Podcast appearances and mentions of scout mindset

How literally should we take the US Constitution? What about the bible? Should we experiment with radical honesty with strangers? Those are just some of the questions human guinea pig A.J. Jacobs spends his life trying to answer. An author and journalist, he regularly immerses himself into extreme social experiments to understand the world better (and then usually writes a book about it). And this conversation does not disappoint -- we explore his discoveries on everything from love and relationships, competitive puzzling, US politics, health... one of my favourite conversations so far! Chapters: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:06 - Immersions 00:05:47 - Maximizing Health 00:11:14 - Living Biblically 00:19:17 - Living Constitutionally 00:49:50 - Gratitude Experiment 00:53:03 - Extreme Outsourcing 00:55:31 - Relationship Stuff 01:01:13 - Radical Honesty 01:10:43 - Choosing Projects 01:17:43 - Tips for Building Habits 01:22:51 - The Power of Puzzles 01:29:19 - Relationship with Competition Links: ♾️ AJ's Books https://ajjacobs.com/books/ ♾️ The Year of Living Constitutionally https://ajjacobs.com/books/the-year-of-living-constitutionally/ ♾️ Cochrane Report https://www.cochrane.org/ ♾️ Cold Takes Blog https://www.cold-takes.com/ ♾️ The 4 Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/49081/the-4-hour-workweek-expanded-and-updated-by-timothy-ferriss/ ♾️ The Scout Mindset by Julia Galef https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/555240/the-scout-mindset-by-julia-galef/ ♾️ Stickk.com https://www.stickk.com/ Credits: ♾️ Hosted by Liv Boeree ♾️ Produced & Edited by Raymond Wei ♾️ Audio Mix by Keir Schmidt The Win-Win Podcast: Poker champion Liv Boeree takes to the interview chair to tease apart the complexities of one of the most fundamental parts of human nature: competition. Liv is joined by top philosophers, gamers, artists, technologists, CEOs, scientists, athletes and more to understand how competition manifests in their world, and how to change seemingly win-lose games into Win-Wins.

Luisteraars! Het is de tweehonderdste aflevering van De Rudi & Freddie Show (tenminste, als je trailers en andere kleine prut in ons kanaal meerekent, en dat doen wij!). En het is ook de laatste aflevering, want Rutger gaat de podcast verlaten. Het komende jaar verhuist hij naar New York, voor de internationale lancering van zijn boek en... om een Amerikaanse tak van The School for Moral Ambition te beginnen. Een mooi moment om te reflecteren op acht jaar (!) Rudi & Freddie Show. Hoe komen we eigenlijk aan die vreselijke naam? Hoe slecht waren die eerste podcasts? Waarover zijn we anders gaan denken? Wat waren memorabele afleveringen? En: wat is Rutger allemaal van plan in het Amerikaanse? Tabee! Of nou ja, niet helemaal, want Freddie gaat hierna door zonder Rudi. Suggesties voor hoe die show moet heten, mogelijke gasten, opmerkingen, aanmerkingen en doodsbedreigingen mogen naar jesse@decorrespondent.nl! Lees- en luistervoer bij deze aflevering: - We begonnen de podcast ooit met een aflevering over het basisinkomen, bullshitbanen en de toekomst van werk (https://corr.es/635207) - Iets later leerden we je hoe belastingontwijking en -ontduiking nou eigenlijk werkt (https://corr.es/c1a127) - We zwaaiden met de zwarte vlag (https://corr.es/4cafa8) - En vroegen ons hardop af waarom Vlaanderen eigenlijk zo'n rommeltje is (https://corr.es/9ead7a) - Maar we spraken ook Maarten van Rossem over de stand van het land (https://corr.es/218318) - Bedachten ons met Roanne van Voorst dat het eten van dieren wellicht snel achterhaald zal zijn (https://corr.es/02f796) - Diederik Samsom was zelfs twee keer te gast! De eerste keer over hoe hij in Brussel zoveel meer gedaan krijgt dan in ons kikkerlandje (https://corr.es/337c35) - Én we spraken Esther Gould en Sarah Sylbing (https://corr.es/de5300) over hun docuserie Schuldig (https://corr.es/56c595) - Jesse schreef het boek 'Zo hadden we het niet bedoeld', over de toeslagenaffaire (https://corr.es/a5f7c0) - Rutger ken je van 'De meeste mensen deugen' (https://corr.es/f5ef3a) en 'Morele ambitie' (https://corr.es/f2c562) - 'Waarom arme mensen domme dingen doen' is een eerder verschenen stuk van Rutger (https://corr.es/902644) - We noemden ook het onderzoek Unconditional cash transfers reduce homelessness (2023) van o.a. Claire Williams over de rol van geld bij dakloosheid (https://corr.es/b740e0) - The Scout Mindset, een boek van Julia Galef passeerde ook de revue (https://corr.es/3e5a43)

Luisteraars! Het is de tweehonderdste aflevering van De Rudi & Freddie Show (tenminste, als je trailers en andere kleine prut in ons kanaal meerekent, en dat doen wij!). En het is ook de laatste aflevering, want Rutger gaat de podcast verlaten. Het komende jaar verhuist hij naar New York, voor de internationale lancering van zijn boek en... om een Amerikaanse tak van The School for Moral Ambition te beginnen. Een mooi moment om te reflecteren op acht jaar (!) Rudi & Freddie Show. Hoe komen we eigenlijk aan die vreselijke naam? Hoe slecht waren die eerste podcasts? Waarover zijn we anders gaan denken? Wat waren memorabele afleveringen? En: wat is Rutger allemaal van plan in het Amerikaanse? Tabee! Of nou ja, niet helemaal, want Freddie gaat hierna door zonder Rudi. Suggesties voor hoe die show moet heten, mogelijke gasten, opmerkingen, aanmerkingen en doodsbedreigingen mogen naar jesse@decorrespondent.nl! Lees- en luistervoer bij deze aflevering: - We begonnen de podcast ooit met een aflevering over het basisinkomen, bullshitbanen en de toekomst van werk (https://corr.es/635207) - Iets later leerden we je hoe belastingontwijking en -ontduiking nou eigenlijk werkt (https://corr.es/c1a127) - We zwaaiden met de zwarte vlag (https://corr.es/4cafa8) - En vroegen ons hardop af waarom Vlaanderen eigenlijk zo'n rommeltje is (https://corr.es/9ead7a) - Maar we spraken ook Maarten van Rossem over de stand van het land (https://corr.es/218318) - Bedachten ons met Roanne van Voorst dat het eten van dieren wellicht snel achterhaald zal zijn (https://corr.es/02f796) - Diederik Samsom was zelfs twee keer te gast! De eerste keer over hoe hij in Brussel zoveel meer gedaan krijgt dan in ons kikkerlandje (https://corr.es/337c35) - Én we spraken Esther Gould en Sarah Sylbing (https://corr.es/de5300) over hun docuserie Schuldig (https://corr.es/56c595) - Jesse schreef het boek 'Zo hadden we het niet bedoeld', over de toeslagenaffaire (https://corr.es/a5f7c0) - Rutger ken je van 'De meeste mensen deugen' (https://corr.es/f5ef3a) en 'Morele ambitie' (https://corr.es/f2c562) - 'Waarom arme mensen domme dingen doen' is een eerder verschenen stuk van Rutger (https://corr.es/902644) - We noemden ook het onderzoek Unconditional cash transfers reduce homelessness (2023) van o.a. Claire Williams over de rol van geld bij dakloosheid (https://corr.es/b740e0) - The Scout Mindset, een boek van Julia Galef passeerde ook de revue (https://corr.es/3e5a43)

Scout or soldier? When it comes to our opinions and beliefs, there's a bit of both in all of us. But which mindset is more beneficial? On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid welcomes Dr. Jonathan McLatchie to discuss the characteristics of a scout mindset and how it relates to the debate over evolution and the evidence for intelligent design. Get full show notes at idthefuture.com. Source

Scout or soldier? When it comes to our opinions and beliefs, there’s a bit of both in all of us. But which mindset is more beneficial? On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid welcomes Dr. Jonathan McLatchie to discuss the characteristics of a scout mindset and how it relates to the debate over evolution […]

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Why You Should Never Update Your Beliefs, published by Arjun Panickssery on July 29, 2023 on LessWrong. Epistemic status: Invincible Since Cavalry scouts are often in direct contact with the enemy, their job can be considered one of the most dangerous jobs the Army has to offer. something called "Operation Military Kids" There's some irony that Julia Galef's rationalist self-help book The Scout Mindset compares favorably the scout, who hunts for new and reliable evidence, to the soldier, who fights off threats. But scouts have one of the most dangerous military occupations. To quote a random website, "cavalry scouts and recon units tread uncharted ground when it comes to conflict zones. They are usually at the tip of any advance and, therefore, meet the brunt of whatever resistance is lying in wait for them." Uncharted epistemic territory is dangerous because it's awash with incorrect arguments which might convince you of their false conclusions. Many of these arguments are designed to be persuasive regardless of their accuracy. Scott Alexander describes succumbing to an "epistemic learned helplessness" after his failure to refute crackpots whose arguments are too carefully crafted to refute in any reasonable length of time: What finally broke me out wasn't so much the lucidity of the consensus view so much as starting to sample different crackpots. Some were almost as bright and rhetorically gifted as Velikovsky, all presented insurmountable evidence for their theories, and all had mutually exclusive ideas. After all, Noah's Flood couldn't have been a cultural memory both of the fall of Atlantis and of a change in the Earth's orbit, let alone of a lost Ice Age civilization or of megatsunamis from a meteor strike. So given that at least some of those arguments are wrong and all seemed practically proven, I am obviously just gullible in the field of ancient history. Given a total lack of independent intellectual steering power and no desire to spend thirty years building an independent knowledge base of Near Eastern history, I choose to just accept the ideas of the prestigious people with professorships in Archaeology, rather than those of the universally reviled crackpots who write books about Venus being a comet. You could consider this a form of epistemic learned helplessness, where I know any attempt to evaluate the arguments is just going to be a bad idea so I don't even try. If you have a good argument that the Early Bronze Age worked completely differently from the way mainstream historians believe, I just don't want to hear about it. If you insist on telling me anyway, I will nod, say that your argument makes complete sense, and then totally refuse to change my mind or admit even the slightest possibility that you might be right. (This is the correct Bayesian action: if I know that a false argument sounds just as convincing as a true argument, argument convincingness provides no evidence either way. I should ignore it and stick with my prior.) The solution is to ignore most evidence that would change your views. This strategy is well-supported by epistemology and psychology: Critical thinking is altogether on dubious footing. See Michael Huemer's "Is Critical Thinking Epistemically Responsible?" (the link goes to his blog post summary; the full text is available at his website in Papers Epistemology). He discusses the rationality of three strategies for forming a view on a "publicly-discussed issue":"Credulity: You canvass the opinions of a number of experts, and adopt the belief held by most of them. In the best case, you find a poll of the experts; failing that, you may look through several books and articles and identify their overall conclusions.Skepticism: You give upon finding the answer, i.e., immediately suspend judgement.Critical Thinking: You gather ...

