Tag: #common sense
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Hindsight Bias
Hindsight Bias(HB) makes us believe that an event is more predictable than it was in hindsight. He/She/I should have seen that coming. Why should they have seen it coming? You are not going to see it coming. In the accident investigations I have done, a common refrain during the interview is, “I didn’t know what…
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Informed Self Interest
Often when I tell people I am safety consultant and trainer they would have a dismissive reaction. “All that is just common sense.” At first this bothered and confused me, why wouldn’t you want someone looking out for the safety of yourself and others? When I got better at asking questions of these people, (when…