Because rational people aren't really rational, they're just slightly more rational that other people in certain aspects. It's really hard to actually see what biases are in your assumptions, and you have to assume quite a lot to get through every day.
> Are we just too absorbed in our craft to see the forest for the trees, and we mis-prioritize as a result?
It's easy to assume the thing you know how to fix has a big impact on success, because the alternative is often scary unless you've cultivated the correct mindset. Even after you've cultivated that mindset, it's easy to not realize you apply it to some portions of your life and not others, or even some problems and not others in the same area.
Because rational people aren't really rational, they're just slightly more rational that other people in certain aspects. It's really hard to actually see what biases are in your assumptions, and you have to assume quite a lot to get through every day.
> Are we just too absorbed in our craft to see the forest for the trees, and we mis-prioritize as a result?
It's easy to assume the thing you know how to fix has a big impact on success, because the alternative is often scary unless you've cultivated the correct mindset. Even after you've cultivated that mindset, it's easy to not realize you apply it to some portions of your life and not others, or even some problems and not others in the same area.