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» In business, certainty tends to be rewarded, even if artificial

» Beliefs save cognitive effort and so are difficult to dislodge

» The scientific method allows us to constructively try to disprove beliefs

» We can retrain ourselves not to associate uncertainty with negative outcomes

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» People more easily accept they’re not seeing the whole picture than being told they’re wrong

» Don’t make people feel bad about their beliefs — be kind and connect with them

» Research shows that we interpret words like “we believe” with differing confidence levels

» There is often a lack of discipline when it comes to talking about uncertainty

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