Link to original articleWelcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Why You Should Never Update Your Beliefs, published by Arjun Panickssery on July 29, 2023 on LessWrong. Epistemic status: Invincible Since Cavalry scouts are often in direct contact with the enemy, their job can be considered one of the most dangerous jobs the Army has to offer. something called "Operation Military Kids" There's some irony that Julia Galef's rationalist self-help book The Scout Mindset compares favorably the scout, who hunts for new and reliable evidence, to the soldier, who fights off threats. But scouts have one of the most dangerous military occupations. To quote a random website, "cavalry scouts and recon units tread uncharted ground when it comes to conflict zones. They are usually at the tip of any advance and, therefore, meet the brunt of whatever resistance is lying in wait for them." Uncharted epistemic territory is dangerous because it's awash with incorrect arguments which might convince you of their false conclusions. Many of these arguments are designed to be persuasive regardless of their accuracy. Scott Alexander describes succumbing to an "epistemic learned helplessness" after his failure to refute crackpots whose arguments are too carefully crafted to refute in any reasonable length of time: What finally broke me out wasn't so much the lucidity of the consensus view so much as starting to sample different crackpots. Some were almost as bright and rhetorically gifted as Velikovsky, all presented insurmountable evidence for their theories, and all had mutually exclusive ideas. After all, Noah's Flood couldn't have been a cultural memory both of the fall of Atlantis and of a change in the Earth's orbit, let alone of a lost Ice Age civilization or of megatsunamis from a meteor strike. So given that at least some of those arguments are wrong and all seemed practically proven, I am obviously just gullible in the field of ancient history. Given a total lack of independent intellectual steering power and no desire to spend thirty years building an independent knowledge base of Near Eastern history, I choose to just accept the ideas of the prestigious people with professorships in Archaeology, rather than those of the universally reviled crackpots who write books about Venus being a comet. You could consider this a form of epistemic learned helplessness, where I know any attempt to evaluate the arguments is just going to be a bad idea so I don't even try. If you have a good argument that the Early Bronze Age worked completely differently from the way mainstream historians believe, I just don't want to hear about it. If you insist on telling me anyway, I will nod, say that your argument makes complete sense, and then totally refuse to change my mind or admit even the slightest possibility that you might be right. (This is the correct Bayesian action: if I know that a false argument sounds just as convincing as a true argument, argument convincingness provides no evidence either way. I should ignore it and stick with my prior.) The solution is to ignore most evidence that would change your views. This strategy is well-supported by epistemology and psychology: Critical thinking is altogether on dubious footing. See Michael Huemer's "Is Critical Thinking Epistemically Responsible?" (the link goes to his blog post summary; the full text is available at his website in Papers Epistemology). He discusses the rationality of three strategies for forming a view on a "publicly-discussed issue":"Credulity: You canvass the opinions of a number of experts, and adopt the belief held by most of them. In the best case, you find a poll of the experts; failing that, you may look through several books and articles and identify their overall conclusions.Skepticism: You give upon finding the answer, i.e., immediately suspend judgement.Critical Thinking: You gather ...

Welcome to today's show. We will discuss thinking like a sports scout when hiring people for your business. We talk about clarifying your strategy before you even think about hiring people. We talk about always networking, hiring, and ensuring that you are showing up in the best possible way as a business leader. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Want to become more Stoic? Join us and other Stoics this October: Stoicism Applied by Caleb Ontiveros and Michael Tremblay on MavenIn this conversation, Michael speaks with Julia Galef, author of The Scout Mindset.Julia is a modern advocate for what the Stoics argued: improving our reason and learning to pursue the truth. Michael and Julia discuss her arguments for the scout mindset as compared to the soldier mindset. (01:28) Scout Mindset(10:25) The Case For Scout Mindset(21:50) Sophism(28:37) True vs Fake Scout Mindset(38:06) Choosing Reasoning Processes(41:15) Epistemology(46:36) What Does This Mean For The Good Life?***Subscribe to The Stoa Letter for weekly meditations, actions, and links to the best Stoic resources: www.stoaletter.com/subscribeDownload the Stoa app (it's a free download): stoameditation.com/podListen to more episodes and learn more here: https://stoameditation.com/blog/stoa-conversations/Thanks to Michael Levy for graciously letting us use his music in the conversations: https://ancientlyre.com/

This episode is for all of the readers out there! From lighthearted novels like Lessons in Chemistry to thought-provoking non-fiction like The Scout Mindset, find out what books have recently piqued Alexis' and Lauren's interest in a recurring conversation, appropriately titled: Good Reads. If any of these books also pique your interest, and you want to support the show, you can purchase them directly through our Amazon Affiliate Store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/lagolt   Email to join the conversation: info@luxuriesforyoursoul.com   Connect with your hosts: Alexis: www.alexiskletjian.com Lauren: www.socialstylate.com   Other ways to support the show: Leave us a 5-star review wherever you listen to this podcast Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Luxuries --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/luxuries-for-your-soul/message

How to Choose - SHOW NOTESwww.goodbetterright.com.auChristmas Decisions!Tessa Mudge & Ken Smith INTROBuying gifts for our loved ones can be a meaningful and gratifying experience.It can also generate unwanted stress and financial pressure.In this special Christmas episode, we offer a few suggestions to help you navigate the 'gift buying' season.KEY TAKEAWAYSDon't fixate on finding the perfect gift - perfectionism exacerbates your stress and sets everyone up for disappointmentEstablish parameters - price limits, themes etc. can help reduce financial pressure at ChristmasFind out what they valueUnderstand their goalsThe thought really does count!Treasure the intangibles - friends, family, faith - think about what you value and focus on that. LINKSTo be in with a chance to win one of two copies of Julia Galef's excellent book The Scout Mindset, just fill out a short survey about our show. Here's the link: https://us20.list-manage.com/survey?u=a66c7aad9b1103029408dfb48&id=6efe250f51&attribution=falseGalef says of her book: "The Scout Mindset is about how, concretely, to keep from fooling yourself. Throughout the book, I lead the reader through key techniques for becoming aware of your own rationalisations, making more accurate predictions, learning from disagreements, and noticing what you're wrong about."WHAT TO DO?We'll be back in February with season 3 - don't miss it!

Julia Galef wants to help you develop a vital yet underappreciated skill: seeing things as they are and not as you wish they were. Discover how to build the Scout Mindset and learn what you are wrong about, find your blind spots and see the world for how it really is. Subscribe for ad-free interviews and bonus episodes https://plus.acast.com/s/the-unmistakable-creative-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We adapt to our circumstances. This dampens our capacity for gratitude, as we become less aware of what we are experiencing the longer we have the same experiences. In today's episode, we use a version of an exercise from Julia Galef's excellent book, The Scout Mindset, to help us break out of our status quo thinking and recognize what is in front of us.##

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Gandalf or Saruman? A Soldier in Scout's Clothing, published by AllAmericanBreakfast on October 31, 2022 on LessWrong. Sometimes, Scout Mindset can feel a lot like Soldier Mindset, and vice versa. When you've considered an issue with some care, formed an opinion, and somebody responds with raised voice about how awful that opinion is, it's hard not to get defensive or take it personally. There are lots of ways you could respond. If your aim is to achieve a thoughtful and respectful conversation, then you have to do several things: control your emotional reaction, be polite, stay honest about the fact that you disagree, and choose a response that allows the discussion to return to civil discourse. Going through all that feels like a Scout-y thing to do, but it isn't necessarily. Provoking a person with a strongly held (but possibly correct) view into offputting behavior, then assuming a posture of being the reasonable and civil side of the debate, is a wonderful rhetorical strategy. Loudly trying to shout down your opponent makes you look like a dumb Soldier. A smart Soldier tries to look like a Scout. Likewise, if you're a Scout and your information is being ignored, you might need to raise your voice, fight your way through, and make them listen. People who are into signaling talk a lot about virtue signaling and intelligence signaling. It might be helpful to talk about Scout signaling and Soldier signaling. Neither of these are the same as being a Scout or Soldier. They aren't reliable indicators in every context of where somebody is coming from. If a person is interested in developing Scout Mindset, it seems important to me for them to learn how to distinguish Scout Mindset from Scout signaling. Back to our acrimonious debate, let's say the civil person in the debate sincerely wants to want to practice Scout Mindset. There are a couple of useful things they can do. One is to stick to their honest beliefs. That is part of the territory they are honestly scouting out. Another is to remember that their loud debate partner might be a Scout with a very important message. Or not! But if you haven't thoroughly explored their opinion and formed your own conclusions, it's often wise to reserve judgment. If you do so, and stick to your original view, then having fully internalized what your debate partner had to say will help you address that point the next time you're in debate. I'll finish with an example from a debate I had today in which I was playing the "civil" role and my debate partner was the "loud" one. We were talking about the ethics of regulated kidney sales vs. bans on organ sales. My view is that legalizing the regulated sale of kidneys is a good thing. It gives a person with failing health a shot at a much better life, becomes a source of income for the seller, and lowers the cost of medical care. Their view is that poor people who are likely to develop health problems later will tend to be the people selling their organs, even in a legal, regulated system. This is already the case with blood plasma sales. It will become a way for sellers of kidneys to get money fast, blow it on immediate needs, wreck their remaining kidney, and require a transplant themselves a few years down the line. Kidney surgery is painful, and some of the people selling their kidneys will die on the operating table. Political conservatives will use the fact that poor people can sell their kidneys as an excuse to cut welfare. They referred me to this column in the New York Times. Just a small sample from this powerfully written article: The people around me seemed to be regulars who were trying to squeeze a donation in before work. I know because I heard them lying on their phones to their employers about why they were going to be late as the morning wore on. More women came in after n...

Link to original articleWelcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Gandalf or Saruman? A Soldier in Scout's Clothing, published by AllAmericanBreakfast on October 31, 2022 on LessWrong. Sometimes, Scout Mindset can feel a lot like Soldier Mindset, and vice versa. When you've considered an issue with some care, formed an opinion, and somebody responds with raised voice about how awful that opinion is, it's hard not to get defensive or take it personally. There are lots of ways you could respond. If your aim is to achieve a thoughtful and respectful conversation, then you have to do several things: control your emotional reaction, be polite, stay honest about the fact that you disagree, and choose a response that allows the discussion to return to civil discourse. Going through all that feels like a Scout-y thing to do, but it isn't necessarily. Provoking a person with a strongly held (but possibly correct) view into offputting behavior, then assuming a posture of being the reasonable and civil side of the debate, is a wonderful rhetorical strategy. Loudly trying to shout down your opponent makes you look like a dumb Soldier. A smart Soldier tries to look like a Scout. Likewise, if you're a Scout and your information is being ignored, you might need to raise your voice, fight your way through, and make them listen. People who are into signaling talk a lot about virtue signaling and intelligence signaling. It might be helpful to talk about Scout signaling and Soldier signaling. Neither of these are the same as being a Scout or Soldier. They aren't reliable indicators in every context of where somebody is coming from. If a person is interested in developing Scout Mindset, it seems important to me for them to learn how to distinguish Scout Mindset from Scout signaling. Back to our acrimonious debate, let's say the civil person in the debate sincerely wants to want to practice Scout Mindset. There are a couple of useful things they can do. One is to stick to their honest beliefs. That is part of the territory they are honestly scouting out. Another is to remember that their loud debate partner might be a Scout with a very important message. Or not! But if you haven't thoroughly explored their opinion and formed your own conclusions, it's often wise to reserve judgment. If you do so, and stick to your original view, then having fully internalized what your debate partner had to say will help you address that point the next time you're in debate. I'll finish with an example from a debate I had today in which I was playing the "civil" role and my debate partner was the "loud" one. We were talking about the ethics of regulated kidney sales vs. bans on organ sales. My view is that legalizing the regulated sale of kidneys is a good thing. It gives a person with failing health a shot at a much better life, becomes a source of income for the seller, and lowers the cost of medical care. Their view is that poor people who are likely to develop health problems later will tend to be the people selling their organs, even in a legal, regulated system. This is already the case with blood plasma sales. It will become a way for sellers of kidneys to get money fast, blow it on immediate needs, wreck their remaining kidney, and require a transplant themselves a few years down the line. Kidney surgery is painful, and some of the people selling their kidneys will die on the operating table. Political conservatives will use the fact that poor people can sell their kidneys as an excuse to cut welfare. They referred me to this column in the New York Times. Just a small sample from this powerfully written article: The people around me seemed to be regulars who were trying to squeeze a donation in before work. I know because I heard them lying on their phones to their employers about why they were going to be late as the morning wore on. More women came in after n...

