You might not be able to protect yourself from biases because that is just the way we are wired but you might be able to protect yourself from acting on the bia

You might not be able to protect yourself from biases because that is just the way we are wired but you might be able to protect yourself from acting on the bias. Example: You read a study and think: “Ah, this is not surprising. It is exactly what I have expected”. You can catch this thought and identify it as hindsight bias. And then think more deeply about the results without the bias. Similar about mental models. They can guide your thinking about a specific problem. But this takes time and mental energy. So you will only apply them when it is worth the effort.