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episode 273: 273: Scott Adams | How Untrained Brains Are Ruining America
Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) is the creator of comic strip Dilbert, a talent stacker extraordinaire, and bestselling author. His latest book, Loserthink: How Untrained Brains Are Ruining America, is out now.
What We Discuss with Scott Adams:- Why the term “loserthink” isn't about being uninformed — it's about unproductive thinking.
- Mental models we use that sometimes fail us, and thinking traps that we fall into when we're looking to interpret communication, evaluate facts or evidence, and form opinions.
- How to evaluate fake news and see why the business models of many media outlets have been redesigned to keep us engaged at the expense of accuracy and truth.
- When and how to dial down our ego so we can clarify our thinking, and also when and how we can use our ego as a tool to move forward.
- Ways to evaluate and poke holes in bad arguments, and strengthen our own methods of thinking and arguing.
- And much more…
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