In this episode, I talked to Ian Galley (IBDP English Language & Literature) Nicole Mamphey (Science and Applied Ethics) about TOK Essay Title 3: Does it matter if our acquisition of knowledge happens in “bubbles” where some information and voices are excluded? Discuss with reference to two areas of knowledge. We had a rich discussion about “bubbles'' as they exist in social media networks and internet platforms as well as within academia, algorithms, and how this contributes to, enhances and distorts our bubbles. We also discussed many of the real world consequences (why it matters!) that what we're learning may occur in these bubbles. We discussed relevant ideas including retracted findings of psychology and vaccination studies, bubbles in comedy and how it fits with the Benign Violation Theory, perspectives and the Soldier vs. Scout Mindset by Julia Galef, Spiral of Silence Theory and the social tendency to reinforce bubbles and silences descending voices, and the Metaverse. We discuss the difference between a community and a bubble: which one is more open to other ideas? How do they overlap? We unpack and explore: Does it matter (to who? for what?) Does it matter to our acquisition of knowledge? Does it matter to the voices that are excluded? We challenge the notion that science is objective, and discuss how even in the sciences we want to reinforce what fits our own perspective and beliefs. We also begin to discuss voices that are excluded: silenced voices - why this matters! Relevant links to books and movies and other examples discussed can be found on www.TOKTalk.org

How to Choose - SHOW NOTESwww.goodbetterright.com.auSeason 2, Episode 4 : The PoliticianTessa Mudge & Ken Smith INTROIn Season 2 of How to Choose, we interview guests who work in a range of different professions to see what they can teach us about decision making in their specific work contexts - and about how they first chose to enter their profession. In this episode we interview Allegra Spender an Australian politician and businesswoman who has been the member of parliament for Wentworth since 2022. She is the third generation of her family to sit in federal parliament, after her father and grandfather. Spender ran on a platform of action on climate change, political integrity, and gender equality. KEY TAKEAWAYSSpender highlights the benefits of 'try before you buy' before making a decision. That could mean job shadowing or working for a few days in a new role before making the decision to transfer permanently.While your values should align with your chosen career they are not enough by themselves. You also need to have the right skills and personality for the jobs that you do. Picking something on values alone does not guarantee success, for you or your employer.Decision making doesn't have to binary, sometimes the right decision might be multiple options, or deferring or delegating. Julia Galef in The Scout Mindset encapsulates this idea: ‘There are lots of ways to change the game board you're playing on so that you end up with better choices, instead of simply resigning yourself to picking the least bad choice currently in front of you.' WHAT TO DO?If you're enjoying the show and finding it useful, share something you've learned with a friend. You'll reinforce that learning for yourself, your friend will learn something, and we'll benefit by new people finding our show. It's win, win, win!IN OUR NEXT EPISODE...Tune in for our next episode as we chat with Lachlan Vidler, founder and owner of Atlas Property Group. He shares some excellent advice on starting a business as well as tips on personal property investment!

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Scout Mindset Poster, published by Anthony Fleming on October 13, 2022 on The Effective Altruism Forum. (Edits: shortened the text on the poster according to AllAmericanBreakfast's recommendations, and added an editable link.) I made a thing! I recently finished reading the Scout Mindset by Julia Galef, and I particularly loved the section on thought experiments that can help wrestle you out of the soldier mindset. I remember thinking, "man, I wish I had a poster with all these thought experiments, so I could put it above my desk and really hone those skills." So, I decided to go on Canva and whip something up (keep in mind, I have absolutely no graphic design background, so if someone wants to remake this and make it look better, that would be great!) If anyone has any constructive criticism, feel free to let me know. Otherwise, you can order a print using this Canva link: Thanks for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library or to learn more, please visit nonlinear.org.

جولیا گالف نویسنده کتاب طرز فکر پیشاهنگی میگه ما با دو نگاه می‌تونیم دنیا رو ببینیم و تجربه کنیم. یکی با طرز فکر پیشاهنگی و یکی هم طرز فکر سرباز. با طرز فکر سرباز ما تمام تلاشمون رو می‌کنیم تا از باورها و دانسته‌هامون دفاع کنیم. نگاهمون یک نگاه برنده و بازنده‌اس و فکر می‌کنیم اگر به اطلاعاتی برسیم که دانسته‌های قبلی‌مون رو تائید نکنن بازنده شدیم. اما طرز فکر پیشاهنگی، روشنگر، صریح، کنجکاو، گشوده‌ و پذیرا برخورد می‌‌کنه با اطلاعات جدید. مدام دنبال کشف اطلاعات تازه‌اس و هراسی از تغییر باورهاش نداره. اگر دنبال این هستیم که دنیا رو شفاف‌تر و بهتر درک کنیم و بتونیم با این ادراک تصمیم‌های بهتری بگیریم باید مهارت طرز فکر پیشاهنگی رو در خودمون تقویت کنیم. نویسنده‌: جولیا گالف| متن: عباس سیدین | روایت: علی بندری | تدوین: امید صدیق‌فر|  موسیقی تیتراژ : پیمان عرب‌زاده |  موسیقی متن: youtube audio library وبلاگ بی‌پلاس |یوتیوب بی‌پلاس | کتاب‌های بی‌پلاس را از اینجا  بخرید |  پشتیبانی از بی‌پلاس با تشکر از اسپانسرهای این اپیزود: پادروپین  | سیمیاروم  

Jaké jsou nejužitečnější způsoby, jak změnit myšlení? Dnešní díl je speciální. To proto, že hosty jsme tentokrát my! Vyzpovídal nás Petr Ludwig a vytáhnul naše nejdůležitější témata. Bavíme se o vědomí, svobodné vůli, top suplementech, epigenetice, dekretenizaci, jak si naše mysl utváří modely reality, jak ji zkresluje a mnohém dalším. Co je daň za schopnost člověka spolupracovat? K čemu byla velká kognitivní exploze? Jaké nástroje a suplementy pro dlouhověkost používat? Co je to SAMe, oxid dusnatý nebo Alpha-GPC? To vše a mnohem víc ve dnešním dílu podcastu Parťákem dnešního dílu je Aktin.cz Jděte na www.aktin.cz/brainweare kde najdete naše oblíbené produkty a podpoříte tím naši tvorbu! Kup si jeden z našich online kurzů Průvodce Mozkem a Myslí, nebo Mentální Modely a s kódem BWA je tam sleva 10% navíc! Podporuj nás na PICKEY ( https://www.pickey.cz/brainweare ) a dostaneš Podcast o den dřív a každý RED PILL o týden dřív než všichni ostatní a bez reklam + spoustu dalších výhod! Zadej kód "BWA" pro slevu 10% na vybrané zboží na eshopu uplife.cz a herbal-store.cz Sledujte Brain We Are na sociálních sítích: Instagram ( www.instagram.com/brain_we_are ) nebo Facebook Certifikované Omega-3 - https://certifications.nutrasource.ca/certified-products “Každý máme potenciál být kretén” "Jako lidstvo umíme spolupracovat. Ale je to vykoupený také naší tribalistickou povahou a agresivitou" "Follow your heart, but take your brain with you" "když jdeš do konverzace, tak se musíš sladit, abys věděl, o čem se bavíte. Protože slova ze své podstaty tvoří nedorozumění" "Můj smysl života je být otevřenej a učit se novým věcem" Minutáž: 02:00 Máme svobodnou vůli? 24:00 Velká kognitivní exploze a regulace emocí 27:00 Velryby, delfíni a Komunikace 31:00 Tribalismus a Agresivita vůči druhým 43:00 Intuice a reálnost světa 49:00 Scout Mindset vs. Rozhodnost 58:00 De-kretenizace a změna přesvědčení 66:00 Nástroje pro změnu perspektivy 71:00 Základní nástroje pro Dlouhověkost 87:00 SAMe – Epigenetika a stárnutí 90:00 Dech, Oxid dusnatý a nitrátový salát 102:00 Memento mori a Smysl

In today's episode, we share some updates from our Financial Goals Survey, respond to a listener who says we are wrong about dividends, and talk about Scout Mindset by Julia Galef. We then respond to a listener question about whether our comments in Episode 205 on private equity extend to private real estate. In our main topic, we unravel what money is by looking back at its origin story and the two competing theories about what it is. We discuss the ideological underpinnings of money and how these ideologies can make choosing a definition of money highly political. We end the episode talking to Dan Solin about his reading habits. Dan Solin joined us almost four years ago for an episode on evidence-based investing. Tuning in, you'll hear how Dan finds the books he reads, what his favourite types of books are, and whether he recommends books to people, plus he shares why he believes reading is so essential, and much more. Don't miss out on another well-rounded and informative episode of the Rational Reminder Podcast.   Key Points From This Episode:   An update on the progress of our Financial Goals Survey. [0:03:32] Your monthly update on the reading challenge and how to get involved. [0:04:52] An update from our limited crypto series and some of the feedback we've received. [0:08:00] This week's book review: The Scout Mindset. [0:16:29] Simple set of tools to help you assess biases when receiving new information. [0:19:18] Following up on private investments concerning real estate. [0:24:32] Onto the main topic of the show with Dan Solin: money and what it is. [0:29:09] Where the perception and definition of money originated from. [0:31:00] Unpacking an alternative definition of money by Adam Smith. [0:37:32] The quantity theory of money and its application in the economy. [0:40:14] An interesting political aspect to forming John Locke's theory of money. [0:46:49] Outlining of the history of opposing views on the theory of money. [0:47:25] A break down of the findings of an anthropological review investigating money. [0:49:47] How money is neither commodity nor quantity but rather a measure of credit. [0:51:32] The state theory of money and how it is different from other theories. [0:53:39] What sets the price level of money based on credit theory. [0:55:06] A discussion around money based on the several theories of what it is. [0:57:22] Why fiat money is not a derogatory term for currencies. [0:59:30] Some of the nuances regarding the definitions of money in a modern context. [1:00:07] Dan shares his reading habits as an author. [1:01:05] Whether Dan reads hard copies, audiobooks, or Kindle. [1:01:32] The difference between reading and streaming in Dan's opinion. [1:02:08] Insight into some of Dan's favourite types of book. [1:03:11] How he finds new books to read and what inspires his reading interests. [1:05:40] Ways in which Dan organizes what he reads and learns. [1:08:47] Whether or not he recommends books to other people. [1:09:33] Reasons why Dan believes it is important to read books similar to his latest book. [1:12:21] Dan's advice for people that want to read more. [1:14:10]

How can approaching things with a "scout mindset" make us better investors?  Ross and Dan discuss their takeaways from Julia Galef's book The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't.Shoot a note to checkyourbalances@outlook.com with any questions, comments, or jokes for the team!

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Against “longtermist” as an identity, published by Lizka on May 13, 2022 on The Effective Altruism Forum. This is mostly addressing people who care a lot about improving the long-term future and helping life continue for a long time, and who might be tempted to call themselves “longtermist.” There have been discussions about how “effective altruist” shouldn't be an identity and some defense of EA-as-identity. (I also think I've seen similar discussions about “longtermists” but don't remember where.) In general, there has been a lot of good content on the effect of identities on truth-seeking conversation (see Scout Mindset or “Keep Your Identity Small”). But are there actual harms of identifying as a “longtermist”? I describe two in this post; it can make it harder to change your mind based on new information, and it can make your conversations and beliefs more confused by adding aspects of the group identity that you'd otherwise not have adopted as part of your individual identity. (0) What is “longtermism”? When people say “I'm a longtermist,” they mean something like: “I subscribe to the moral-philosophical theory of longtermism.'” So, what is “longtermism?” The definition given in various places is “the view that positively influencing the long-term future is a key moral priority of our time.” In practice, this often relies on certain moral and empirical beliefs about the world: Believing that future beings are morally relevant — this belief is needed in order to argue that we should put resources to helping them if we can, even if those efforts trade off against resources that could go to beings alive today (a moral belief) Not putting a significant “pure temporal discount rate” on the moral value of future beings (a person in 1000 years is “worth” basically as much as a person today) (a moral belief) Believing that the future is big — that the value of the future can be enormous, and thus the scope of the issue is huge (an empirical belief) And thinking that it's actually possible to help future beings in non-negligible ways in expectation (an empirical belief) It's worth pointing out that most people (even those who wouldn't call themselves “longtermist”) care about future beings. Some people disagree on (2) or (3). And lots of people in effective altruism who disagree with longtermism, I think, disagree primarily with (4): the feasibility of predictably helping the future. Importantly, I think that while your position on 1-2 can be significantly dependent on strongly felt beliefs, 3-4 are more based on facts about the world: empirical data and arguments that can be refuted. (1) Calling yourself “longtermist” bakes empirical or refutable claims into an identity, making it harder to course-correct if you later find out you're wrong. Rewind to 2012 and pretend that you're an American who's realized that, if you want to improve the lives of (current) people, you should probably be aiming your efforts at helping people in poorer countries, not the US. You'd probably not call yourself a "poor-country-ist." Instead, you might go for “effective altruist” and treat the conclusion that the most effective interventions are aimed at people in developing countries as an empirical conclusion given certain assumptions (like impartiality over geographic location). If it turns out that the new most effective intervention would be to help Americans, you can pivot to that without sacrificing or fighting your identity. Some of the earliest and most influential proponents of longtermism agree that longtermism is not the for-sure-correct approach/belief/philosophy. For instance, Holden Karnofsky writes: There are arguments that our ethical decisions should be dominated by concern for ensuring that as many people as possible will someday get to exist. I really go back and forth on ...

