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Bank of America's CEO on managing his schedule: 'If you're late, you're actually selfish!' ⁠79%

6/15/2026, 7:57:49 AM

Topics: Video
Keywords: Youtube

BS Summary: This video contains 32 faulty reasoning types, including Anecdotal, Availability Heuristic, and False Dilemma, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 19.9% saturation with 118 hits. Analysis detected 1,269 faulty-reasoning hits from 594 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 70.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠79% (4,602 of 21,887 videos). This video is worse (more manipulative) than 79.00% of the video peer group.

PeopleĀ say,Ā "HowĀ doĀ youĀ runĀ thisĀ bigĀ company?"Ā 
YouĀ runĀ throughĀ process,Ā butĀ theĀ processĀ hasĀ toĀ beĀ builtĀ fromĀ fromĀ theĀ clientsĀ toĀ you,Ā fromĀ theĀ teammatesĀ toĀ you,Ā notĀ fromĀ managementĀ downĀ becauseĀ 
it'sĀ easyĀ toĀ writeĀ aĀ memo,Ā butĀ itĀ won'tĀ getĀ anythingĀ done.Ā 
>>Ā WhatĀ areĀ threeĀ thingsĀ thatĀ youĀ haveĀ toĀ doĀ beforeĀ 7Ā a.m.?Ā 
>>Ā Well,Ā theĀ firstĀ thingĀ IĀ doĀ isĀ IĀ readĀ aĀ lot.Ā So,Ā byĀ 7Ā a.m.Ā IĀ probablyĀ readĀ fiveĀ newspapers.Ā 
>>Ā TheĀ physicalĀ newspaperĀ orĀ doĀ youĀ readĀ themĀ online?Ā 
>>Ā IĀ readĀ themĀ online.Ā I'mĀ reluctantĀ toĀ that.Ā 
IĀ usedĀ toĀ deliverĀ papersĀ inĀ collegeĀ andĀ IĀ lovedĀ theĀ feelĀ ofĀ newspaper.Ā 
IĀ loveĀ readingĀ newspapers,Ā butĀ IĀ hadĀ toĀ giveĀ upĀ finallyĀ becauseĀ IĀ reallyĀ thoughtĀ it'sĀ ridiculousĀ thatĀ they'reĀ droppingĀ offĀ aĀ newspaperĀ atĀ myĀ houseĀ andĀ nowhereĀ elseĀ inĀ ourĀ neighborhood.Ā 
IĀ usuallyĀ thenĀ haveĀ goneĀ throughĀ allĀ theĀ emailsĀ toĀ figureĀ outĀ whatĀ happenedĀ inĀ theĀ hoursĀ thatĀ IĀ wasĀ asleepĀ thatĀ ourĀ company'sĀ actuallyĀ open.Ā 
AndĀ thenĀ uhĀ theĀ thirdĀ thingĀ isĀ IĀ usuallyĀ exerciseĀ beforeĀ thatĀ time.Ā 
IĀ guessĀ usuallyĀ it'sĀ alwaysĀ aĀ strongĀ statement,Ā butĀ IĀ tryĀ toĀ usuallyĀ exerciseĀ duringĀ thatĀ time.Ā 
>>Ā IsĀ thereĀ aĀ hackĀ orĀ aĀ trickĀ thatĀ helpsĀ youĀ keepĀ yourĀ dayĀ onĀ track?Ā 
>>Ā IĀ haveĀ aĀ greatĀ assistantĀ andĀ that'sĀ numberĀ one.Ā TheyĀ makeĀ sureĀ thatĀ theĀ schedulingĀ isĀ doneĀ inĀ aĀ wayĀ thatĀ IĀ canĀ actuallyĀ meetĀ theĀ schedule.Ā 
WeĀ haveĀ aĀ prettyĀ bigĀ historyĀ inĀ thisĀ company.Ā 
IfĀ you'reĀ late,Ā you'reĀ actuallyĀ selfish.Ā 
>>Ā Oh.Ā 
>>Ā AndĀ that'sĀ sortĀ ofĀ ingrainedĀ inĀ people.Ā 
So,Ā weĀ tryĀ toĀ alwaysĀ beĀ onĀ time.Ā NotĀ becauseĀ weĀ sayĀ youĀ haveĀ toĀ beĀ onĀ timeĀ likeĀ it'sĀ someĀ rule,Ā butĀ you'reĀ beingĀ selfishĀ toĀ theĀ otherĀ peopleĀ involved.Ā 
>>Ā What'sĀ theĀ bestĀ adviceĀ youĀ everĀ received?Ā 
>>Ā IĀ grewĀ upĀ onĀ theĀ strategyĀ sideĀ ofĀ theĀ company.Ā 
So,Ā IĀ wasĀ aĀ lawyerĀ andĀ IĀ cameĀ inĀ theĀ businessĀ toĀ beĀ aĀ strategyĀ andĀ IĀ hadĀ allĀ theseĀ smartĀ peopleĀ workingĀ forĀ me.Ā 
