Modern Wisdom

#348 - Daniel Schmachtenberger - Building Better Sensemaking

Jul 22, 2021

Daniel Schmachtenberger, a founding member of The Consilience Project, focuses on preventing global catastrophic risks and enhancing sensemaking. He discusses how understanding complex information is key to personal and societal growth amidst chaos. The conversation highlights the balance of emotion in decision-making, the impact of biases on perceptions, and the importance of diverse perspectives. Schmachtenberger also emphasizes ethical technology use, the challenges of autocratic governance, and innovative approaches to navigate global issues.

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Intro

5min

Navigating Sensemaking in Complex Societies

28min

Navigating the Balance Between Liberty and Civic Duty

2min

Navigating Bias and Embracing Diverse Perspectives

14min

Embracing Discomfort for Effective Sensemaking

2min

Navigating Narrative Warfare and Personal Growth

28min

Navigating Human Nature and Technological Ethics

33min

Examining Market Incentives and the Role of Governance

4min

Exploring Autocracy and Survival: Lessons from Mars

11min

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Exploring Global Challenges and Innovations in Sensemaking

3min

Daniel Schmachtenberger is a founding member of The Consilience Project and works in preventing global catastrophic risk.

Having accurate sensemaking is a superpower in the 21st century. As the volume of information we need to sort through increases, the ability to distinguish signal from noise becomes ever more important. Given this, I wanted to ask Daniel exactly how he would advise someone to become an adept sensemaker.

Expect to learn the characteristics that a good sensemaking agent should have, why the relationship between sense, meaning and choice making is so crucial, whether Daniel thinks that humanity is too emotional to reach our full potential, at what stage of personal actualisation we should begin to help the world and much more...

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