#211: The purity vortex
From the inside, via introspection, each of us feels that our beliefs are pretty damn sensible. Sure we might harbor a bit of doubt here and there. But for the most part, we imagine we have a firm grip on reality; we don't lie awake at night fearing that we're massively deluded... But when we consider the beliefs of other people? It's an epis... See more
Kevin Simler • Crony Beliefs
frustration to terror. Our need for certainty in an endeavor as uncertain as raising children makes explicit “how-to-parent” strategies both seductive and dangerous. I say “dangerous” because certainty often breeds absolutes, intolerance, and judgment. That’s why parents are so critical of one another—we latch on to a method or approach and very qu
... See moreBrené Brown • Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
In Homegoing, One of Gyasi’s wisdom spoke to me: "If in the moment of doing you felt clarity, you felt certainty, then why feel regret later?” It’s about choices in life, the feeling of regret, but also about the sense of clarity. It speaks on moment of doing. How do you know if you feel a sense of clarity when doing? It draws again on paying atten... See more