Mental Elevation
Confirmation Bias
You only ever find what you went looking for.
Grounded in the research on confirmation bias
the gist
The pull to seek, notice and remember info that confirms what you already think — and ignore or explain away everything that doesn't. Your brain isn't a truth-seeker; it's a defense attorney for the opinions you already hold.
the science
A core finding of cognitive psychology — Peter Wason's 1960 experiments showed people test their ideas by trying to CONFIRM them, never to break them. It compounds with motivated reasoning and powers echo chambers and 'doing your own research' that only ever lands on the answer you already wanted.