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Too Much Information

We are drawn to details that confirm our own existing beliefs

Choice–supportive bias

Description

The tendency to retroactively ascribe positive attributes to an option one has chosen.

Choice–supportive bias in business decision

An employee who chose a particular project to work on will tend to remember its positive aspects more readily and downplay its difficulties, compared to projects they didn't choose.

Choice–supportive bias in personal life decision

You believe your choice of college was superior, overlooking the good aspects of the schools you didn't attend.