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The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't Paperback – April 13, 2021
The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't Paperback – April 13, 2021
by Julia Galef (Author)
'Original, thought-provoking and a joy to read' Tim Harford
'Highly recommended. It's not easy to become (more of) a scout, but it's hard not to be inspired by this book' Rutger Bregman
'With insights that are both sharp and actionable, The Scout Mindset picks up where Predictably Irrational left off. Reading it will teach you to think more clearly, see yourself more accurately, and be wrong a little less often' Adam Grant
When it comes to what we believe, humans see what they want to see. In other words, we have what Julia Galef calls a 'soldier' mindset. From tribalism and wishful thinking, to rationalising in our personal lives and everything in between, we are driven to defend the ideas we most want to believe - and shoot down those we don't.
But if we want to get things right more often we should train ourselves to think more like a scout. Unlike the soldier, a scout's goal isn't to defend one side over the other. It's to go out, survey the territory, and come back with as accurate a map as possible. Regardless of what they hope to be the case, above all, the scout wants to know what's actually true.
In The Scout Mindset, Galef shows that what makes scouts better at getting things right isn't that they're smarter or more knowledgeable than everyone else. It's a handful of emotional skills, habits, and ways of looking at the world - which anyone can learn.
With fascinating examples ranging from how to survive being stranded in the middle of the ocean, to how Jeff Bezos avoids overconfidence, to how superforecasters outperform CIA operatives, to Reddit threads and modern partisan politics, Galef explores why our brains deceive us and what we can do to change the way we think.
THE MANIPULATION OF THE MASSES
In 1956, the German philosopher Günter Anders wrote a book on the manipulation of the masses.
He called this book "Man's obsolescence."
These dangerous phrases made history, especially in the 21st century.
Here's a summary of those things:
"To quench beforehand any revolt, one must not take it violently;
"Archaic methods like Hitler's are completely outdated."
It is enough to create a condition by significantly reducing the level and quality of "Education". "
“An uneducated individual has only a limited thinking horizon, and the more his thinking is tied to material and mediocre concerns, the less he can rebel.” "
"We have to make access to ""knowledge"" more and more difficult... "
And that's the gap between "people" and "science".
Information intended for the general public should be "Anesthesia".
Again, we need to use "persuasion" and not "direct violence," and we're going to do this:
We will broadcast massively on TV, drunk entertainment, always flattening the emotional and instinct. "
“We will occupy minds with that which is useless and playful.” "
It's good with non stop chatter and music.
One must stop the spirit of "questioning", "thinking", or "thinking." "
"We will put ""SEXUALITY"" at the forefront of human interests, like social anesthesia.".
We will make sure to prohibit the seriousness of existence, to maintain a constant apology of frivolity; so that consumption becomes the standard of human happiness.
Günter ANDERS (Obsolescence of Man).
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