Best Self Magazine

Is Your Confirmation Bias Limiting Your Mind…and Your Life?

Is Your Confirmation Bias Limiting Your Mind… and Your Life? by Monica Levi. Photograph of man looking out by Iulia Mihailov
Photograph by Iulia Mihailov

We tend to interpret new information as reinforcement for old beliefs; learn to see and release your confirmation biases to open your mind & shift your life

Where do your beliefs and opinions come from? 

If you’re like most people, you truly believe that your convictions are rational, logical, and impartial — the byproduct of years of experience and objective analysis of available information. In reality, all of us are subject to a human tendency known as ‘confirmation bias’.

 is the propensity seek out and

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Best Self Magazine

Best Self Magazine8 min read
Stories of Resilience: A Novel Reflects Our Complex Relationships and Wounding
Estimated reading time: 11 minutes — After stopping to smell my twentieth flower, I took a deep breath and headed to the mossy spot I knew Josh liked. I found him lying with his arm over his eyes, his distressed pose. I sat down next to him, my stom
Best Self Magazine3 min read
Positive Psychology: A New Approach to Becoming Your Best Self
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes — Life’s journey often feels like a relentless pursuit of happiness and fulfillment, yet so many of us find ourselves caught in cycles of negativity and self-doubt. Positive psychology offers a different lens—a refr
Best Self Magazine6 min read
Success & Unworthiness: A Lifelong Struggle with Low Self-Confidence
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes — I have thought a lot about how I went from low self-esteem at age 15 to…well, low self-esteem at age 78. This admittedly does not make the kind of narrative arc that publishers respond to. But however little progr

Related Books & Audiobooks