@meno very interesting article. As much as I try to avoid it, I fall victim to the affirmation bias quite often. Though I've found metacognition can help identify these moments. It's always an empowering feeling to identify bias and then reexamine an issue. I wish we taught perspective taking in school and differentiated between a dialogue, debate and discussion. Students don't learn core tenets of relational dynamics which in unfortunate since we are social animals by nature.

But yes, I agree with everything you said. The brightest CEOs surround themselves with people who are smarter than them. Unfortunately, many have inflated egos and need to be the smartest person in the room. Apparently, so is the president of the united states.