I was reading a book on numerics and statistics this morning and the author quoted Kahneman (as fact) as if humans make decisions in two speeds. According to Kahneman’s binary ‘theory’ humans only make decisions at two speeds – slow/rational/analytical and fast/automatic. This is a myth, there is … [Read more...] about The Myth of Fast and Slow Thinking
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SAFETY IS A MYTH, LONG LIVE SAFETY
In the recent days since the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, much has been said regarding this. A particular post on Facebook from Australia journalist Van Badham particularly took my eye. The third point is particularly poignant to safety. Safety invests in its symbols with a different meaning … [Read more...] about SAFETY IS A MYTH, LONG LIVE SAFETY
SPoR and Disposing of Bad Myths
Continuing our series on Safety Myths – see them all here The power of a myth is its symbolic exchange for an outcome. Myth in itself is not bad, it depends on the purpose and ethic of the myth. The same with ritual. The first question we need to ask when it comes to myth and ritual in safety is: … [Read more...] about SPoR and Disposing of Bad Myths
SpoR and The BBS Myth
Continuing our series on Safety Myths – see them all hereThe BBS Myth (https://safetyrisk.net/is-bbs-credible/) is founded on the erroneous assumptions of behaviourism. Behaviourism is an antiquated idea developed in the 1930s based on simplistic binary notions of humans as objects … [Read more...] about SpoR and The BBS Myth
The Safety Professional Myth
Continuing our series on Safety Myths – see them all here I was sent this image recently and it says it all about the myth of the safety professional (see Figure 1. SP Myth) Figure 1. SP Myth As we have been asserting in this series on myths: all symbols that embed ideology are mythical. The … [Read more...] about The Safety Professional Myth
Do Not Go Gently, SPoR and the Civility Myth
Continuing our series on Safety Myths – see them all here Dylan Thomas captures the criticality of facing death, in the throes of life, in his classic poem: ‘Do not go gentle in to that good night’. Sometimes when things cannot be stated by propositional definition they can only be spoken in … [Read more...] about Do Not Go Gently, SPoR and the Civility Myth
SPoR, Ideology and Safety Myth
Continuing our series on Safety Myths – see them all here Ideology is one of those tricky words that can be defined 100 ways. So, it’s always good to define meaning before assuming others know the application of language. In language context, philosophy and culture are critical determinant of … [Read more...] about SPoR, Ideology and Safety Myth
SPoR and Myth
The Social Psychology of Risk (SPoR) is first and foremost a worldview, a philosophy, disposition, methodology, paradigm and orientation. It is a way of seeing (envisioning) the world through the lens of being, Socialitie and risk. When one has a methodology, it is relatively straight forward to … [Read more...] about SPoR and Myth
The Complacency Myth
Continuing our series on Safety Myths – see them all here Like all unethical myths, the myth of complacency is perhaps one of the worst. The language of complacency is rife in the safety industry and is premised on the nonsense idea that people desire self-harm. This myth is based on the nonsense … [Read more...] about The Complacency Myth
The Mythical ‘Safety Moment’
Continuing our series on Safety Myths – see them all here If there was ever a dumb invention to desensitize Safety to safety it was the ‘safety moment’. Whoever thought this was a good idea knew very little about human neuropsychology. This strange mythology supposes that starting every meeting … [Read more...] about The Mythical ‘Safety Moment’