Our attentional resources are easily overwhelmed and frequently impaired by self-confirmation bias. What can we do to see the world more accurately? How can we get the feedback needed to improve our lives, work, and decision making? These are the questions addressed in episode 5 of "The Bookcase."The Scout Mindset (https://amzn.to/34wkTyg)Did you spot the Gorilla (https://amzn.to/3CpXf2R)The Invisible Gorilla (https://amzn.to/3vVqhWP) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Scout Mindset was a splendid book about what it takes to see the world as it is rather than how we'd like it to be. The scout mindset mirrors the product mindset in so many ways—being endlessly curious, constantly updating our outlook and views with the latest information, and avoiding bias. None of us is perfect. We can all improve how we approach our work and our lives, and this book has many tips on how to do just that. And as we improve little by little, we can see more clearly, be more rational, and embrace the truth, wherever it leads. LinksDon't forget to subscribe at productthinking.ccTwitter: @kylelarryevans and @producthinkingBook: The Scout MindsetWeekly newsletter: The Scout Mindset: Book ReviewOr just want to leave a tip: buy me a coffee?Check out our Product by Design podcast ★ Support this podcast ★

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Julia Galef, co-founder of the Center for Applied Rationality, host of the podcast Rationally Speaking, and author of The Scout Mindset joins World of DaaS host Auren Hoffman. Auren and Julia explore building a scout mindset as defined in Julia's new book, why embracing being wrong is important and tactical approaches to shifting your mindset. They also cover how entrepreneurs approach risk and how the scout mindset manifests in unique ways across different professions.  World of DaaS is brought to you by SafeGraph. For more episodes, visit safegraph.com/podcastsYou can find Auren Hoffman (CEO of SafeGraph) on Twitter at @auren

In this podcast, Kushal has a chat with Julia Galef about her book "The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't". Follow Them: Twitter: @juliagalef Book: https://www.amazon.in/Scout-Mindset-People-Things-Clearly-ebook/dp/B089CJ6SVS/ref=sr_1_1?crid=6JB6TLTBP3RL&keywords=julia+galef&qid=1642157274&sprefix=julia+galef%2Caps%2C223&sr=8-1 Website: https://juliagalef.com/ #ScoutMindset #MotivatedReasoning --------------------------------------------- Listen to the podcasts on: SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/kushal-mehra-99891819 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rVcDV3upgVurMVW1wwoBp Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-c%C4%81rv%C4%81ka-podcast/id1445348369 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-carvaka-podcast ------------------------------------------------------------ Support The Cārvāka Podcast: Become a Member on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKPxuul6zSLAfKSsm123Vww/join Become a Member on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/carvaka UPI: kushalmehra@icici To buy The Carvaka Podcast Exclusive Merch please visit: http://kushalmehra.com/shop ------------------------------------------------------------ Follow Kushal: Twitter: https://twitter.com/kushal_mehra?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KushalMehraOfficial/? Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecarvakapodcast/?hl=en Koo: https://www.kooapp.com/profile/kushal_mehra Inquiries: https://kushalmehra.com/ Feedback: kushalmehra81@gmail.com

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รับชมในรูปแบบวิดีโอ https://youtu.be/SgYMBCWU5UY   การเปลี่ยนแปลง Mindset คือจุดเริ่มต้นที่ดีที่สุดของการทรานส์ฟอร์มตนเอง เพราะเมื่อไรที่วิธีคิดของคุณเริ่มปรับ พฤติกรรมจะค่อยๆ ขยับตาม จนเกิดเป็นตัวตนรูปแบบใหม่ ทำให้คุณได้เจอผลลัพธ์ตรงกับความตั้งใจที่วางไว้ และการทำความเข้าใจแนวคิดที่ตรงกับทักษะในอนาคต สามารถปรับใช้ได้กับหลากเรื่องในชีวิต ไม่ว่าจะเป็นการทำงาน ความสัมพันธ์​ การดูแลสุขภาพ รวมไปถึงทุกเรื่องที่สำคัญสำหรับคุณ 00:00 Ego is the enemy ตัวคุณคือศัตรู ศิลปะการบริหารอีโก้   39:08 Scout Mindset ทำไมคนผิดมักคิดว่าตัวเองถูก   1:03:44 Antifragile แข็งแกร่งยืดหยุ่น สุดยอดทักษะแห่งศตวรรษที่ 21    1:35:30 เรียนรู้ทุกอย่างได้ภายใน 20 ชั่วโมง!   1:54:59 Complex Problem Solving 6 วิธีแก้ปัญหาซับซ้อนด้วยมุมมองแมลงปอ

รับชมรูปแบบวิดีโอ https://youtu.be/SgYMBCWU5UY การเปลี่ยนแปลง Mindset คือจุดเริ่มต้นที่ดีที่สุดของการทรานส์ฟอร์มตนเอง เพราะเมื่อไรที่วิธีคิดของคุณเริ่มปรับ พฤติกรรมจะค่อยๆ ขยับตาม จนเกิดเป็นตัวตนรูปแบบใหม่ ทำให้คุณได้เจอผลลัพธ์ตรงกับความตั้งใจที่วางไว้ และการทำความเข้าใจแนวคิดที่ตรงกับทักษะในอนาคต สามารถปรับใช้ได้กับหลากเรื่องในชีวิต ไม่ว่าจะเป็นการทำงาน ความสัมพันธ์​ การดูแลสุขภาพ รวมไปถึงทุกเรื่องที่สำคัญสำหรับคุณ 00:00 Ego is the enemy ตัวคุณคือศัตรู ศิลปะการบริหารอีโก้ 39:08 Scout Mindset ทำไมคนผิดมักคิดว่าตัวเองถูก 1:03:44 Antifragile แข็งแกร่งยืดหยุ่น สุดยอดทักษะแห่งศตวรรษที่ 21 1:35:30 เรียนรู้ทุกอย่างได้ภายใน 20 ชั่วโมง! 1:54:59 Complex Problem Solving 6 วิธีแก้ปัญหาซับซ้อนด้วยมุมมองแมลงปอ

In this episode, I am in conversation with Kyle Redman, who's based in Sydney, Australia, where he's the research and design project manager at New Democracy Foundation. NDF aims to build citizens' trust in government decision-making. Kyle previously worked with international partners to design democratic innovations in Eupen, Fortaleza, and Madrid. He has also co-authored the “United Nations Democracy Fund Handbook Enabling National Initiatives to Take Democracy Beyond Elections”, and “The A, B & C of Democracy”. Kyle begins by describing the time at university, where he was unhappy in his choice of computer science as his focus. He talks about this as a pivotal moment of discomfort, when he decided to discontinue his computer science degree and pursue a Bachelor of Arts instead, which turned out to be life-changing. This pivot led him to apply for an internship at New Democracy Foundation, which later led to a full-time job there. His work now involves extensive traveling, engaging with a diverse and representative range of people, gaining their insights, and putting forward their ideas to influence policymaking that reflects those it seeks to impact. Another aspect of his job is to raise awareness and educate people about bills being passed, involving citizens in the democratic process and informing government about real, pressing issues they face. Citing examples of bills on same-sex marriage, abortions, climate change, and community laws, Kyle emphasizes the potential capacities of citizen assemblies.  We agree that politics is about solving problems of people and NDF is facilitating this process. He acknowledges that his work profile has been extremely gratifying and is fuelling his passion. Kyle concludes by recommending “The Scout Mindset” book by Julia Galef and suggests that we the citizens must change our soldier mindset and advance towards the scout's problem-solving mindset, which would be of greater benefit. Let us know your thoughts on Instagram or Twitter @thebetsyreed and feel free to tag us. Follow my own journey through my discomfort practice and catch up on past episodes on the podcast microsite https://thediscomfortpractice.libsyn.com or find The Discomfort Practice on your favorite podcast platform. Key Points: The Moment of Discomfort – How Kyle's discomfort in university paved the way for a gratifying career (06:37) What is Kyle's domain and what motivates him at New Democracy (14:00) The other side of the confirmation bias (20:30) The pros and cons of the American system of democracy, why Americans don't care about politics (22:34) The optimized politician's brain: win elections by convincing people to vote (28:00) Politics is a game; don't hate the player, hate the game instead (29:11) Young politicians lose track of their goal in fundraisers; citizen assemblies would help young politicians for deliberative politics (31:00) People vote in their interests. But facts and awareness can overturn their interests (34:00) Citizen assemblies: An approach to solve community problems, planning laws, same-sex marriage legislation, amendments of abortion laws, and environmental laws. (36:10) Our political systems are 200 years old and they are fit for the present but much less for the future (40:56) Where and how to reach out to begin? “you start advocating for change that is not goal-oriented, but is process-oriented” (41:50) The Scout Mindset and the Soldier Mindset: Book recommendation (44:00) Connect with Kyle Redman: Kyle on Twitter Kyle on Linkedin Connect with Betsy Reed: Betsy on Instagram Betsy on Twitter Betsy on Linkedin Betsy's Website Resources Mentioned: New Democracy Foundation The A, B & C of Democracy: Or Cats in the Sack by Luca Belgiorno-Nettis and Kyle Redman Politics as a vocation by Max Weber Democracy R&D The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't by Julia Galef Change Politics Rate, Review, Learn and Share Thanks for tuning into The Discomfort Practice! If you enjoyed this episode, please drop us a five star and written review, follow and share how it has benefited you. Don't forget to tune into our other episodes and share your favorite ones on social media!

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Outline of Galef's Scout Mindset , published by Rob Bensinger on the LessWrong. Julia Galef's The Scout Mindset is superb. For effective altruists, I think (based on the topic and execution) it's straightforwardly the #1 book you should use when you want to recruit new people to EA. It doesn't actually talk much about EA, but I think starting people on this book will result in an EA that's thriving more and doing more good five years from now, compared to the future EA that would exist if the top go-to resource were more obvious choices like The Precipice, Doing Good Better, the EA Handbook, etc. For rationalists, I think the best intro resource is still HPMoR or R:AZ, but I think Scout Mindset is a great supplement to those, and probably a better starting point for people who prefer Julia's writing style over Eliezer's. I've made an outline of the book below, for my own reference and for others who have read it. If you don't mind spoilers, you can also use this to help decide whether the book's worth reading for you, though my summary skips a lot and doesn't do justice to Julia's arguments. Introduction Scout mindset is "the motivation to see things as they are, not as you wish they were". We aren't perfect scouts, but we can improve. "My approach has three prongs": Realize that truth isn't in conflict with your other goals. People tend to overestimate how useful self-deception is for things like personal happiness and motivation, starting a company, being an activist, etc. Learn tools that make it easier to see clearly. Use various kinds of thought experiments and probabilistic reasoning, and rethink how you go about listening to the "other side" of an issue. Appreciate the emotional rewards of scout mindset. "It's empowering to be able to resist the temptation to self-deceive, and to know that you can face reality even when it's unpleasant. There's an equanimity that results from understanding risk and coming to terms with the odds you're facing. And there's a refreshing lightness in the feeling of being free to explore ideas and follow the evidence wherever it leads". Looking at lots of real-world examples of people who have exemplified scout mindset can make these positives more salient. PART I: The Case for Scout Mindset Chapter 1. Two Types of Thinking "Can I believe it?" vs. "must I believe it?" In directionally motivated reasoning, often shortened to "motivated reasoning", we disproportionately put our effort into finding evidence/reasons that support what we wish were true. Reasoning as defensive combat. Motivated reasoning, a.k.a. soldier mindset, "doesn't feel like motivated reasoning from the inside". But it's extremely common, as shown by how often we describe our reasoning in militaristic terms. "Is it true?" An alternative to (directionally) motivated reasoning is accuracy motivated reasoning, i.e., scout mindset. Your mindset can make or break your judgment. This stuff matters in real life, in almost every domain. Nobody is purely a scout or purely a soldier, but it's possible to become more scout-like. Chapter 2. What the Soldier is Protecting "[I]f scout mindset is so great, why isn't everyone already using it all the time?" Three emotional reasons: Comfort: avoiding unpleasant emotions. This even includes comforting pessimism: "there's no hope, so you might as well not worry about it." Self-esteem: feeling good about ourselves. Again, this can include ego-protecting negativity and avoiding "'getting my hopes up'". Morale: motivating ourselves to do hard things. And three social reasons: Persuasion: convincing ourselves so we can convince others. Image: choosing beliefs that make us look good. "Psychologists call it impression management, and evolutionary psychologists call it signaling: When considering a claim, we implicitly ask ourselves, 'What ...

