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Shrink Framework
The Shrink Belief Filter
A Shrink Framework, a model that ties these 6 concepts into one way of understanding a problem. Each concept links to its full page in the Atlas.
6 concepts · Authored by Shariq Refai, MD, MBA · Educational only
Confirmation Bias
Beliefs often shape attention before evidence shapes beliefs.
Mental Filtering
Attention shapes emotional reality.
Mind Reading
Assumptions often feel like facts. They're not.
Cognitive Closure
The need to know can become stronger than the need to know accurately.
Premature Diagnostic Closure
Premature diagnostic closure is stopping the diagnostic search too soon. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Cognitive Distortions
Familiar mental shortcuts can distort the truth.