How to Use a Self-Delusion Strategy to Feel Good

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If you can become more aware of times when you use a self-delusion strategy to get benefits, you can ask yourself, okay, is there a different strategy? Maybe there's a reframing strategy or the different type of strategy where I can kind of replace the delusional strategy and get the same benefits. And so it's not like that entirely takes the sting out of being wrong, but it's often enough. It's often enough of a silver lining to make the unpleasant truth tolerable enough that I'm willing to accept it.

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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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