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#486 - Gurwinder Bhogal - 14 Mental Models To Understand Human Nature

Modern Wisdom

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Are Your Beliefs Justifiable?

Sailors law: The lower the stakes, themo vicious the politics. Issues that are described in sensationalist terms are generally not as serious as issues cribed in very precise terms. People's egos caused them to exaggerate the importance of their struggles when it's possible to do so in truly serious matters. When people actually do have real struggles they have to be truthful and precise because there are costs to be incorrect orprecise. You can't really tell whether your beliefs are justified until you interrogate yourself - something that is completely alien to human beings.

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