A lot of great comments here about the difficulty recognizing one’s own biases. A related thing I like to think about is the jungian concept of the shadow; if w

A lot of great comments here about the difficulty recognizing one’s own biases. A related thing I like to think about is the jungian concept of the shadow; if we can see it, it’s not the shadow. I do think we can look for evidence that we are at least limiting the impact of our biases. For example, if you don’t change political affiliations at least once or twice in your lifetime, that’s probably a sign you’re controlled by your biases and not really as free or rational as is optimal. What’s the old saying, if you aren’t a liberal in your youth you have no heart; if you aren’t conservative as you get older you have no brain. But I think moving in the opposite direction is also a good indicator of free thinking. A foolish consistency is the hob goblin of little minds. Dynamic thinking is the only real thinking. We should grow and evolve overtime.