Joe Conway
@abide4us.bsky.social
Executive Leader | Culture Strategist | Keynote Speaker on Belonging, Bias, & Organizational Transformation | Healthcare & Community Equity Innovator
🔢 Anchoring Bias or Illusion: The first number you hear quietly hijacks your judgment. Even bad numbers pull your estimates toward them. First ≠ accurate.
#BiasBreak #ABIDE4US #JoeQuote #DecisionMaking
#BiasBreak #ABIDE4US #JoeQuote #DecisionMaking
February 1, 2026 at 8:33 AM
🔢 Anchoring Bias or Illusion: The first number you hear quietly hijacks your judgment. Even bad numbers pull your estimates toward them. First ≠ accurate.
#BiasBreak #ABIDE4US #JoeQuote #DecisionMaking
#BiasBreak #ABIDE4US #JoeQuote #DecisionMaking
📖 Anecdotal Bias or Fallacy: When one story feels more convincing than mountains of data. Personal ≠ representative. Meaningful ≠ accurate.
#BiasBreak #ABIDE4US #JoeQuote #CriticalThinking
#BiasBreak #ABIDE4US #JoeQuote #CriticalThinking
January 31, 2026 at 11:09 AM
📖 Anecdotal Bias or Fallacy: When one story feels more convincing than mountains of data. Personal ≠ representative. Meaningful ≠ accurate.
#BiasBreak #ABIDE4US #JoeQuote #CriticalThinking
#BiasBreak #ABIDE4US #JoeQuote #CriticalThinking
Your nervous system doesn’t obey wishes. It responds to signals… breath, posture, pace, sleep, safety, action.
Acting “like it’s working” isn’t pretending.
It’s choosing behaviors that tell your body you’re not under threat.
This isn’t manifestation.
It’s regulation plus effort.
Acting “like it’s working” isn’t pretending.
It’s choosing behaviors that tell your body you’re not under threat.
This isn’t manifestation.
It’s regulation plus effort.
January 27, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Your nervous system doesn’t obey wishes. It responds to signals… breath, posture, pace, sleep, safety, action.
Acting “like it’s working” isn’t pretending.
It’s choosing behaviors that tell your body you’re not under threat.
This isn’t manifestation.
It’s regulation plus effort.
Acting “like it’s working” isn’t pretending.
It’s choosing behaviors that tell your body you’re not under threat.
This isn’t manifestation.
It’s regulation plus effort.
External applause is a sugar high… loud, fast, and gone by morning.
Here’s the harder truth most leadership spaces avoid:
If you don’t like who you are when the room is quiet, the crowd won’t save you.
Real confidence isn’t posted.
It’s practiced.
Offline.
Daily.
Lead from there.
#Leadership
Here’s the harder truth most leadership spaces avoid:
If you don’t like who you are when the room is quiet, the crowd won’t save you.
Real confidence isn’t posted.
It’s practiced.
Offline.
Daily.
Lead from there.
#Leadership
January 26, 2026 at 11:22 AM
External applause is a sugar high… loud, fast, and gone by morning.
Here’s the harder truth most leadership spaces avoid:
If you don’t like who you are when the room is quiet, the crowd won’t save you.
Real confidence isn’t posted.
It’s practiced.
Offline.
Daily.
Lead from there.
#Leadership
Here’s the harder truth most leadership spaces avoid:
If you don’t like who you are when the room is quiet, the crowd won’t save you.
Real confidence isn’t posted.
It’s practiced.
Offline.
Daily.
Lead from there.
#Leadership
“They’re ahead of me” …until you realize you’re not even in the same race. Comparison hijacks focus. Trauma amplifies it. Bias keeps you on the wrong track. Paul's clear: run your race. Borrowed lanes lead to burnout. Pause. Name the fear. Choose the lane that fits your calling. That’s how you win.
January 21, 2026 at 11:05 AM
“They’re ahead of me” …until you realize you’re not even in the same race. Comparison hijacks focus. Trauma amplifies it. Bias keeps you on the wrong track. Paul's clear: run your race. Borrowed lanes lead to burnout. Pause. Name the fear. Choose the lane that fits your calling. That’s how you win.
