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7 Powerful Mental Philosophies for Millennials at Work (pt 2)
This is part two of the blog where I am sharing 7 powerful philosophies I have been using recently to help me at work. Last week I covered:
The hedonic treadmill
Ikigai
Circles of concern and influence
Equanimity
This week covers the final three philosophies which relate to unconscious bias, taking a break and the importance of community.
Enjoy!
Halo and horns effect
The halo and horns effect is essentially a theory about association and bias. It is the idea that one trait leads you to pre-judge someone as either good or bad, if this is a good characteristic then this is called the halo effect and if it is not then it is called the horns effect.
e.g.
Horns effect example: this person dresses impressively, therefore they must be rich and not have got their job on merit/hard work.
The halo/horns effect is useful to help you understand and be aware of where you may be generalising about a person or group of people. Particularly important if like…
