Simplicity is a sound ambition but in a complex world we should also check for unintended consequences.
Tim Hartford
Rusira Bhagya
Optional soundtrack for this practice: “Simple Gifts” by Cantus
I value simplicity. That said, the status quo is simple. Fearfulness is simple. Passivity is simple. Anything, unexamined, seems simple.
Unconscious bias means people favor those who look like them (gender bias, racial bias) and sound like them (class bias), an unintended consequence. Unless it’s intended.
Practice: Identify a value you hold. Now look where it has led, and whether those consequences are ones you also value.
Related practices: Fresh Peaches, Fluency