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Remove your filter

  • We naturally filter new information through existing beliefs, remembering what aligns and dismissing what contradicts.
  • This mental filtering helps avoid cognitive dissonance but can prevent personal growth and accepting new, valid ideas.
  • The author advocates for continuously reevaluating beliefs based on new evidence to foster creativity and personal development.
  • Maintaining a blog or writing ideas down is a strategy to ensure intellectual honesty by exposing reasoning to external criticism.
  • The ability to debate and defend ideas against opposing views is cherished as it reveals and corrects flaws in one's understanding.
  • The author emphasizes the importance of staying open to new ideas, refining beliefs, and advancing knowledge through exposure to critique.
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