The Scout Mindset – Galef (2021)

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title: The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't
authors: Julia Galef
year: 2021
publisher: Portfolio
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Scouts frequently update their maps	27
Motivated reasoning is the soldier mindset	14
Positive Test Strategy reinforces Confirmation Bias	9
Superforecasting is the intersection of range and mindset	9
Scout mindset is the pursuit of truth	7
Scouts view anomalies as puzzle pieces	6
Admitting uncertainty is not necessarily indicative of lack of expertise	4
Epistemic confidence pertains to truth	4
Making good decisions in ambiguous scenarios requires elastic thinking	4
Scout mindset acknowledges own shortcomings	4
Scout mindset uses thought experiments to test for motivated reasoning	4
Criticism affecting identity predisposes soldier mindset	3