Changing your mind after learning something new isn’t weak.
It’s how brains work.
Refusing new info just to protect identity?
That’s fear with good branding.
“Get wisdom… get understanding.”
The Bible never told us to worship our opinions.
Learn better. Update better. 🧠✨
#BrainScience
It’s how brains work.
Refusing new info just to protect identity?
That’s fear with good branding.
“Get wisdom… get understanding.”
The Bible never told us to worship our opinions.
Learn better. Update better. 🧠✨
#BrainScience
January 18, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Changing your mind after learning something new isn’t weak.
It’s how brains work.
Refusing new info just to protect identity?
That’s fear with good branding.
“Get wisdom… get understanding.”
The Bible never told us to worship our opinions.
Learn better. Update better. 🧠✨
#BrainScience
It’s how brains work.
Refusing new info just to protect identity?
That’s fear with good branding.
“Get wisdom… get understanding.”
The Bible never told us to worship our opinions.
Learn better. Update better. 🧠✨
#BrainScience
Demons often have very little to do with our problems. Choices, on the other hand, have plenty to do with our problems.
January 18, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Demons often have very little to do with our problems. Choices, on the other hand, have plenty to do with our problems.
Your brain is Google…
But with autocorrect trauma and a strong opinion.
Buy a car → see it everywhere.
Experience harm → see it everywhere.
That’s anchoring + confirmation bias on repeat.
Pause. Re-check the data. Take the wheel back.
#BIASBREAK #JOEQUOTE #Neuroplasticity
But with autocorrect trauma and a strong opinion.
Buy a car → see it everywhere.
Experience harm → see it everywhere.
That’s anchoring + confirmation bias on repeat.
Pause. Re-check the data. Take the wheel back.
#BIASBREAK #JOEQUOTE #Neuroplasticity
January 15, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Your brain is Google…
But with autocorrect trauma and a strong opinion.
Buy a car → see it everywhere.
Experience harm → see it everywhere.
That’s anchoring + confirmation bias on repeat.
Pause. Re-check the data. Take the wheel back.
#BIASBREAK #JOEQUOTE #Neuroplasticity
But with autocorrect trauma and a strong opinion.
Buy a car → see it everywhere.
Experience harm → see it everywhere.
That’s anchoring + confirmation bias on repeat.
Pause. Re-check the data. Take the wheel back.
#BIASBREAK #JOEQUOTE #Neuroplasticity
Some words feel true because they’re fueled by pain.
That doesn’t make them wise.
Bitterness has a sharp tongue and terrible aim.
Pause. Breathe. Heal first.
Then speak from somewhere clean.
That doesn’t make them wise.
Bitterness has a sharp tongue and terrible aim.
Pause. Breathe. Heal first.
Then speak from somewhere clean.
January 10, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Some words feel true because they’re fueled by pain.
That doesn’t make them wise.
Bitterness has a sharp tongue and terrible aim.
Pause. Breathe. Heal first.
Then speak from somewhere clean.
That doesn’t make them wise.
Bitterness has a sharp tongue and terrible aim.
Pause. Breathe. Heal first.
Then speak from somewhere clean.
Everyone arguing marriage is “dying” is missing the math. Marriage fell. Married homeownership collapsed. Many couples didn’t reject commitment—they were priced out. Living with parents is now a financial strategy, not a failure. That’s structural pressure, not decay. #ContextMatters
January 7, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Everyone arguing marriage is “dying” is missing the math. Marriage fell. Married homeownership collapsed. Many couples didn’t reject commitment—they were priced out. Living with parents is now a financial strategy, not a failure. That’s structural pressure, not decay. #ContextMatters
That viral “married + homeowner by 30” chart wasn’t vibes… but it wasn’t precise either.
We rebuilt it using Census + ACS microdata.
The decline is real.
The causes are structural, not moral.
Receipts included.
#DataNotDogma #ContextMatters #HousingReality #MarriageTrends
We rebuilt it using Census + ACS microdata.
The decline is real.
The causes are structural, not moral.
Receipts included.
