Julia Galef is the host of the popular Rationally Speaking podcast, where she has interviewed thinkers such as Tyler Cowen, Sean Carroll, Phil Tetlock, and Neil deGrasse Tyson. She is an advisor to OpenAI, works with the Open Philanthropy Project, and cofounded the Center for Applied Rationality. Her 2016 TED Talk 'Why You Think You're Right--Even If You're Wrong' has been viewed over 4 million times.
Julia Galef doesn't simply harangue us for not thinking clearly;
she diagnoses why we do it, and suggests concrete ways to improve
our rationality. This is a book that will make a real difference in
how you think
*Sean Carroll, author of Something Deeply Hidden*
Julia Galef is an intellectual leader of the rationalist community,
and in The Scout Mindset you will find an engaging, clearly written
distillation of her very important accumulated wisdom on these
topics
*Tyler Cowen, author of Big Business and The Great
Stagnation*
Drawing on her extensive knowledge of the scientific literature and
of popular culture, Julia Galef explores the remarkable human
capacity for self-deception - and shows us how we can catch
ourselves in the act of fooling ourselves
*Philip Tetlock, author of Superforecasting*
The Scout Mindset offers an insightful, entertaining and genuinely
useful guide to thinking more clearly
*Don Moore, author of Perfectly Confident*
An engaging and enlightening account from which we all can
benefit
*Wall Street Journal*
Highly recommended. It's not easy to become (more of) a scout, but
it's hard not to be inspired by this book
*Rutger Bregman, bestselling author of Humankind and Utopia for
Realists*
We know a lot about how flawed human reasoning is, but surprisingly
little about how to repair it in our daily lives. Thankfully, Julia
Galef is here to change that. With insights that are both sharp and
actionable, her book picks up where Predictably Irrational left
off. Reading it will teach you to think more clearly, see yourself
more accurately, and be wrong a little less often
*Adam Grant, author of Originals and Give and Take, host of
WorkLife podcast*
Julia understands human thinking with incredible clarity and she's
a master at communicating that clarity to others through her
writing and metaphors. I haven't stopped thinking about the scout
mindset ever since I first heard Julia explain it
*Tim Urban, writer and creator of Wait But Why*
Julia Galef is one of the smartest, most exciting voices not just
in American rationalism, but in American writing period. She is
consistently fascinating
*Johann Hari, international bestselling author of Stolen Focus and
Lost Connections*
Julia Galef, one of our foremost experts on identifying the problem
of motivated reasoning and cognitive biases, has produced the best
work to date on what to do about it, both personally to improve our
lives and socially to make the world a more rational and reasonable
place for all. A must-read for all who have trouble saying "I was
wrong" and "I change my mind", which is all of us
*Michael Shermer, writer, founder of Skeptic, and New York Times
bestselling author of The Moral Arc*
The Scout Mindset is essential reading for understanding how the
stories we tell ourselves sacrifice better decision-making in the
long-term for a short-term boost to our egos . . . A must-read for
anyone looking be more rational in their choices
*Annie Duke, author of Thinking in Bets*
Most books tell you what to think. This is something rarer, and
more valuable: A book about how to think and how to learn, without
the fear or favour that so often holds us back from inching closer
to the truth. The beauty of The Scout Mindset demonstration is it
is, itself, an example of the ethos it teaches. The delight it
takes in questioning its own premises, and understanding the
alternative arguments, will make you want to be a scout, too
*Ezra Klein, cofounder of Vox, author of Why We Are Polarized, and
host of The Ezra Klein Show podcast*
I've learned more about how to think and reason well from Julia
Galef than from almost anyone
*Dylan Matthews, senior correspondent at Vox*
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