The Scout Mindset
Scouts want to see what's really there; soldiers defend what they already believe. How to be more of a scout.
Biography
Julia Galef is an American writer and podcaster who co-founded the Center for Applied Rationality and hosted the Rationally Speaking podcast. The Scout Mindset was published in 2021.
Main ideas and philosophy
Galef argues for a scout mindset: wanting to see things as they are rather than defending a position.
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