# Gregory M. Walton - Why We Spiral (Highlights)  ## Metadata **Review**:: [readwise.io](https://readwise.io/bookreview/57055170) **Source**:: #from/readwise #from/reader **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Status**:: #x **Authors**:: [[Gregory M. Walton]] **Full Title**:: Why We Spiral **Category**:: #articles #readwise/articles **Category Icon**:: 📰 **URL**:: [behavioralscientist.org](https://behavioralscientist.org/why-we-spiral/) **Host**:: [[behavioralscientist.org]] **Highlighted**:: [[2025-12-24]] **Created**:: [[2025-12-27]] ## Highlights - We aren’t neutral observers on the lookout for evidence one way or the other. We’re in the grip of confirmation bias, attuned to evidence that corroborates our preconceived theory, even if it’s the tiniest thing. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kd82xb4f0stbryq8sfpbd693)) ^969417530 - By understanding the questions that come up at critical junctures, we can offer people better ways to think through challenges—ways that can help them spiral up, instead of down. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kd83hsgjmaky8rvg8gpbvk4g)) ^969418358 (supports:: [[Give Compliments]]) - That’s what we call “wise” interventions: graceful ways to offer people good answers to the questions that define our lives. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kd83j152x0bgnzpj1jcp2594)) ^969418368 - Big responses to small experiences can help us see what lies beneath the surface. For a tifbit is never just a tiny fact. It’s a clue to the bigger questions that define our lives. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kd839d2sd0g7eb07dwybfbpz)) ^969417946