No. 320 · Your own mind · Human Nature and Judgement
Disliking and Hating Tendency
Once we dislike someone or something, we stop judging it fairly.
In the Almanac
“New Coke”, 1985 · “Beyond Meat”, 2016
Both stories in full, three ways to use it and where it misleads.
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Questions
What is Disliking and Hating Tendency?
The tendency to dislike or hate is our inclination to form negative judgements about people, ideas or things, often from little information or a single bad experience. Once formed, these aversions are hard to shift and can lead us to ignore their merits or distort the facts around them.
How do you use Disliking and Hating Tendency?
When you notice an instant dislike forming, give it a second chance in different circumstances, such as a one-on-one conversation instead of a group setting. Separate the person or idea from the emotion, and ask whether your judgement rests on evidence or a single bad impression.
When does Disliking and Hating Tendency matter?
Disliking and Hating Tendency is one of the 31 mental models for your own mind, the situations where you ask: Is my own thinking leading me astray? Within that, it belongs to “Feelings that steer you”, alongside Deprival-Superreaction Tendency, Fear and Freudian Slip.
What is an example of Disliking and Hating Tendency?
Two stories show it at work: New Coke (1985) and Beyond Meat (2016). Both are told in full in The Mental Models Daily Almanac, which has two stories for each of its 365 models.
Which mental models are related to Disliking and Hating Tendency?
Horn Effect, Liking and Loving Tendency and Ad Hominem. Disliking and Hating Tendency itself comes from human nature and judgement.