Defaulting To Easy

Any man who is comfortable going along with a majority of his self-conjured conclusions is surely to find himself asking unnecessary questions. Many people find it easier to assume racism is a product of one's personality and perceptions but they refuse to observe the factors and conditions that shaped the aforementioned individual's personality and perceptions. And so every single time an issue of racism arises, they will question "Why?" without ever attempting to truly understand.

This habit of easily agreeing to one's thoughts is something that must be discarded for an individual to become intelligent. It is generally understood that biases often lead to unfairness yet succumbing to one's own mental bias is rarely perceived the same way although it results in similarly disadvantageous results. Human beings are only able to truly perceive and experience the present moment. Better decisions are made when we take some time to reflect on past information and predict future possibilities. Both of these mental processes require us to make a conscious decision to think, which requires both time and effort.

It is due to the requirement of time and effort that most people are more inclined to default towards self-conjured conclusions. Beyond those two, there is also the possibility that the avoided conclusion is complex and thus, uncomfortable. Far easier to believe wealthy people are selfish and greedy rather than to find out they have done more charity in a day than you and I can do in a lifetime. Sometimes the truth of things is exactly as we expect them to be but other times, they could be something we have difficulty understanding. They still remain true.

The people who are renowned for being problem-solvers are those who have overcome this cognitive laziness. To solve problems involving the interactions and perceptions of human beings, it requires the willingness to understand something to its most objective definition while also maintaining the context of each affected's subjective standpoint. To be completely objective will undermine one's ability to take into consideration sensitivities and imbalances. To be completely subjective is to steer towards total unfairness. In comparison of the two, it is better to be completely objective but the best option is a sensible balance of both.

No man should be forced to escape this habit. Though it may place him in a state of redundant confusion, it will also almost guarantee him a life of simplicity. He may never understand what truly goes on in the invisible lives of people and he may never become someone capable of solving the problems of people he has never met but at the very least, he will be somewhat happy.

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