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What Is Hindsight Bias? The American Psychological Association defines hindsight bias as the tendency to view events as more predictable after they have already happened. In plain terms, it’s that “I knew it all along” voice in your head.

In most workplaces, professional growth is measured in terms of skills, certifications, and achievements. This is what many of us think of as the “curriculum” of work — the things we can list on a résumé. But there is another curriculum running alongside it, often hidden in plain sight. It is the curriculum of emotional intelligence.

Most of us spend a huge portion of our lives at work. It’s no surprise, then, that the workplace can feel like a high-pressure environment, sometimes even triggering persistent anxiety. To understand why this happens, it helps to go back to Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.