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The Scout Mindset Is an Alternative Motivation

The author says there are two mindsets that guide our thinking. One is soldier mindset, which is aimed at defending some predetermined conclusion. The other is scout mindset, the motivation to see things as they are not as you wish they were. He asks why we're motivated so often to use our smarts and knowledge to rebut arguments rather than being in scout mindset.

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