The Benefits of Being in Scout Mindset

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There are no direct benefits of getting the right answer on some political issue. But I do think there are indirect benefits, which is that whether you think in scout or soldier mindset is kind of, it's a habit of mind. And so every time you admit you were wrong about some political issue, even if that has no direct benefit for you, what it's doing is helping reinforce this generally useful way of thinking.

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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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