S2E05: Our Cognitive Biases

S2E05: Our Cognitive Biases

We construct a narrative that paints us in a pleasing light, not matter how far we may stray from the ideals that we think we hold dear. Our brains are excellent at doubling-down on bad decisions in an effort to resolve the dissonance in our heads as we try to hold two truths that conflict with each other. One of the biggest driving forces behind all of this is based on the biases in our minds that we don't even see. In an effort to make the world into a story where we are the heroes, we lose the ability to see the world clearly; history itself is driven by this folly. If we are going to actually use critical reasoning, we have to dispel this illusion.

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S3Ep02: The American Dream

S3Ep02: The American Dream

Our popular culture is based on a rather vague, idealistic notion that is most often called "The American Dream." It's a dream of wealth, success, and, ultimately, "more." This is the very foundation ...

1 Sep 202332min

S3 Ep01: Who Are Yo?

S3 Ep01: Who Are Yo?

Most people haven't spent enough time with the question of "Who you are?" We take for granted the world that we perceive through the bodies we inhabit and the stories we've been told. This episode kic...

22 Aug 202330min

S2E12: You're Fine

S2E12: You're Fine

In this season (and, perhaps, series) finale, we recap what exactly we are trying to do here: we are thinking about thinking and considering our options when it comes to how we choose to pilot our liv...

2 Mai 202124min

S2E11: Cultivating a Sense of Purpose

S2E11: Cultivating a Sense of Purpose

You cannot control the circumstances of your life. You are in an environment that you didn't choose, working with values that you didn't choose, trying to choose to do something that matters to you. Y...

24 Apr 202134min

S2E10: Literary Analysis

S2E10: Literary Analysis

The primary way in which we humanize ourselves is through fiction. Sounds like an insane hyperbole, but fiction is the distinctive factor of personhood, above all else. Through fiction, we have built ...

10 Apr 202137min

S2E09: Communication Codes

S2E09: Communication Codes

How we talk might seem like it makes sense, is natural, and is the right way to communicate; however, many, many arbitrary habits and norms have been built into how we code our own communication. Whil...

4 Apr 202134min

S2E08: Emotional Intelligence

S2E08: Emotional Intelligence

Logic, intelligence, and strategy are great, but as great as those things are, they are not good predictors of happiness, wealth, or success. One place where the structure of formalized education real...

24 Mar 202128min

S2E07: Thinking With Purpose

S2E07: Thinking With Purpose

Hopefully, by now, you've begun to distrust some of the conclusions that you come to. I don't want you to question your own alignment here, wondering if you're in fact a good person or not or whatever...

5 Mar 202127min

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