A better way to combat knee-jerk biases and make smarter decisions, from Julia Galef, the acclaimed expert on rational decision-making and host of the "Rationally Speaking" podcast.
We see what we want to see. From tribalism in politics, to wishful thinking and rationalizing in our personal lives, humans are natural-born motivated reasoners. We have what Julia Galef calls a "soldier" mindset: the drive to defend ideas we want to believe, and shoot down those we don't.
Instead, Galef argues, if we want to get things right more often, we should train ourselves to have a "scout" mindset. A scout's goal isn't to defend one side over the other. It's to go out, survey the territory, and come back with as accurate a map as possible. Regardless of what they hope to be the case, above all, the scout wants to know what's actually true.
Galef's insight is that what makes scouts better at getting things right isn't that they're smarter or more knowledgeable than everyone else. It's a handful of emotional skills, habits, and ways of looking at the world - which anyone can learn.
With fascinating examples ranging from how to survive an emergency, to how Jeff Bezos avoids overconfidence, to Obama's way of coping with risk, to Reddit threads and modern partisan politics, Galef explores why our brains deceive us and what we can do to change the way we think.
2 有用 achievements 2021-07-06 17:45:07
• Change the minds little by little based on new information. • Skeptic. Outsider. Favor the unfamiliar. • Identity. Make plans. Connect with people who seem to share the scout mindset.
1 有用 Alkis_Tangelis 2022-01-10 22:00:55
vitalik亲自新年推荐竟然这么少人看过的?看来blockchain还是误以为的已经走向大众。。。
1 有用 一笼虾仁蒸饺 2021-05-26 02:56:42
承认错误,面对错误,拥有韧性耐心和方法改进/太多书在讲bias及应对机制
0 有用 鸥鹭 2023-05-22 14:35:08
通俗易懂
0 有用 billism 2022-11-05 22:13:57 四川
很喜欢听 Julia Galef 的播客~
0 有用 鸥鹭 2023-05-22 14:35:08
通俗易懂
0 有用 billism 2022-11-05 22:13:57 四川
很喜欢听 Julia Galef 的播客~
1 有用 Alkis_Tangelis 2022-01-10 22:00:55
vitalik亲自新年推荐竟然这么少人看过的?看来blockchain还是误以为的已经走向大众。。。
2 有用 achievements 2021-07-06 17:45:07
• Change the minds little by little based on new information. • Skeptic. Outsider. Favor the unfamiliar. • Identity. Make plans. Connect with people who seem to share the scout mindset.
1 有用 一笼虾仁蒸饺 2021-05-26 02:56:42
承认错误,面对错误,拥有韧性耐心和方法改进/太多书在讲bias及应对机制