[[Confident Idiotism]] It's hard to see one's ignorance and actually do something about it. Publicly be open about when you are wrong. Say "I was wrong". Try to identify your cognitive blind spots Ignorance can be invisible. Choose your convictions thoughtfully. > Intellectual humility is simply “the recognition that the things you believe in might in fact be wrong,” It is a method of thinking: - Entertain the possibility that we could be wrong - Be open to learn from the experience of others - Be actively curious about your blind spots - Actively monitor your confidence The Scientific Method - Practise it: - Work against your own hypothesis - Rule out any other alternative explainations - Look at cognitive reflection ie. analytical thinking ##### What am I missing here? > Michel de Montaigne, the 16th-century French philosopher credited with inventing the essay, wrote that **“the plague of man is boasting of his knowledge.”** Our society wrongly rewards confidence and bluster, not truthfulness. Our culture wrongly rewards Overconfidence and Arrogance We have made it hard for people to admit that they are wrong, when it is out of ignorance or error > “THE FIRST RULE OF THE DUNNING-KRUGER CLUB IS YOU DON’T KNOW YOU’RE A MEMBER OF THE DUNNING-KRUGER CLUB” [[Dunning Kruger Effect]] Our perceptions are not the absolute truth. Our reality will always be an interpretation Naive Realism is the indignant feeling that our perception of the world is the only one. When something is immediate and effortless, it feels true. When a lie is repeated, it's misremembered as being true > “HOW WOULD I KNOW IF I WAS WRONG?” IS ACTUALLY A REALLY, REALLY HARD QUESTION TO ANSWER