The Scout Mindset

When it comes to what we believe, humans are masters of self-deception. In politics, work, our personal lives, and everything in between, we see what we want to see. Acclaimed rationality expert Julia Galef calls this a soldier mindset - the drive to defend the ideas we most want to believe and shoot down those we don’t.
But our desire to be right can blind us, hurt our judgment and decision-making, and leave us vulnerable to risk. If we want to get things r... >Voir plus