"**We’d be in big trouble without our biases, because we would be exposed to the raw fire-hose stream of information coming at us without any filters, without any means to create stories or decisions from it, and we would become paralyzed with information and options pertaining to almost every little decision we make**. Biases evolved to soften the blow of information overload and uncertainty by creating well-worn paths of habitual thought that help us look, orient, and leap into action in a noisy, confusing, and often meaningless world." (~[Location 1045](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B081J97HLQ&location=1045)~) —[[202308181107 — AtN — Staying calm within disagreements can be a superpower]] and [[202308170954 — AtN — Productive disagreement can be a superpower]] *** **Tags** — [[quotes]], [[mental-models]] , [[anxiety]], [[mindfulness]] **Source** — [[202308170952 — B — Why Are We Yelling]]