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🧠Cognitive extremism
"I thought being open-minded meant agreeing with everything. I was wrong.” 👏Press enter or click to view image in full size Cognitive Extremism “Cognitive extremism isn’t about opinions. It’s about how tightly we hold them.” As humans, we face countless decisions throughout life. Ideally, these decisions should be shaped by clarity, self-awareness, and balance. But cognitive extremism quietly interferes with this process. It creates a mental barrier — one that pushes us to think only in extremes. Everything becomes black or white , right or wrong, success or failure — leaving no space for nuance, reflection, or growth. The Two Faces of Cognitive Extremism Cognitive extremism does not appear in just one form. It exists on both ends of the thinking spectrum. 1. Rigid Extremism People with rigid thinking fear change. They hold their beliefs as absolute truths, often seeing themselves as morally superior. Adaptation feels threatening to them, and flexibility appears as weaknes...