#DataNotDogma #ContextMatters #HousingReality #MarriageTrends
January 3, 2026 at 10:26 AM
That viral “married + homeowner by 30” chart wasn’t vibes… but it wasn’t precise either.
We rebuilt it using Census + ACS microdata.
The decline is real.
The causes are structural, not moral.
Receipts included.
#DataNotDogma #ContextMatters #HousingReality #MarriageTrends
We rebuilt it using Census + ACS microdata.
The decline is real.
The causes are structural, not moral.
Receipts included.
#DataNotDogma #ContextMatters #HousingReality #MarriageTrends
Growth doesn’t announce itself as progress.
It arrives as discomfort first… friction, doubt, pressure.
That’s not failure.
That’s formation.
#ABIDE #Growth #ChangeManagement #BiasAwareness #DoTheWork
The body resists before the brain rewires.
It arrives as discomfort first… friction, doubt, pressure.
That’s not failure.
That’s formation.
#ABIDE #Growth #ChangeManagement #BiasAwareness #DoTheWork
The body resists before the brain rewires.
January 1, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Growth doesn’t announce itself as progress.
It arrives as discomfort first… friction, doubt, pressure.
That’s not failure.
That’s formation.
#ABIDE #Growth #ChangeManagement #BiasAwareness #DoTheWork
The body resists before the brain rewires.
It arrives as discomfort first… friction, doubt, pressure.
That’s not failure.
That’s formation.
#ABIDE #Growth #ChangeManagement #BiasAwareness #DoTheWork
The body resists before the brain rewires.
“If I sit in rice, will it fix me?”
Quick fixes dry the surface.
They don’t heal internal damage.
Time, silence, and avoidance aren’t repair.
Curiosity, safety, and care are.
You’re not broken.
You’re signaling.
Stop hiding the short.
Start fixing the source.
#TraumaInformed #BiasBreak
Quick fixes dry the surface.
They don’t heal internal damage.
Time, silence, and avoidance aren’t repair.
Curiosity, safety, and care are.
You’re not broken.
You’re signaling.
Stop hiding the short.
Start fixing the source.
#TraumaInformed #BiasBreak
December 28, 2025 at 11:33 AM
“If I sit in rice, will it fix me?”
Quick fixes dry the surface.
They don’t heal internal damage.
Time, silence, and avoidance aren’t repair.
Curiosity, safety, and care are.
You’re not broken.
You’re signaling.
Stop hiding the short.
Start fixing the source.
#TraumaInformed #BiasBreak
Quick fixes dry the surface.
They don’t heal internal damage.
Time, silence, and avoidance aren’t repair.
Curiosity, safety, and care are.
You’re not broken.
You’re signaling.
Stop hiding the short.
Start fixing the source.
#TraumaInformed #BiasBreak
If discernment makes you the villain,
you’re not wrong…
you’re interrupting denial.
Bias hates clarity.
Comfort hates questions.
And truth always gets blamed before it gets accepted.
Stay discerning.
Denial depends on silence.
#Bias #CriticalThinking #Truth
you’re not wrong…
you’re interrupting denial.
Bias hates clarity.
Comfort hates questions.
And truth always gets blamed before it gets accepted.
Stay discerning.
Denial depends on silence.
#Bias #CriticalThinking #Truth
December 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
If discernment makes you the villain,
you’re not wrong…
you’re interrupting denial.
Bias hates clarity.
Comfort hates questions.
And truth always gets blamed before it gets accepted.
Stay discerning.
Denial depends on silence.
#Bias #CriticalThinking #Truth
you’re not wrong…
you’re interrupting denial.
Bias hates clarity.
Comfort hates questions.
And truth always gets blamed before it gets accepted.
Stay discerning.
Denial depends on silence.
#Bias #CriticalThinking #Truth
Everything counts when curiosity leads.
Wins teach. Losses train. Detours reveal what plans can’t. When experience is the goal, nothing is wasted—only harvested.
Growth doesn’t come from avoiding failure, but from walking through it with eyes open.
