Wisdom Builder
Quick Hits
MODE:
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4 minutes
4 Traps.
Quick Hits
10 random key ideas.
1.
Despite popular belief, we did not spend a lot of time in caves. We do find lots of artifacts in caves, and we tend focus on them too much. This is our preservation bias.
2.
From History: Maya, Illusion.
Your mind bends reality before you notice. Take control by owning your biases. Slow down. Check your confidence against evidence.
3.
Focusing on a single issue can feel logical, but it risks cherry-picking. When you do it, just be aware that you are simplifying complex decisions.
4.
From History: By 14 Million Years Ago
Skin color diversity is far older than humanity. Across many animals, pigmentation varied by species, population, body region, environment, and evolutionary history.
5.
A straw man fallacy replaces a real argument with a weaker version, making it easier to attack but harder to reach truth. Do not fall for a straw man, return the conversation to the core issue.
6.
Judging people by association rather than evidence confuses proximity with character. That’s the guilt by association fallacy.
7.
Guilt by association, a type of ad hominem, mistakes correlation for causation. In this case, it mistakes appearance for evidence.
8.
Too frequently, most of us don’t seek information to discover truth. We seek reassurance that we’re already right.
10.
Good advice doesn’t become wrong because the person giving it fails to follow it. Truth stands or falls on evidence, not appearances.
Done. Refresh for another set.