Julia Galef: The Benefits of Seeing the World as It Is

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In this episode of the Unmistakable Creative, Julia Galef dives deep into the concept of bias and how it affects our judgement. She explains how we can make better decisions by understanding and working with what’s real, rather than shutting our eyes to it. In this blog post, we’ll explore how Julia Galef’s insights can help us to think and make decisions more objectively.

Developing the Scout Mindset

Our choices and beliefs are often shaped by our present bias and immediate rewards. We tend to be biased towards what we want to be true, and our beliefs are often shaped by what will give us the most immediate reward. To counteract this, Julia Galef suggests developing what she calls the “scout mindset”, which encourages us to be aware of our own biases and to question our assumptions. It encourages us to be open to new information, to seek out our blind spots, and to test our assumptions.

The scout mindset is not just about avoiding mistakes, but also about being able to recognize when we…