I have been given to confirmation bias in a variety of ways, ranging from things I wanted to be true (love), to things I desperately hoped weren't true, but expected to be true anyway (also love, unrequited). Honestly, I'm more prone to the latter form of confirmation bias, expecting things to be going wrong as things like that always do.

I hope sharing your thoughts on bias, coming from someone as widely known to be solidly rational as you are, helps folks to wrassle their own biases into submission.

Thanks!