Mindset

If you can’t touch love, touch compassion. If you can’t touch compassion, touch acceptance. If you can’t touch acceptance, just breathe.
growth/limited mindset
- throw that into the garbage
- false-dichotomy
- everyone wants to grow
- its about the presets
soldier/scout mindset
- soldier
  - Reasoning is like defnsive combat
  - Decide what to believe by asking either "Can I believe this?" or "Must I believe this?" depending on your motives
  - Finding out you're wrong means suffering a defeat.
  - Seek out evidence to foritfy and defend your beliefs.
  - Related concepts: Directionally motivated reasoning, rationalizing, denial, self-deception, wishful thinking
- scout
  - Reasoning is like mapmaking
  - Decide what to believe by asking, "Is this true"?
  - Findout out you're wrong means revising your map
  - Seek out evidence that iwll make your map more accureate
  - Related concepts: Accuracy motiveated reasoning, trugh-seeking, discovery, objectivity, intellectual honesty
- conflict-mistake

Reasonabe building blocks

Nullius in verba. The motto of the UK's national science academy, which means "take nobody's word for it". I invite you to play and test everything I say for yourself. That will lead to deeper understanding.
Suspend disbelief. I adopt a direct, pragmatic approach here, but there are times it may still seem like woo. Give it a chance. If you immediately dismiss something then you are less likely to notice that there might be truth in it.
Withhold definition: You may have experience in other traditions, or feel like something is immediately obvious. However, the thing you immediately think it is might not be what it actually is, so explore that 'uncertain' space for a little longer than you otherwise might