WeĀ hadĀ greatĀ ideasĀ andĀ weĀ wouldĀ doĀ allĀ thisĀ stuff.Ā 
AĀ womanĀ whoĀ I'dĀ hiredĀ toĀ runĀ ourĀ privateĀ bankĀ hadĀ comeĀ fromĀ SanĀ Francisco.Ā 
andĀ sheĀ said,Ā "Whoa,Ā whoa,Ā whoa,Ā whoa.Ā 
CanĀ youĀ visualizeĀ whatĀ theĀ personĀ actuallyĀ hasĀ toĀ doĀ thisĀ hasĀ toĀ doĀ doĀ thisĀ hasĀ toĀ doĀ 
andĀ howĀ you'reĀ goingĀ toĀ explainĀ itĀ andĀ whyĀ you'reĀ goingĀ toĀ beĀ ableĀ toĀ convinceĀ themĀ toĀ doĀ it?Ā 
UntilĀ youĀ can,Ā theĀ ideaĀ isĀ worthless."Ā 
So,Ā theĀ pieceĀ ofĀ advice,Ā youĀ know,Ā sortĀ ofĀ rearrangedĀ isĀ youĀ haveĀ toĀ thinkĀ outĀ inĀ atĀ allĀ times.Ā 
>>Ā HowĀ doĀ youĀ avoidĀ uhĀ burnoutĀ andĀ howĀ doĀ youĀ recover?Ā 
>>Ā I'veĀ gotĀ aĀ greatĀ familyĀ andĀ andĀ uhĀ yeah,Ā IĀ gotĀ twoĀ grandkidsĀ now.Ā 
nothingĀ sortĀ ofĀ removesĀ youĀ fromĀ theĀ daysĀ ofĀ theĀ ofĀ whatever'sĀ goingĀ onĀ inĀ lifeĀ toĀ youĀ withĀ aĀ aĀ three-weekĀ oldĀ babyĀ orĀ anĀ 18-month-oldĀ andĀ justĀ watchĀ theĀ simplicityĀ ofĀ that.Ā 
>>Ā FillĀ inĀ theĀ blank.Ā IfĀ IĀ weren'tĀ aĀ CEO,Ā IĀ wouldĀ doĀ 
>>Ā ifĀ IĀ weren'tĀ aĀ CEO,Ā whatĀ I'dĀ likeĀ toĀ do,Ā I'dĀ likeĀ toĀ haveĀ beenĀ anĀ architectĀ becauseĀ IĀ IĀ loveĀ designĀ andĀ buildingsĀ andĀ stuff.Ā 
I'mĀ justĀ notĀ talentedĀ enough.Ā 
So,Ā theĀ worstĀ thingĀ isĀ toĀ beĀ anĀ amateurĀ architect.Ā 
SoĀ IĀ IĀ thinkĀ it'dĀ beĀ moreĀ funĀ toĀ doĀ thatĀ inĀ someĀ days,Ā youĀ know,Ā thanĀ anythingĀ 
Confirmation Bias
4.9%
Anchoring Bias
1.5%
Availability Heuristic
15.2%
Representativeness Heuristic
7.9%
Hindsight Bias
5.4%
Overconfidence Bias
4.9%
Framing Effect
10.1%
Loss Aversion
0%
Status Quo Bias
1.3%
Sunk Cost Effect
0%
Optimism Bias
11.1%
Pessimism Bias
7.7%
Negativity Bias
19.9%
Self-Serving Bias
6.6%
Fundamental Attribution Error
1%
Actor-Observer Bias
0%
In-Group Bias
5.2%
Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
0%
Halo Effect
11.4%
Horn Effect
0%
Dunning-Kruger Effect
0.8%
Recency Bias
0%
Primacy Effect
5.4%
Blind-Spot Bias
0%
Ad Hominem
0%
Straw Man
0%
Appeal to Authority
12.3%
False Dilemma
13.6%
Slippery Slope
5.7%
Circular Reasoning
3.4%
Hasty Generalization
7.9%
Red Herring
0%
Bandwagon
0%
Appeal to Emotion
8.6%
Begging the Question
4.4%
Post Hoc (False Cause)
4.4%
Tu Quoque
0%
Burden of Proof
3.4%
Appeal to Nature
1.3%
Composition/Division
0%
Anecdotal
16%
No True Scotsman
5.4%
Ambiguity (Equivocation)
1.5%
Gambler’s Fallacy
0%
Middle Ground
0%
Personal Incredulity
4.5%
Special Pleading
0.8%
Genetic Fallacy
0%
Unattributed Quote
0%
Quote-first Misdirection
0%
Biased Writer Voice
0%
Indoctrination
0%
Politically Left Leaning Bias
0%
Politically Right Leaning Bias
0%
Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
0%

594 words analyzed.

Analysis

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