program selection system

Cognitive scientists say we are more productive and happier when our behavior matches our hardwiring. That is, when what we do and why we do it matches the way we have evolved to survive over tens of thousands of years. One disturbing behavior we are hardwired to perform is to decide instantly who we trust. It is a particularly interesting characteristic of this behavior that we aren’t aware of what we are doing or why we are doing it. This hardwired evaluation often prevents us from working well with others.