This holiday we're giving thanks for disillusionment!  Ideally we'd celebrate people for updating their beliefs and opinons based on new information, but our human biases often get in the way. This goes doubly for politicians who can be seen as spurning the voters who got them into office or not being team players.  Julia Galef's book The Scout Mindset offers a compelling argument for why we'd not only be healthier, but also happier if we make truth-finding our central goal instead of view-defending. Aaron and Dennis discuss this as well go deeper (too deep) on the Scopes Monkey Trial and Presidential Musicals.  You can vote for the best scout at: https://www.strawpoll.me/45862919  Reach out to Contact @pronoiatheater.com Support the show at Pronoiatheater.com/store or give directly to paypal.me/pronoiatheater or venmo: @pronoia.

Visit our website BeautifulIllusions.org for a complete set of show notes and links to almost everything discussed in this episodeSelected References:2:15 - Listen to Beautiful Illusions Episode 18 - Making Progress Better from September 20218:36 - AP English Language and Composition (College Board)12:23 - The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't by Julia Galef12:26 - How We Learn: Why Brains Learn Better Than Any Machine...for Now by Stanislas Dehaene12:53 - See an outline of The Scout Mindset (Effective Altruism Forum)13:41 - See the “hyperreality” Wikipedia entry and read “On Exactitude in Science” by Jorge Luis Borges14:27 - See “Soldier Mindset / Scout Mindset” comparison table21:08 - See “Carol Dweck: A Summary of Growth and Fixed Mindsets” (fs Blog)21:58 - See the “testing effect” Wikipedia entry and “The Ultimate Learning Machine”, a summary of an interview with Stanislas Dehaene: “One of the most surprising insights coming from current research is that we learn more from regular testing than we do from extra lesson time. Testing doesn't necessarily entail doing a formal exam, it's more about brief, daily testing during class and can involve doing an exercise, using flashcards or having the teacher ask questions after introducing a new concept. The best is to alternate teaching and testing, even within a single lesson. “Teachers think that evaluation is for them to get an idea of what the kids are doing, but according to the recent science, testing is really for the learner,” Dehaene says. “It's an essential part of the learning algorithm. You learn when you test yourself.” In this sense, testing and evaluation are misunderstood by teachers, he believes.”22:58 - See “Bloom's Taxonomy” (Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching) and the “Bloom's taxonomy” Wikipdedia entry34:58 - Listen to Beautiful Illusions Episode 06 - What We Talk About When We Talk About Politics from November 202035:10 - Difficult Conversations by by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Sheila Heen39:09 - For a nice summary of Dehaene's 4 pillars see ”Did neuroscience find the secrets of learning?” (Article by Stanislas Dehaene, Paris Innovation Review, 2013) and  “Science: These are the 4 Pillars of Learning” (Daniel Gogek)40:59 - See an outline of The Scout Mindset (Effective Altruism Forum)41:00 - Watch Julia Galef's TED Talk “Why you think you're right — even if you're wrong”43:51 - See “What are Book Clubs?” (Fountas & Pinnell Literacy Blog)57:36 - Listen to Brain Science Episode 167 - Stanislas Dehaene on “How We Learn” from February 20201:02:50 - See Metacognition (Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching) and the “Metacognition” Wikipdedia entryThis episode was recorded in August 2021The “Beautiful Illusions Theme” was performed by Darron Vigliotti (guitar) and Joseph Vigliotti (drums), and was written and recorded by Darron Vigliotti

Watch the TED talk: https://ideas.ted.com/why-you-think-youre-right-even-when-youre-wrong/Scout Mindset book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B089CJ6SVS/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1Imagine for a moment you're a soldier in the heat of battle — perhaps a Roman foot soldier, medieval archer or Zulu warrior. Regardless of your time and place, some things are probably constant. Your adrenaline is elevated, and your actions stem from your deeply ingrained reflexes, reflexes that are rooted in a need to protect yourself and your side and to defeat the enemy.Now, try to imagine playing a very different role: the scout. The scout's job is not to attack or defend; it's to understand. The scout is the one going out, mapping the terrain, identifying potential obstacles. Above all, the scout wants to know what's really out there as accurately as possible. In an actual army, both the soldier and the scout are essential.You can also think of the soldier and scout roles as mindsets — metaphors for how all of us process information and ideas in our daily lives. Having good judgment and making good decisions, it turns out, depends largely about which mindset you're in. To illustrate the two mindsets in action, let's look at a case from 19th-century France, where an innocuous-looking piece of torn-up paper launched one of the biggest political scandals in history in 1894. Officers in the French general's staff found it in a wastepaper basket, and when they pieced it back together, they discovered that someone in their ranks had been selling military secrets to Germany. They launched a big investigation, and their suspicions quickly converged on one man: Alfred Dreyfus. He had a sterling record, no past history of wrongdoing, no motive as far as they could tell.However, Dreyfus was the only Jewish officer at that rank in the army, and unfortunately, at the time the French Army was highly anti-Semitic. The other officers compared Dreyfus's handwriting to that on the paper and concluded it was a match, even though outside professional handwriting experts were much less confident about the similarity. They searched Dreyfus' apartment and went through his files, looking for signs of espionage. They didn't find anything. This just convinced them that not only was Dreyfus was guilty, but he was also sneaky because clearly he had hidden all of the evidence. They looked through his personal history for incriminating details. They talked to his former teachers and learned he had studied foreign languages in school, which demonstrated to them a desire to conspire with foreign governments later in life. His teachers also said that Dreyfus had had a good memory, which was highly suspicious since a spy must remember a lot of things.The case went to trial, and Dreyfus was found guilty. Afterwards, officials took him out into the public square; they ritualistically tore his insignia from his uniform and broke his sword in two. This was called the Degradation of Dreyfus. He was sentenced to life imprisonment on the aptly named Devil's Island, this barren rock off the coast of South America. He spent his days there alone, writing letter after letter to the French government begging them to reopen his case so they could discover his innocence. While you might guess that Dreyfus had been set up or intentionally framed by his fellow officers, historians today don't think that was what happened. As far as they can tell, the officers genuinely believed that the case against Dreyfus was strong.Other pieces of information are the enemy, and we want to shoot them down.So the question arises: What does it say about the human mind that we can find such paltry evidence to be compelling enough to convict a man? This is a case of what scientists refer to as “motivated reasoning,” a phenomenon in which our unconscious motivations, desires and fears shape the way we interpret information. Some pieces of information feel like our allies — we want them to win; we want to defend them. And other pieces of information are the enemy, and we want to shoot them down. That's why I call motivated reasoning “soldier mindset.”While you've never persecuted a French-Jewish officer for high treason, you might follow sports or know someone who does. When the referee judges your team has committed a foul, for example, you're probably highly motivated to find reasons why he's wrong. But if he judges that the other team committed a foul — that's a good call. Or, maybe you've read an article or a study that examined a controversial policy, like capital punishment. As researchers have demonstrated, if you support capital punishment and the study shows it's not effective, then you're highly motivated to point out all the reasons why the study was poorly designed. But if it shows that capital punishment works, it's a good study. And vice versa: if you don't support capital punishment, same thing.Our judgment is strongly influenced, unconsciously, by which side we want to win — and this is ubiquitous. This shapes how we think about our health, our relationships, how we decide how to vote, and what we consider fair or ethical. What's most scary to me about motivated reasoning or soldier mindset is just how unconscious it is. We can think we're being objective and fair-minded and still wind up ruining the life of an innocent person like Dreyfus.Fortunately, for Dreyfus, there was also a man named Colonel Picquart. He was another high-ranking officer in the French Army, and like most people, he assumed Dreyfus was guilty. Also like most of his peers, he was somewhat anti-Semitic. But at a certain point, Picquart began to suspect, “What if we're all wrong about Dreyfus?” Picquart discovered evidence that the spying for Germany had continued, even after Dreyfus was in prison. He also discovered that another officer in the army had handwriting that perfectly matched the torn-up memo.It took Picquart ten years to clear Dreyfus's name, and for part of that time, he himself was put in prison for the crime of disloyalty to the army. Some people feel that Picquart shouldn't be regarded as a hero, because he was an anti-Semite. I agree that kind of bias is bad. But I believe the fact that Picquart was anti-Semitic makes his actions more admirable, because he had the same reasons to be biased as his fellow officers but his motivation to find and uphold the truth trumped all of that.To me, Picquart is a poster child for what I call “scout mindset,” the drive not to make one idea win or another lose, but to see what's there as honestly and accurately as you can even if it's not pretty, convenient or pleasant. I've spent the last few years examining scout mindset and figuring out why some people, at least sometimes, seem able to cut through their own prejudices, biases and motivations and attempt to see the facts and the evidence as objectively as they can. The answer, I've found, is emotional.Scout mindset means seeing what's there as accurately as you can, even if it's not pleasant.Just as soldier mindset is rooted in emotional responses, scout mindset is, too — but it's simply rooted in different emotions. For example, scouts are curious. They're more likely to say they feel pleasure when they learn new information or solve a puzzle. They're more likely to feel intrigued when they encounter something that contradicts their expectations.Scouts also have different values. They're more likely to say they think it's virtuous to test their own beliefs, and they're less likely to say that someone who changes her mind seems weak. And, above all, scouts are grounded, which means their self-worth as a person isn't tied to how right or wrong they are about any particular topic. For example, they can believe that capital punishment works and if studies come out that show it doesn't, they can say, “Looks like I might be wrong. Doesn't mean I'm bad or stupid.” This cluster of traits is what researchers have found — and I've found anecdotally — predicts good judgment.The key takeaway about the traits associated with scout mindset is they have little to do with how smart you are or how much you know. They don't correlate very closely to IQ at all; they're about how you feel. I keep coming back to a particular quote from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, author of The Little Prince. “If you want to build a ship, don't drum up your men to collect wood and give orders and distribute the work,” he said. “Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.”In other words, if we really want to improve our judgment as individuals and as societies, what we need most is not more instruction in logic, rhetoric, probability or economics, even though those things are all valuable. What we most need to use those principles well is scout mindset. We need to change the way we feel — to learn how to feel proud instead of ashamed when we notice we might have been wrong about something, or to learn how to feel intrigued instead of defensive when we encounter some information that contradicts our beliefs. So the question you need to consider is: What do you most yearn for — to defend your own beliefs or to see the world as clearly as you possibly can?

https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/book-review-the-scout-mindset I. You tried Carol Dweck's Growth Mindset, but the replication crisis crushed your faith. You tried Mike Cernovich's Gorilla Mindset, but your neighbors all took out restraining orders against you. And yet, without a mindset, what separates you from the beasts? Just in time, Julia Galef brings us The Scout Mindset (subtitle: “Why Some People See Things Clearly And Others Don't). Galef admits she's a little behind the curve on this one. Books on rationality and overcoming cognitive biases were big ten years ago (Thinking Fast And Slow, Predictably Irrational, The Black Swan, etc). Nowadays “smiling TED-talk-circuit celebrity wants to help you improve your thinking!” is more likely to elicit groans than breathless anticipation. And that isn't the least accurate description of Julia (you can watch her TED talk here). But Galef earned her celebrity status honestly, through long years of hard labor in the rationality mines. Back in ~2007, a bunch of people interested in biases and decision-making joined the “rationalist community” centered around the group blogs Overcoming Bias and Less Wrong. Around 2012, they mostly left to do different stuff. Some of them went into AI to try to save the world. Others went into effective altruism to try to revolutionize charity. Some, like me, got distracted and wrote a few thousand blog posts on whatever shiny things happened to catch their eyes. But a few stuck around and tried to complete the original project. They founded a group called the Center For Applied Rationality (aka “CFAR”, yes, it's a pun) to try to figure out how to actually make people more rational in the real world.

