Civil servants urged: Be humble and know your biases

[MarrickG]

One of Singapore's top policymakers has this advice for his peers: Be humble and aware that you are prone to the same psychological biases as the people for whom you make decisions.

Mr Ravi Menon, managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, issued his word of caution in a speech that dwelt at length on how people's behaviour can defy logic, reason and common expectations.

But, he added: 'The fact that people sometimes make choices that may not be in their best interests does not mean that things would necessarily be better if the Government made those choices on their behalf.'

The reason: 'Policymakers themselves suffer from similar cognitive and psychological biases when analysing challenges or designing solutions. So a good dose of humility and self-awareness is in order.'

 

[po2wq]

ya, man! ...

otherwise, u wil regret n repent 4 nax 5 yrs ...

 

[zhihau]

So a good dose of humility and self-awareness is in order.'

such an interesting & stinging proposition... Mr Ravi Menon, i'm in favor of a compassionate society imbued with intellectual humility & grace. perhaps the first thing is to clear out sycophants within the lot. an arduous task if you asked anyone.

 

[wikiphile]

some civil servants are very humble, they even cook for themselves

 

[shittypore]

such an interesting & stinging proposition... Mr Ravi Menon, i'm in favor of a compassionate society imbued with intellectual humility & grace. perhaps the first thing is to clear out sycophants within the lot. an arduous task if you asked anyone.

How about the 'Lesser Mortals'?

 

[streetsmart73]

some civil servants are very humble, they even cook for themselves

hi there


1. bro, bingo!
2. aiyoh!, ah neh, go and eat shit.
3. what a load of crap!
4. for starter, donate your monies to charity outfront man!