more appealing facts, as Peter Drucker reminded me.
We all fall victim to confirmation bias. And we frequently have a hard time distinguishing facts from opinions. It’s in our nature to prove we were right all along.
The problem is when we aren’t honest with ourselves, we make rash decisions based on flawed information. We turn opinions into facts and when we face brutal reality, our opinions and decisions fall apart.
If you find fact-finding to be easy, you may want to readjust and reconsider what you have. Sincerely ask yourself, “Where are the facts?”