My returning guest this week is Jimmy. Jimmy and I review Julia Galef's book Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't. We explore the book from two lenses: Deconversion and Secular Grace. Jimmy brings an intense focus on humility, self-honesty and truth seeking to the conversation. The perfect complement to Julia's book. Julia GalefThe best description of motivated reasoning I've ever seen comes from psychologist Tom Gilovich. When we want something to be true, he said, we ask ourselves, “Can I believe this?,” searching for an excuse to accept it. When we don't want something to be true, we instead ask ourselves, “Must I believe this?,” searching for an excuse to reject it. ... In contrast to directionally motivated reasoning, which evaluates ideas through the lenses of “Can I believe it?” and “Must I believe it?,” accuracy motivated reasoning evaluates ideas through the lens of “Is it true?” Links Jimmy's first appearance on the podcast https://gracefulatheist.com/2020/09/20/jimmy-deconversion-anonymous/ Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't https://amzn.to/3nFCKd9 Soldiers and Scouts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfRC8ZgBXZw Why Buddhism is True https://amzn.to/3nGnXyM Humanist Ten Commitments https://americanhumanistcenterforeducation.org/ten-commitments Daryl Davis, who attends KKK rallies and has helped many leave: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daryl_Davis Interact Full show notes https://gracefulatheist.com/2021/09/19/book-review-scout-mindset-with-jimmy/ Deconversion https://gracefulatheist.com/2017/12/03/deconversion-how-to/ Secular Grace https://gracefulatheist.com/2016/10/21/secular-grace/ Attribution "Waves" track written and produced by Makaih Beats https://makaihbeats.net/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gracefulatheist/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gracefulatheist/support

How we can get better at thinking critically and objectively is the far-reaching topic of this discussion. Author Julia Galef discusses the findings of her new book, The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't, including why many of us cling to our beliefs without the benefit of good reasoning. Host Matt Miller helps bring the importance of adopting the “scout mindset” front and center to the world of investing. Julia Galef hosts the podcast Rationally Speaking and is the co-founder of the Center for Applied Rationality. For industry-leading insights, support tools and more, subscribe to Capital Ideas at getcapitalideas.com. The Capital Ideas website is not intended for use outside the U.S. In Canada visit capitalgroup.com/ca for Capital Group insights.

Writer Julia Galef talks to Tim Harford about the role of numbers in helping us think more rationally, and what Star Trek's Mr Spock can teach us about making predictions. Julia is author of The Scout Mindset, a book about how our attempts to be rational are often clouded or derailed by our human impulses, and the ways we can avoid these traps. Producer: Nathan Gower (Image: Leonard Nimoy as Mr Spock. Credit: Bettmann/Contributor via Getty Images)

We tend to think we're smart, rational beings, making good choices based on clear information. In truth, we're anything but. We are pretty much walking, talking bundles of delusion and bias, much of it utterly hidden from our consciousness, by no one other than our subconscious. How do we get past this, how do we learn to see more clearly, not just what's going on around us, but also within us? To help answer this question, today I'm sitting down with Julia Galef, author, podcaster, and speaker with a passion for good reasoning, and host of Rationally Speaking, a biweekly podcast featuring interviews with scientists and other thinkers, about everything from “Should the United States have open borders?” to “Has scientific progress slowed down?” to “What have you changed your mind about?” She's also the author of an eye-opening new book, The Scout Mindset, which is a deep dive into the learnable skill of looking at things honestly and objectively — why that's so valuable, why it doesn't come naturally to humans, and how we can get better at it.You can find Julia at: Website | Twitter | Rationally Speaking podcastIf you LOVED this episode:You'll also love the conversations we had with Susan David about the role of emotions in how we think, feel and live.My new book is available for pre-order:Order Sparked: Discover Your Unique Imprint for Work that Makes You Come Alive and get your book bonuses!Check out our offerings & partners: Theragun: A deep muscle massage treatment unlike anything you've ever felt. Feel better, move better, and recover faster with tension and soreness relief. Try Theragun for 30-days starting at only $199. Go to Therabody.com/GOODLIFE right now and get your Gen 4 Theragun today. Lovevery: Award-winning, Montessori-inspired toys and subscription boxes for babies and toddlers. Designed by child development experts and sustainably made. Take the guesswork out of your child's play. Choose Lovevery today and get free shipping when you sign up to receive your Play Kits at Lovevery.com/GOODLIFESee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

When it comes to what we believe, humans see what they want to see. We have what Julia Galef calls a “soldier” mindset: a drive to defend the ideas we most want to believe — and shoot down those we don't. But if we want to get things right more often, argues Galef, we should train ourselves to have a “scout” mindset. Unlike the soldier, 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. In The Scout Mindset, Galef explores why our brains deceive us and what we can do to change the way we think.

In this episode, I'll share a concept of mindfulness that asks the question are you a scout or a soldier? Which mindset you have, that you develop, can largely determine the way you see the world and see your life. If truth is our primary objective than one of these mindsets will help lead you to truth, while one might cause you to fight against it. Have you ever wondered how someone can think to strongly that they are right, when they are clearly wrong? It's because of the mindset they have developed in themselves. If we want to find truth, we must develop the mindset that will lead us to the source of all truth, which is Christ. Follow Josh on Instagram Follow the Daily Drive on Instagram Sign up for Josh's News Letter Visit the Daily Drive Website Email Josh at josh@joshdowns.com

Disney's blowout 3rd quarter is fueled by growth in Disney+ subscribers. Airbnb predicts record revenue on the horizon. Unity Software's 2nd-quarter report calms shareholder concerns. Boston Beer and Pepsi team up to create an alcoholic version of Mountain Dew. Jason Moser and Ron Gross analyze those stories, discuss the latest from eBay, Chegg, DoorDash, and The Trade Desk, and share two stocks on their radar: Outset Medical and bluebird bio. Plus, Motley Fool analyst Maria Gallagher talks with Julia Galef about her book, The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't.

Science and economics, two models underpinning society, base their theories on humans being rational people doing rational things. Yeah. You, me … we're not rational, not even most of the time. But we can dream. Julia Galef is the author of The Scout Mindset, a book that seeks to explain how to improve human reasoning and judgement. In this episode of 2 Pages with MBS we dig into just what is rationality, and how grasping the concept will help with personal growth. Get‌ ‌book‌ ‌links‌ ‌and‌ ‌resources‌ ‌at‌ https://www.mbs.works/2-pages-podcast/   Julia reads two pages from the book ‘How to Actually Change Your Mind' by Eliezer Yudkowsky. [reading begins at 11:25]  Hear us talk about:  The emotional satisfaction of having uncertainty in your beliefs: “If you see things in black and white, then you have to fight off any evidence that contradicts your theory.” [17:43] | Engaging in arguments without feeling personally attacked. [19:52] | Admitting you're wrong: “Being wrong doesn't necessarily mean you did something wrong.” [27:58] | The role of emotions in bettering your thinking: “There would be no reason to do anything if we had no emotions at all.”  [32:35]

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Julia Galef (@juliagalef) is the host of the Rationally Speaking podcast, co-founder of The Center for Applied Rationality, and author of The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't. What We Discuss with Julia Galef: How to spot bad arguments and faulty thinking -- even when the source is you. The difference between having a soldier mindset that defends whatever you want to be true, and a scout mindset that's motivated to seek out the truth regardless of how unpleasant it might be (and which you should try to cultivate). How to tell if you're making reasonable mistakes or foolhardy leaps of faith that carry consequences far outweighing the value of the lesson. The best ways to manage and respond to uncertainty. How your brain matches arguments you misunderstand with ones you've already decided you don't agree with -- and what to do about it. And much more... Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/536 Sign up for Six-Minute Networking -- our free networking and relationship development mini course -- at jordanharbinger.com/course! Like this show? Please leave us a review here -- even one sentence helps! Consider including your Twitter handle so we can thank you personally!

Ross Patterson and Dan Hollaway are joined by Julia Galef, author of the book “The Scout Mindset”, to talk about how and why people get so defensive and refuse to admit they're wrong. Julia explains what the ‘Scout Mindset' means in relation to exploring your own beliefs and biases, and how that relates to stuff like understanding modern journalism and scientific data.   Go to ghostbed.com/drinkinbros and use code DRINKINBROS for 30% off EVERYTHING (Mattresses, Adjustable Base, and more) -- plus a 101 Night Sleep Trial and Mattresses Made in the USA!   Go to CardoMax.com and use promo code DB, and you get Buy One Get One FREE on your first order.   Start an e-commerce business that taps into Amazon's massive customer base and shipping expertise. Take advantage of this incredible offer from Helium 10. Get 50% off your first month of a Helium 10 Platinum account when you go to Helium10.com/DRINKINBROS 

Ross Patterson and Dan Hollaway are joined by Julia Galef, author of the book “The Scout Mindset”, to talk about how and why people get so defensive and refuse to admit they're wrong. Julia explains what the ‘Scout Mindset' means in relation to exploring your own beliefs and biases, and how that relates to stuff like understanding modern journalism and scientific data.   Go to ghostbed.com/drinkinbros and use code DRINKINBROS for 30% off EVERYTHING (Mattresses, Adjustable Base, and more) -- plus a 101 Night Sleep Trial and Mattresses Made in the USA!   Go to CardoMax.com and use promo code DB, and you get Buy One Get One FREE on your first order.   Start an e-commerce business that taps into Amazon's massive customer base and shipping expertise. Take advantage of this incredible offer from Helium 10. Get 50% off your first month of a Helium 10 Platinum account when you go to Helium10.com/DRINKINBROS 

Sometimes (even though our Torah is a delightfully 70-faceted text, and our commentators are also delightfully diverse) I am running low on parsha email content. In these desperate moments, I have a very specific procedure. Step 1: Open the Apple podcasts app. Step 2: Wait to be inspired. I cannot explain it other than Divine will, but every time I do this, I end up listening to exactly the right podcast to get me on the right track for writing. That happened this week. I stumbled upon a podcast that featured social-science researcher Julia Galef speaking about the two frames with which we interpret information: scout mindset vs soldier mindset. Galef describes the solider mindset as approaching situations with the sole intent of defending one's own beliefs, shooting down any other conflicting information and seeing alternative approaches as the “enemy.” The soldier mindset tends to be based on emotions like defensiveness and tribalism. The scout mindset, alternately, is driven by the desire to find the truth — to see what is real, no matter who or where it comes from. The scout mindset is based in curiosity, with a love of learning and solving puzzles. Scouts are grounded in their self worth, not basing it on how right or wrong they are about any particular topic. If you can pick it up from the descriptors, we should all strive to be scouts. As Galef says in her own words, “[The Scout Mindset is] my term for the motivation to see things as they are and not as you wish they were, being or trying to be intellectually honest, objective, or fair minded, and curious about what's actually true.” That scout person is someone I'd like to be around! Now why in the world am I bringing up soldiers and scouts? Great question — in this week's parsha, we begin the book of Devarim, of Deuteronomy. Devarim takes place over the final 5 weeks of Moshe Rabbenu's life. He's recapping the events of the Torah from Avraham onward, with an important emphasis of a particularly eventful event that happened pretty recently in our narrative (but 38 years ago in the Torah timeline) — in parshat Shelach where we have the event of Chet HaMeraglim, the Sin of the Spies. As a recap, as B'nei Yisrael approaches the land of Israel, some leaders become nervous about this new home of theirs. They ask Moshe if they can send some spies in to scout out the land and confirm that it's an ארץ טובה - an Eretz Tova, a Good Land. In the first telling of the story, Moshe and G-d allow the spies to go into the land, but send them with specific instructions. One instruction sums up the rest - Moshe asks them to confirm if it's a good or a bad land - using the words טוב and רע / Tov and Ra (Good vs Bad). This word, “tov” for “good” is very powerful. To truly understand a biblical word, we can explore its other usages. Get Julia Galef's new book The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't here. Cont'd… For full text, email me at shirajkaplan@gmail.com or join my email list here. opening theme: reCreation by airtone (c) copyright 2019 Licensed --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shira-kaplan/support

