A Bit of Step 4
“Trying to make such a distinction, the first thing that’s required, as Socrates told us long ago, is a bit of self-knowledge. And the variety of self-knowledge that’s especially valuable here is knowledge of your own personal investments. ”
Step 1 of the Five Steps to a Good Decision is:
Step Back.
There’s a little bit of Step 4 (Check for Bias) happening in Step 1, too.
In Step 1 we wallow in our own selfishness and take everything personally.
If we do a good job, we ultimately purge most, if not all, of our bias.
Such that when we come to Step 4, our only bias is towards anyone we serve.