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In this weeks waffle I talk about how to add friction to decision making and why its very important to overcome our bias and our sometimes unhelpful behaviors. I talk about how I was inspired by Jennifer Eberhardt TED talk on 'How racial bias works, and how to disrupt it' and how simple 'pauses' or 'friction' in our decision making can be the difference that MAKES the difference in how we act and behave. 

I then discuss how:

• One simple question in a police stop and search policy reduced black men being targeted 
• Decision friction can help us down from 'Mount Stupid' 
• adding some friction gives us control and allows us to respond to things the way we want too (rather than the way we might do without a pause)
• focus on the breathe and mindfulness are really helpful tools 

And finally I somehow link this all back to HEMA again (!) and talk about how adding this friction to our decision making can be the difference of going to an activity we enjoy or not after a busy day at work. 

As always, I would love to hear your thoughts and comments or you can contact me directly at joe@smartjoseph.com 

Have a great week!