The Ripple Effect of False Beliefs

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It's hard to predict how false beliefs are going to affect you in the future. Changing one can kind of ripple through the others in unpredictable and unexpected ways. I think all of these things we've been talking about, all of the ways in which Soldier Mindset has delayed or unpredictable harms and Scout Mindset has benefits that don't come right away suggest that at the very least we are not in Scout Mindset as often as we should be.

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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?

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