Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg

Scout and Soldier Mindsets (with Julia Galef)

Apr 14, 2021

01:15:30

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The Importance of Social Confidence in Leadership and Trust

01:24

ClearerThinking.org: Enhancing Critical Thinking with Interactive Programs and Tests

01:51

The case for Soldier Mindset in challenging endeavors

01:17

The Scout Mindset Book

00:55

Introduction

2min

How to Get Value Out of Disagreements

2min

How to Talk to a Person in Scout Mindset

3min

How to Improve Reasoning and Decision Making

3min

The Importance of Logical Reasoning

2min

Scout Mindset or Soldier Mindset?

4min

The Evolution of Soldier Mindset

2min

The Importance of Beliefs

2min

The Importance of Intrinsic Values

2min

10.

The Argument for Rational Irrationality in Human Behavior

4min

11.

The Benefits of Being in Scout Mindset

2min

12.

The Ripple Effect of False Beliefs

3min

13.

The Benefits of Adopting Scout Mindset

2min

14.

The Importance of Self-Belief in Entrepreneurship

5min

15.

The Benefits of Expected Value Thinking

2min

16.

The Power of Expected Value Thinking

4min

17.

The Importance of Soldier Mindset in Confidence

2min

18.

The Importance of Confidence in Startups

4min

19.

How to Be Confident in Your Prediction

2min

20.

How to Speak With More Confidence

2min

21.

How to Test and Improve Your Critical Thinking

2min

22.

The Importance of Self-Justification

3min

23.

How to Cope With Negative Emotions

3min

24.

The Importance of Reframing Strategies

4min

25.

How to Use a Self-Delusion Strategy to Feel Good

2min

26.

The Silver Lining of the Curse of Monkey Island

2min

27.

The Power of Reframing the Desire to Be Right

2min

28.

How to Be Right More Often

5min

29.

How to Be a Good at XYZ

2min

30.

The Importance of Separating Illusions

2min

31.

How to Talk to People You Disagree With

5min

32.

How to Be a Scout Mindset

3min

Read the full transcript here.

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?

Find out more about Julia at juliagalef.com.

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