Quote by Scott Adams Download Open image ““When you identify as part of a group, your opinions tend to be biased toward the group consensus.”” — Scott Adams ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.7 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“Consensus is horrible. I mean, if everyone really agrees on something and consensus comes about quickly and naturally, well that’s terrific. But that isn’t… — Jossey-Bass Copy Share Image
“I hate that the actions of a minority can influence the opinions of a majority.” — Sarah Ayoub Copy Share Image
“The minute you stop talking about individuals and start talking about a group, your judgment has a flaw in it.” — David Levithan Copy Share Image
“consensus fallacy—the idea that if many people believe something, some position, or some ideology, it must be true. Consensus” — MJ DeMarco Copy Share Image
“Have thoughtful disagreements in which people are willing to shift their opinions as they learn,” — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“We tend to overrate our individual contribution to groups, which, bluntly put, tends to lead to an overblown” — Harvard Business School Press Copy Share Image
“The theory of the “wisdom of crowds” says that if you aggregate many different opinions from a diverse group of people, you are much… — Simon Kuper Copy Share Image
“People will have their opinions of you, but you must be able to distinguish theirs from yours.” — Chris Burkmenn Copy Share Image
“Whatever groups you don’t belong to become the groups who you think will be bowled over by messages you don’t agree with.” — David McRaney Copy Share Image
“The false consensus effect refers to the tendency for people’s own beliefs, values, and habits to bias their estimates of how widely such views… — Thomas Gilovich Copy Share Image
If you want to get each individual's honest opinion, you don't want that opinion to be influenced by others who are present, much less… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
Our characterization of collective folly is that sound judgment is not feasible when there is forced or false agreement in groups. We also show… — Alan Briskin Copy Share Image
The creator of the universe works in mysterious ways. But he uses a base ten counting system and likes round numbers. — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
“If you think your odds of solving your problem are bad, don’t rule out the possibility that what is really happening is that you… — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
Frankly, I’m suspicious of anyone who has a strong opinion on a complicated issue. — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
“If you want success, figure out the price, then pay it. It sounds trivial and obvious, but if you unpack the idea it has… — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
For five hundred dollars, I'll name a subatomic particle after you. Some of my satisfied customers include Arthur C. Quark and George Meson. — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
“Failure always brings something valuable with it. I don’t let it leave until I extract that value.” — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
“On all the important stuff, we are emotional creatures who make decisions first and rationalize them after the fact.” — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
“What you rarely see is a stillborn failure that transmogrifies into a stellar success. Small successes can grow into big ones, but failures rarely… — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
“Because everything you perceive is a metaphor for something your brain is not equipped to fully understand. God is as real as the clothes… — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
“Capitalism is rotten at every level, and yet it adds up to something extraordinarily useful for society over time. The paradox of capitalism is… — Scott Adams Copy Share Image