#Learning #GrowthMindset #Leadership #ABIDE
Wins teach. Losses train. Detours reveal what plans can’t. When experience is the goal, nothing is wasted—only harvested.
Growth doesn’t come from avoiding failure, but from walking through it with eyes open.
#Learning #GrowthMindset #Leadership #ABIDE
December 22, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Everything counts when curiosity leads.
Wins teach. Losses train. Detours reveal what plans can’t. When experience is the goal, nothing is wasted—only harvested.
Growth doesn’t come from avoiding failure, but from walking through it with eyes open.
#Learning #GrowthMindset #Leadership #ABIDE
Wins teach. Losses train. Detours reveal what plans can’t. When experience is the goal, nothing is wasted—only harvested.
Growth doesn’t come from avoiding failure, but from walking through it with eyes open.
#Learning #GrowthMindset #Leadership #ABIDE
You didn’t choose the cards.
The era.
The body.
The bias.
The breaks.
But you do choose strategy, courage, discipline, and timing.
Life doesn’t reward luck nearly as much as it rewards clarity and guts.
Play smarter. Stay awake.
#Leadership #Resilience #Mindset #Growth #Strategy #PlayTheHand
The era.
The body.
The bias.
The breaks.
But you do choose strategy, courage, discipline, and timing.
Life doesn’t reward luck nearly as much as it rewards clarity and guts.
Play smarter. Stay awake.
#Leadership #Resilience #Mindset #Growth #Strategy #PlayTheHand
December 22, 2025 at 10:15 AM
You didn’t choose the cards.
The era.
The body.
The bias.
The breaks.
But you do choose strategy, courage, discipline, and timing.
Life doesn’t reward luck nearly as much as it rewards clarity and guts.
Play smarter. Stay awake.
#Leadership #Resilience #Mindset #Growth #Strategy #PlayTheHand
The era.
The body.
The bias.
The breaks.
But you do choose strategy, courage, discipline, and timing.
Life doesn’t reward luck nearly as much as it rewards clarity and guts.
Play smarter. Stay awake.
#Leadership #Resilience #Mindset #Growth #Strategy #PlayTheHand
Knowledge isn’t a vibe.
It’s a discipline.
Some people sit with ideas long enough to let them change how they think…
how they decide…
how they lead.
Others skim just enough to sound informed.
Then reject what feels uncomfortable.
Rinse. Spit. Move on.
The difference shows up later.
In decisions.
It’s a discipline.
Some people sit with ideas long enough to let them change how they think…
how they decide…
how they lead.
Others skim just enough to sound informed.
Then reject what feels uncomfortable.
Rinse. Spit. Move on.
The difference shows up later.
In decisions.
December 21, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Knowledge isn’t a vibe.
It’s a discipline.
Some people sit with ideas long enough to let them change how they think…
how they decide…
how they lead.
Others skim just enough to sound informed.
Then reject what feels uncomfortable.
Rinse. Spit. Move on.
The difference shows up later.
In decisions.
It’s a discipline.
Some people sit with ideas long enough to let them change how they think…
how they decide…
how they lead.
Others skim just enough to sound informed.
Then reject what feels uncomfortable.
Rinse. Spit. Move on.
The difference shows up later.
In decisions.
Emerson wasn’t playing when he said the only person you’re “destined” to be is the one you choose. Most folks treat destiny like a GPS they can’t override. Not true. Life hands you a sketch. You decide the lines, the shading, the whole vibe. Choice is the real architect.
December 5, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Emerson wasn’t playing when he said the only person you’re “destined” to be is the one you choose. Most folks treat destiny like a GPS they can’t override. Not true. Life hands you a sketch. You decide the lines, the shading, the whole vibe. Choice is the real architect.
🧠 Availability Bias: If you remember it easily, your brain thinks it happens a lot. Drama feels bigger than data. Slow down the story. #BiasBreak #ABIDE4US #JoeQuote #SelfAwareness
December 1, 2025 at 8:38 PM
🧠 Availability Bias: If you remember it easily, your brain thinks it happens a lot. Drama feels bigger than data. Slow down the story. #BiasBreak #ABIDE4US #JoeQuote #SelfAwareness
