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NARRATOR: Imagine you have
an urgent task to complete

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and you need to do it
with your partner Betty.

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But the problem is
she's late, really late.

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Your brain is quick
to connect the dots.

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She doesn't care.

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She really lacks discipline.

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Well, your brain just
took a common shortcut

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called the fundamental
attribution error.

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When witnessing another
person's behavior leading

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to a negative outcome, we tend
to attribute that behavior

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to their intrinsic nature
while underestimating

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situational factors.

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Because of the fundamental
attribution error,

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you now have a negative
perception of Betty

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and it further affects your
judgment of Betty's actions.

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Every mistake she
makes now amplifies

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that negative perception.

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Because of that, you decide
to handle your next project

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all by yourself
and end up working

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very late to complete it.

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The next morning
your alarm clock

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doesn't ring for some
reason, plus there

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were some delays commuting.

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The result is
you're late to work.

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Apologizing to your
boss, you feel guilty,

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but there was nothing
you could have done.

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It's just one of those days
where everything goes wrong.

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You've just followed
another brain shortcut

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called the self-serving bias.

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When we analyze our own behavior
leading to a negative outcome,

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we attribute it to
situational factors instead

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of our own intrinsic nature
in order to see ourselves more

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positively.

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Let's wrap up.

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The fundamental
attribution error

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is when we attribute
someone else's behavior

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to their intrinsic nature
because we lack information

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about situational factors.

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On the other hand, we tend
to attribute our own behavior

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to external factors in order
to protect our self-esteem.

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The important takeaway
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both subjective attributions.

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Looking at both intrinsic
and external factors

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is key to learn and grow.

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