Reading Jeff Hawkins new book a Thousand Brains. He talks about how our brains think and how the brain can come to believe things that aren’t true. He says the best way to learn if you are wrong is to actively seek out evidence that you are wrong and to be open to being wrong so you can learn and be less wrong. Good advice. #humanism #skepticism #criticalthinking
19 Feb 2021
Compassion and giving people the benefit of the doubt
We live in an interconnected world. Cultural differences can sometimes cause offense where none is intended. Give people the benefit of the doubt that they mean well and don’t assume they are horrible people. If we all treat each other with compassion we can learn from and honor each others differences and work past the inevitable faux pas that occur.
2 Dec 2020
Exploitative Businesses vs. Humanistic Businesses
People and companies who want to do harm and not get caught are not good businesses. This is why humanism is so important
2 Nov 2020
Alterity and Humanism
Being Different, Together. This is a great way to think about how to be human and humanist.
3 Sept 2020
Humility Helps Create Confidence - Humanist Thought of the Week
My son thinks I'm confident. The reality is - I'm humble. I expect to screw up. I'm ok with screwing up and when I do - I just set about - fixing the problem. That seems like confidence, but it's really just humility.
5 Aug 2020
How to tell if someone is solving a problem - or rationalizing an opinion
How to tell the difference between someone rationalizing their opinion and someone trying to solve a problem. Hint - are they open to corrective information? Or not?
29 Jul 2020
Solve Problems - don't rationalize opinions
Don’t use your intelligence to rationalize your opinion. Instead, use it to figure out a good solution.
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