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The first is to evalute the current state of your beliefs. In her podcast, Rationally Speaking, Galef often asks her guests the following questions: “What have you changed your mind about?” and “What do you think are the strongest arguments against your view?”
Polina Marinova Pompliano • Hidden Genius
Julia Galef, cofounder of the Center for Applied Rationality, offers up a clarifying metaphor in the form of a beautiful question. Galef suggests we ask ourselves this question: Am I a soldier or a scout?17 She explains that there is a very different mindset for a soldier as opposed to a scout. A soldier’s job is to protect and defend against the e
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Julia Galef • The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't
Julia Galef • The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't
Julia Galef • The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't
our judgment isn’t limited by knowledge nearly as much as it’s limited by attitude.
Julia Galef • The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't
Julia Galef • The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't
Being in scout mindset means wanting your “map”—your perception of yourself and the world—to be as accurate as possible.