I want to talk about I want to come back to this issue. I alluded to a long time ago So Wasn't yesterday, but it wasn't back earlier in our conversation Uh, this question of information and judgment and using it so my claim is that In the sort of micro level that you were talking about right now perceiving yourself accurately understand your weaknesses growing to accept them or find coping mechanisms That are honest, but uh still helpful and not just a source of pain and suffering And the small issues Of uh Of self-awareness.
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.