ทำไมใครหลายคนมักยึดถือในความเชื่อของตัวเองแบบสุดโต่งโดยไม่เปิดรับความเป็นจริงรอบตัว และกล้ามากพอที่จะยอมรับว่าสิ่งที่ตัวเองเคยเชื่อนั่น ‘ผิด' ขณะที่ใครอีกหลายคนกลับยืดอกที่จะยอมรับว่าสิ่งที่ตัวเคยเชื่อมั่น อาจจะไม่ใช่สิ่งที่ ‘ถูกต้องเสมอไป' พร้อมปรับเปลี่ยนสิ่งที่ผิดพลาดเหล่านั้นให้ดีขึ้นกว่าเดิม เปิดรับและไม่ปิดกั้น จนท้ายที่สุดสามารถเดินต่อไปข้างหน้าได้ไกลกว่าคนอีกกลุ่ม? เคน-นครินทร์ ชวนคุณถอดรหัสไขคำตอบนี้ผ่านหนังสือ ‘The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't' เพื่อเข้าใจระบบความคิดของมนุษย์ พร้อมการทดลองอย่างง่ายเพื่อให้คุณรู้ตัวว่ากำลังคิดแบบ ‘ทหาร' หรือ ‘นักสอดแนม' และสรุปบทเรียนสำคัญเพื่อเพิ่มทักษะของผู้นำในการแสดงออกอย่างมืออาชีพ

ทำไมใครหลายคนมักยึดถือในความเชื่อของตัวเองแบบสุดโต่งโดยไม่เปิดรับความเป็นจริงรอบตัว และกล้ามากพอที่จะยอมรับว่าสิ่งที่ตัวเองเคยเชื่อนั่น ‘ผิด'    ขณะที่ใครอีกหลายคนกลับยืดอกที่จะยอมรับว่าสิ่งที่ตัวเคยเชื่อมั่น อาจจะไม่ใช่สิ่งที่ ‘ถูกต้องเสมอไป' พร้อมปรับเปลี่ยนสิ่งที่ผิดพลาดเหล่านั้นให้ดีขึ้นกว่าเดิม เปิดรับและไม่ปิดกั้น จนท้ายที่สุดสามารถเดินต่อไปข้างหน้าได้ไกลกว่าคนอีกกลุ่ม?   เคน-นครินทร์ ชวนคุณถอดรหัสไขคำตอบนี้ผ่านหนังสือ ‘The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't' เพื่อเข้าใจระบบความคิดของมนุษย์ พร้อมการทดลองอย่างง่ายเพื่อให้คุณรู้ตัวว่ากำลังคิดแบบ ‘ทหาร' หรือ ‘นักสอดแนม' และสรุปบทเรียนสำคัญเพื่อเพิ่มทักษะของผู้นำในการแสดงออกอย่างมืออาชีพ

On this episode, I'll be talking with George Hobbs of The Fact Hunter podcast. It's a great conversation but I'm sure it will upset some people. To be honest some of the things George suggested upset me but my role here isn't to argue with my guests or fact check them. My goal here is to listen. There is a great TED talk from Julia Galef about mindsets. Specifically, she talks about The Soldier Mindset and the Scout Mindset. The Soldier's Mindset is to win. They see every conversation as an argument to be won. They seek out information to fortify their beliefs. For someone in the Soldier Mindset finding out they are wrong means suffering a defeat. The Scout's Mindset is to gather information. They see conversations as a chance to learn. They seek out information that challenges their beliefs. For someone in the Scout Mindset finding out they are wrong means they are making progress. I think for lots of reasons too many of us live perpetually in the Soldier Mindset. I know I do. A previous incarnation of this very show was like that. Originally, I was just going to tell stories about the paranormal and then debunk them. I also developed a show that was just about Debunking Conspiracy Theories. But when I worked on these shows, I just never felt comfortable. I really struggled with this. I liked the concept. I thought these projects were worthwhile and people really were really encouraging about it. But I just wasn't feeling it. Eventually, I decided that my discomfort with these shows was because they were just not my style. Sure, I've got strong options and I frequently argue with people. But as a content creator, The Soldier Mindset just isn't my style. I'm a scout not a soldier. I think if you listen to my work, you will see that. This show isn't about converting people to my world view. It isn't about winning an argument and proving I am right. This show is about exploring the edges of our reality. It's about exploring the world view of others. It's about challenging your preexisting beliefs. This is The Podcast of Mystery. If you are looking for answers, this is the wrong show. Plenty of other shows have the answers to everything. My goal is to leave you with more questions after listening to an episode not less. I'm not here to debunk or fact check my guests. I'm here to have a conversation. It's up to you to decide what to believe and think. I'd also like to address the inevitable argument about platforming. Platforming and canceling are two sides of the same coin. Both are used to create the impression that something important and meaningful has been said. In reality these terms so vague and ambiguous that they have lost all meaning. Seriously, next time you hear someone complaining about folks getting canceled or platformed ask them what those terms mean, and you'll see what I what I'm talking about.   There are things he says in this episode that I strongly disagree with. I think he is factually incorrect about a few things. I am not endorsing his ideas by having him on my show anymore that I'm endorsing any of the ideas presented by my guests. With all that being said, I want to thank George for taking a chance and coming on this show. I want to thank him for sharing his thoughts and options. So, I hope you enjoy this conversation. I hope it challenges you. I hope you learn something. George if you are listening, you're welcome back on the show anytime. Call The Mystery Hotline at 1-888-726-0055. Tell us your mysterious story of the strange, the unknown, and the paranormal. If you have a guest or topic that you would like to hear on this show, please email podofmystery@gmail.com. You can also send any feedback or comments to that same address.   This audio program is copyrighted by me, Jason Rigden in 2021. And is freely available under the Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution License.   

Julia is an intellectual leader in the rationalist community and the author of the book, The Scout Mindset. She previously co-founded the Center for Applied Rationality, a nonprofit organization devoted to helping people improve their reasoning and decision-making. Julia has hosted the Rationally Speaking Podcast since 2010. Visit her website at juliagalef.com and follow Julia on Twitter @juliagalef. [0:59] - How Julia came to study rationality and decision making [5:04] - Breaking down rationality and decision making [11:09] - Epistemic vs. instrumental rationality [15:39] - The decade-long history of the Rationally Speaking Podcast [21:42] - Soldier Mindset vs. Scout Mindset [29:46] - Seeking truth over comfort [39:53] - Vitalik Buterin's intellectual honesty [47:30] - Recognizing biases and changing your mind [54:17] - Keeping a small identity --- homeofjake.com

Text LEARNERS to 44222 for more... Full show notes at www.LearningLeader.com Twitter/IG: @RyanHawk12  https://twitter.com/RyanHawk12 Julia Galef is co-founder of the Center for Applied Rationality. She is the author of The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't. Notes: What is the scout mindset? “The motivation to see things as they are, not as you wish them to be.” The Scout Mindset allows you to recognize when you were wrong, to seek out your blind spots, to test your assumptions and change course. It's what prompts you to honestly ask yourself questions like “Was I at fault in that argument?” or “Is this risk really worth it?” As the physicist Richard Feynman said: “The first rule is that you must not fool yourself – and you are the easiest person to fool.” The three prongs: Realize that trust isn't in conflict with your other goals Learn tools that make it easier to see clearly Appreciate the emotional rewards of scout mindset She closes her TED talk with this quote from Antoine de Saint-Exupery: "If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea." "The biggest bottleneck is not knowledge. It's motivation. You need to cultivate the motivation to see things clearly." “Julia Galef is an intellectual leader of the rationalist community, and in The Scout Mindset you will find an engaging, clearly written distillation of her very important accumulated wisdom on these topics.” -- Tyler Cowen We should assume that we are wrong. We need to build the skill to change our mind. "Our goal should be to be less wrong over time." How do you work on this? The key principle is the way you think about being wrong. "Don't accept the premise that being wrong means you screwed up." Jeff Bezos left his job on Wall Street to start Amazon and acknowledged the uncertainty. He estimated that his idea had about a 30% chance to work. The Scout versus Soldier mindset: A lot of times, humans are in a soldier mindset - "Belief was strong, unshakeable, opposed argument. A soldier is having to defend." Scout mindset - survey and see what's true. Form an accurate map. Practical application: Be cognizant how you seek out and respond to criticism. Don't ask leading questions. Recognize the tendency to describe the conflict accurately. Also... Not all arguments are worth having. Show signals of good faith. Distinguish between two kinds of confidence: Social - Poised, charismatic, relaxed body language, be worth listening to Epistemic - How much certainty that you have in your views Persuade while still expressing uncertainty: "I think there's a 70% chance this won't work." Lyndon Johnson - Need to understand why someone wouldn't agree with you... We are all the sum of our experiences... Approach people, places, and things with curiosity Life/Career advice: You're creating a brand - Be conscious of the type of people you're attracting. Work to attract those that make you a better version of yourself. Make the choice to attract people who like intellectual honesty like Vitalik Buterin (founder of Ethereum)

In this episode, Dustin talks with Julia Galef about her book, The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't.You'll learn about motivated reasoning, what Julia calls "soldier mindset" and how to hold your identity lightly, so that you can create a more accurate map of your world and embrace the worthy pursuit of intellectual honesty. Julia and I discuss Darwin's "golden rule" and how to express uncertainty. Julia gives practical tips on how to decide what to believe and how to seek out evidence that will make our maps more accurate.Julia says, "Over time, our beliefs about the world adjust to accommodate our track record." Instead of doubling down on soldier mindset, you'll learn how to see more clearly, make better judgments and enjoy the freedom and thrill of discovery. The Scout Mindset doesn't just show us how we fail to think clearly but helps us understand why we do it and practical steps we can take to improve our rationality.***This episode is brought to you by Dentma. From Appointment Reminders to New Patient Satisfaction Surveys, Dentma's cutting-edge assistant, Ava, has your patient communication covered and is growing every day! Visit Dentma.com to schedule a demo today. Resources Mentioned in The Burleson Box:The Scout Mindset Book LinkJulia Galef's WebsiteThinking Fast and Slow by Daniel KhanemanPredictably Irrational by Dan ArielySocial Psychology by Thomas GilovichKeep Your Identity Small by Paul GrahamJulia Galef's TED Talk "Why you think you're right — even if you're wrong"How Darwin Thought by Farnam StreetGive Well Go Premium: Members get early access, ad-free episodes, hand-edited transcripts, exclusive study guides, special edition books each quarter, powerpoint and keynote presentations and two tickets to Dustin Burleson's Annual Leadership Retreat.  Sign up at TheBurlesonBox.comStay Up to Date: Sign up for The Burleson Report, our weekly newsletter that is delivered each Sunday with timeless insight for life and private practice, including Dustin Burleson's marketing example of the week.Sign up at TheBurlesonReport.comFollow Dustin Burleson, DDS, MBA at TheBurlesonFiles.com 

