How confident are you that your decisions are truly your own?

In a world shaped by algorithms, amplified success stories, and personalized information, clarity is more fragile than we like to admit.

Our strongest convictions are often influenced by patterns our minds rely on to move quickly and conserve energy.

In this episode of The Strategic Thinker, Allen explores how bias quietly shapes the way we interpret risk, success, and truth. Bias is a deeply human feature of how we survive and make sense of complexity.

We will explore three subtle yet powerful biases that operate beneath awareness:

• Survivor bias, and how the stories we celebrate distort our understanding of success
• Confirmation bias, and why familiar ideas feel more credible than they deserve
• AI bias, and how intelligent systems can amplify blind spots while sounding objective

This is not about eliminating bias. That is neither realistic nor desirable.
This is about noticing it sooner, questioning it more often, and reclaiming agency in how you think.

By the end of the episode, you will be better equipped to pause, challenge assumptions, and choose with greater intention in a world full of confident answers.

The Strategic Thinker is a calm space for long-term thinking. A place to slow down, reflect deeply, and navigate complexity with intention.

🎧 Listen now and sharpen the lens through which you see the world.

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