8 Surprising Habits That Reveal Hidden Struggles with Intelligence, According to Psychology
3. Leaning heavily on stereotypes
We all make snap judgments at times—our brains are wired for quick decisions, after all.
But stereotyping entire groups of people based on minimal information is a sure sign of mental laziness.
Instead of doing the work to understand individuals, a person with this habit slaps a label on them and moves on.
I used to see this a lot when I worked in a global marketing agency. Some would say, “Tech people are all introverts,” or “Millennials are always glued to their phones.”