A Grain of Salt. With Eran Segev Interview with Julia Galef Julia Galef is an author, podcaster, and speaker with a passion for good reasoning. Her first book, The Scout Mindset, is about the skill of looking at things honestly and objectively - why that's so valuable, why it doesn't come naturally to humans, and how we can get better at it. For over a decade, she has been the host of Rationally Speaking, a biweekly podcast featuring interviews with scientists and other thinkers. 00:01:10 Scout v. Soldier Mindset 00:05:47 Scout and Critial Thinking 00:15:10 Noticing Bias 00:16:13 Selective Skeptic Test 00:20:45 Status Quo Bias 00:23:34 Identities 00:26:58 Moral and Political 00:29:49 "Rigidity of the Right" 00:31:37 TED Talk 00:33:59 Rationally Speaking 00:35:02 Just Asking Questions 00:40:55 Cancel Culture 00:46:55 Finding the Truth 00:56:32 Contact Info https://www.amazon.com/Scout-Mindset-Perils-Defensive-Thinking/dp/0735217556/ https://juliagalef.com/

#319: Julia Galef is an acclaimed expert on rational decision making. She’s hosted the Rationally Speaking podcast for the last decade, and she’s passionate about good reasoning. Her book, The Scout Mindset, highlights the importance of looking at situations objectively and honestly. This is something a lot of people struggle with -- humans are often irrational -- but Julia argues that this is a skill that we can develop with self-awareness.  In this interview, she shares the difference between what she calls a soldier mindset versus a scout mindset. She explains why we often default to the soldier mindset of defending ideas we desperately want to believe, and details several thought exercises that we can use to instead train our brains to scout for the truth. Good decision making and ensuring you look for high quality sources of information can help when weighing trade-offs, and it can also save you from making costly investment mistakes. Julia and I also discuss specific examples of when having a scout mindset can prevent you from risk of ruin. For more information, visit the show notes at https://affordanything.com/episode319

Why do people bitterly defend their beliefs no matter what, instead of just searching for what is true?  Julia Galef joins the podcast to discuss her new book The Scout Mindset.  We discuss the differences between Scout Mindset and Soldier Mindset, what makes it so hard to change our minds, how to improve at being less biased, and the intersection between identity and belief. Recommended Reading: How to Actually Change Your Mind - https://www.lesswrong.com/tag/how-to-actually-change-your-mind Superforecasting - https://www.amazon.com/Superforecasting-Science-Prediction-Philip-Tetlock/dp/0804136718 SlateStarCodex Prediction Calibration - https://slatestarcodex.com/2020/04/08/2019-predictions-calibration-results/ To make sure you hear every episode, join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/neoliberalproject. Patrons get access to exclusive bonus episodes, our sticker-of-the-month club, and our insider Slack.  Become a supporter today! Got questions for the Neoliberal Podcast?  Send them to mailbag@neoliberalproject.org Follow us at: https://twitter.com/ne0liberal https://www.instagram.com/neoliberalproject/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/1930401007051265/   Join a local chapter at https://neoliberalproject.org/join  

On the show today I check in with my best friend, Jason Bader and we have a 30 minute debate about whether or not to order Chicken Parmesan at a diner. Also! I talk with Clinton Avery Tharp - a very funny TikTok celeb who buys cool furniture at thrift shops and flips it online! Some cool stuff from this week:Dawes - my favorite band just released an awesome cover of Tom Petty’s tune, “Walls.”The Scout Mindset - very interesting book about self deception, flawed human reasoning and the search for truth! Hacks - Great new show on HBO Max about the relationship between a legendary Vegas comedian and a young comedy writer, desperately in need of a job.Subscribe to the pod on apple podcasts / wherever you listen!! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit createdbyjason.substack.com

Podcaster and author Julia Galef talks about her book The Scout Mindset with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Galef urges us to be more rational--to be open-minded about what we might discover about the world--rather than simply defend what we already believe, which she calls the soldier mindset. The conversation is a wide-ranging discussion of our biases and the challenges of viewing the world objectively.

Author Julia Galef is the co-founder of the Center for Applied Rationality and host of Rationally Speaking, the official podcast of New York City Skeptics. She defines “scout mindset” as the motivation to see things as they are, not as you wish they were – and to be intellectually honest and curious about what's actually true. Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42041926-the-scout-mindset?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=nTcE5FUFRh&rank=1 (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42041926-the-scout-mindset?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=nTcE5FUFRh&rank=1) Audio production by Graham Stephenson Episode music: Caprese by https://www.sessions.blue/ (Blue Dot Sessions) Rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast on Apple, Anchor, Breaker, Google, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic, and Spotify

Author Julia Galef is the co-founder of the Center for Applied Rationality and host of Rationally Speaking, the official podcast of New York City Skeptics. She defines “scout mindset” as the motivation to see things as they are, not as you wish they were – and to be intellectually honest and curious about what's actually true. Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42041926-the-scout-mindset?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=nTcE5FUFRh&rank=1 Audio production by Graham Stephenson Episode music: Caprese by Blue Dot Sessions Rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast on Apple, Anchor, Breaker, Google, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic, and Spotify

Julia Galef: "An important part of self-awareness is paying attention to your track record. How do you actually behave?” Galef, a rationality expert and author, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss why you think you're right all the time, plus: *How to actually overcome your own bias* *Why you shouldn't let your passion become your identity* *How to become more intellectually honest* *How to be influential without being overconfident* *How to become comfortable with failure & why you should* Referenced in the episode: - Galef's book, The Scout Mindset. - IFLScience Facebook group. - Research showing patients respond better when doctors imply uncertainty. - Twitter study showing exposure to opposing views increases polarization. - Galef's TED Talk on why you think you're right, even when you're wrong. - Galef's podcast, Rationally Speaking. Our bestselling gut health supplement is back in stock! Make sure to use the code PROBIOTICPOD at checkout to save 25% off your first month subscription. It's the only blend in the world with our unique combination of four strains to beat bloating, aid digestion, and reset your gut.* To learn more about the supplement Jason swears by, visit mindbodygreen.com/probioticpod. mbg Podcast listeners can also receive $20 off your first COVID-19 test by entering code MBG20 when visiting samedayhealth.com. Enjoy this episode! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com. *If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, or taking medications, consult with your doctor before starting a supplement routine. It is always optimal to consult with a health care provider when considering what supplements are right for you.

I’ve often spoken on the Legion Strength & Conditioning podcast about the desire for “simple solutions to complex problems.” I figured I’d reframe and refine that discussion for a solocast based upon the cynefin decision-making framework, Julia Galef’s great new book “The Scout Mindset,” and some marketing intuition from years of running a small business. Over years of creating content for a fitness audience, I’ve learned that the things that resonate with people are often not the things that are actually correct. Understanding the difference between a “complicated” environment and a “complex” environment has helped me clarify what’s going on here. People tend to listen to podcasts, read articles, and buy coaching products to solve problems that they know they have. Most people intuitively frame things as “complicated” problems — meaning that there is established expertise out in the world that, messy as it may be, can come up with a flow chart or system that will guarantee an outcome if followed correctly. Instead, most real-life things are complex — meaning that outcomes are only loosely coupled with the “correctness” of inputs, nonlinearities, emergent phenomena, and threshold effects dominate, and it’s really hard to extract signal from noise. So, if I were being more parsimonious in my statement, I could rephrase it as “people want complicated solutions to complex problems.” Here’s why the best way to market yourself as a coach is not the best way to actually coach. If you're enjoying the show, the best way to support it is by sharing with your friends. If you don't have any friends, why not a leave a review? It makes a difference in terms of other people finding the show. You can also subscribe to receive my e-mail newsletter at www.toddnief.com. Most of my writing never makes it to the blog, so get on that list. Show Notes: [00:13] Introduction to the cynefin framework — Obvious | Complicated | Complex | Chaotic [05:14] Moving from the realm of the complicated to the complex in real life environments like training, coaching, and business [11:40] The Scout Mindset — and the weakness of epistemic humility when marketing to people thinking in a “complicated” not a “complex” way [16:10] The prestige trap — and the desire to copy what successful people do under the misconception that there is a linear path to accomplish what they’ve accomplished (like people complaining that Mat Fraser’s new programming doesn’t show exactly what he did leading into his final CrossFit Games championship) Links and Resources Mentioned: Cynefin framework “A Leader’s Framework for Decision Making” from the Harvard Business Review Emergence Threshold Effects Insulin resistance Julia Galef “The Scout Mindset” by Julia Galef Philip E. Tetlock ‎Hybrid Unlimited: Ep.83 Putting a strength coach in your pocket ft Mat Fraser and Ian Kaplan Dr. Ian Kaplan Hayden Bowe

 Please contact us or support us on Patreon!This episode our main topic is Julia Galef's new book. Julia is a much better podcaster than us, and also probably a better author. Her new book scout mindset is an exploration on how to seek the truth instead of just defend your pre-existing views. Brian pronounces rhetoric incorrectly a lot and Chris fails to make fun of him because he wasn't yet confident of his preferred pronunciation.Big list of coffee betsJared Diamond - author of guns germs and steelRuss Roberts interviewing  psychologist Emiliana Simon-Thomas of UC Berkeley Pi Hole. Stop ads getting anywhere near your internet (except youtube ads sadly)Suicides down for 2020, misery loves company? We may debate forever if there's a great stagnation. Gwern has a solid list of improvements since the 90sCentre for applied rationality - Julia Galefs day job maybe? I'm not really sure.Steelmanning

Buy a book using our bookshop link: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Julia Galef, author of The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don’t and host of the Rationally Speaking podcast, joins The Realignment to make the case for embracing the “scout” mindset in order to make better decisions and avoid tribalism and wishful thinking, as opposed to the knee-jerk bias of the “soldier” mindset.

On episode 92, Alen and Leon discuss the book The Scout Mindset by Julia Galef, focusing on how to cultivate an open-mind, the benefits and pitfalls of self-deception, holding your identity loosely, the right ways to interpret critical feedback, how to develop short-term rewards for long-term goals, the importance of feeling pride for the person you're becoming, Darwin's dual theory of natural selection and sexual selection and admitting that he was wrong about evolution, Alen's journey from defensiveness and suspicion to learning how to consider alternative perspectives, Leon's intellectual overconfidence as indicated by the results of an objective, certainty and validity test, and why the scout mindset is a continual process rather than a destination. The Scout Mindset | ► Website/Book Link | https://juliagalef.com/ Where you can find us: | Seize The Moment Podcast | ► Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/SeizeTheMoment ► Twitter | https://twitter.com/seize_podcast  ► Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/seizethemoment

In today's episode, I have the joy of interviewing Julia Galef. Julia and I talk about updating your beliefs, the difficulty of fighting our biases, seeking truth, and her new book, The Scout Mindset.Buy Julia's book, The Scout MindsetJulia's websiteRationally Speaking, Julia's podcast✨ Sponsor: LaunchDarklyToday's episode is sponsored by LaunchDarkly. LaunchDarkly is today’s leading feature management platform, empowering your teams to safely deliver and control software through feature flags. By separating code deployments from feature releases, you can deploy faster, reduce risk, and rest easy.

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Why do two people look at the exact same circumstances and form two completely different opinions about what’s going on? Not only that, but why are those people often willing to defend their perspective to the very end, often causing tremendous misunderstanding and conflict? This is important to understand if we want to have effective collaboration and be able to lead well. On this episode, Julia Galef shares how we can learn to see things more clearly by developing a “scout mindset”. Her new book is called The Scout Mindset. This episode is sponsored by Bambee. Go to Bambee.com/accidentalcreative to schedule your FREE HR audit.

In today's episode, I have the joy of interviewing Julia Galef. Julia and I talk about updating your beliefs, the difficulty of fighting our biases, seeking truth, and her new book, The Scout Mindset.Buy Julia's book, The Scout MindsetJulia's websiteRationally Speaking, Julia's podcast✨ Sponsor: LaunchDarklyToday's episode is sponsored by LaunchDarkly. LaunchDarkly is today’s leading feature management platform, empowering your teams to safely deliver and control software through feature flags. By separating code deployments from feature releases, you can deploy faster, reduce risk, and rest easy.

Revisiting the Slate Star Codex-New York Times controversy ... Julia's critique of the Times' SSC piece ... Disentangling the Rationalists from the “Dark Enlightenment” ... What should "Scott Alexander" have done differently? ... The origins of the Rationalist community ... What is Bayesianism? ... Do the Rationalists overlap with the Intellectual Dark Web? ... Overreacting to neo-reactionaries ... Julia's forthcoming book, The Scout Mindset ...