Scout and Soldier Mindsets (with Julia Galef)
Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg
English - April 14, 2021 23:59 - 1 hour - 196 MB - ★★★★★ - 119 ratingsSocial Sciences Science Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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What are "scout" and "soldier" mindsets? How can we have productive disagreements even when one person isn't in scout mindset? Is knowing about good rationality habits sufficient to reason well? When do we naturally tend to be in scout mindset or soldier mindset? When is each mindset beneficial or harmful? Are humans "rationally irrational"? What are the two different types of confidence? What are some practical strategies for shifting our mindset in the moment from soldier to scout?
Find out more about Julia at juliagalef.com.
Further reading:
The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't by Julia GalefRationally Speaking (podcast)Staff
Spencer Greenberg — Host / DirectorJosh Castle — ProducerRyan Kessler — Audio EngineerUri Bram — FactotumMusic
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