Psychology

The Scout Mindset: The Perils of Defensive Thinking and How to Be Right More Often

The Scout Mindset: The Perils of Defensive Thinking and How to Be Right More Often

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  • Update Date：2025-09-14
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  • Author：Julia Galef
  • ISBN：B07L2HQ26K
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Reviews

GF ，

An amazing read。 So desperately needed in a time where we drift apart from each other。 Strongly recommended。

Maher Razouk ，

الشعور بالمتعة عند الاستماع إلى أخبار تهين مجموعة أيديولوجية تختلف معها هي علامة على "هوية معارضة" - هوية يحددها ما تعارضه。من السهل التغاضي عن هذه لأنها غالبًا لا تتضمن تسميات خاصة بها ، لكنها يمكن أن تشوه حكمك تمامًا。 إذا كنت تحب أن تكره الهيبيين أو التقنيين أو الليبراليين أو الأصوليين أو أي مجموعة أيديولوجية أخرى ، فهذا يمنحك دافعًا لتصديق أي شيء يبدو أنه يشوه صورتهم 。 هل تجد النباتيين مزعجين؟ سترحب بأي أخبار تفيد بأن النظام الغذائي النباتي غير صحي。。Julia GalefThe Scout MindsetTranslated by #M الشعور بالمتعة عند الاستماع إلى أخبار تهين مجموعة أيديولوجية تختلف معها هي علامة على "هوية معارضة" - هوية يحددها ما تعارضه。من السهل التغاضي عن هذه لأنها غالبًا لا تتضمن تسميات خاصة بها ، لكنها يمكن أن تشوه حكمك تمامًا。 إذا كنت تحب أن تكره الهيبيين أو التقنيين أو الليبراليين أو الأصوليين أو أي مجموعة أيديولوجية أخرى ، فهذا يمنحك دافعًا لتصديق أي شيء يبدو أنه يشوه صورتهم 。 هل تجد النباتيين مزعجين؟ سترحب بأي أخبار تفيد بأن النظام الغذائي النباتي غير صحي。。Julia GalefThe Scout MindsetTranslated by #Maher_Razouk 。。。more

Spencer ，

Loved this book！ It’s the best book I’ve ever encountered on truth-seeking: why to do it， and how to do it effectively。

Travis Rebello ，

I have only just begun this charming book but am already finding it delightfully instructive。 Unlike many other books on critical thinking， this one doesn't merely describe abstractly the norms of proper reasoning; it gives practicable advice。 We are not merely given some fancy tools for thinking， but shown how to use them easily and effectively—even when we don't want to do so！I am teaching a course on critical thinking at the moment and luckily still have time to introduce some of Julia Galef' I have only just begun this charming book but am already finding it delightfully instructive。 Unlike many other books on critical thinking， this one doesn't merely describe abstractly the norms of proper reasoning; it gives practicable advice。 We are not merely given some fancy tools for thinking， but shown how to use them easily and effectively—even when we don't want to do so！I am teaching a course on critical thinking at the moment and luckily still have time to introduce some of Julia Galef's findings and helpful suggestions to my students。 。。。more

Laura Grace ，

note to self: library doesn't have as ebook or papercopy as of 4/15/21 note to self: library doesn't have as ebook or papercopy as of 4/15/21 。。。more

Gavin ，

Here's a way to tell scientific intelligence from legal intelligence。 Both may start from the idea that something cannot be done and think up arguments to explain why。 However， the scientist may discover a flaw in the argument that leads him change his mind and to discover a way to do it。。。 The legal thinker will merely try to patch the flaw in the argument， because， once he has chosen a side， all his intelligence is devoted to finding arguments for that side。 ― John McCarthyI was a bit of a Here's a way to tell scientific intelligence from legal intelligence。 Both may start from the idea that something cannot be done and think up arguments to explain why。 However， the scientist may discover a flaw in the argument that leads him change his mind and to discover a way to do it。。。 The legal thinker will merely try to patch the flaw in the argument， because， once he has chosen a side， all his intelligence is devoted to finding arguments for that side。 ― John McCarthyI was a bit of a legalist as a young man: completely gripped by what Galef calls the "soldier mindset"， the urge to win arguments and cling to your positions， rather than find the truth。 I was a philosophy student。 Philosophy is supposed to be dispassionate and open-minded， but in fact the sheer number of degrees of freedom in it， and the absence of conclusive evidence lead to the usual bias and inertia。 （We can name positions after philosophers because so few change their minds。） A certain level of intelligence and knowledge of say logical fallacies can end up trapping you， since you can usually improvise a fix for the deadly new fact， or anyway say "you too！"。Or not。 This is an uplifting and useful set of stories about moving from the （pretty diseased） default mode of thinking to be， on average， less deluded and unfair。 If you spend much time looking at internet arguments， or TV news debates， or other kinds of stupid war then you'll be cheered， and - who knows - healed， by Galef's examples of people changing their minds and running the numbers， against their current narrowly construed interests。 Galef is a master of this， as you can see from basically any of her radio episodes。This would have helped the young legalist realise what he was doing， and might have sped him on the road。Much more like a normal business book than I expected， with three-sentence stories of [random CEO]'s [triumph | desolation]， and with more references to other self-help books。 I'll accept this as airport bookshop camouflage。 It is a friendly first step into honest reason。The principles are not new， but the illustrating anecdotes are， and the writing is utterly， crashingly accessible in the Bestseller Nonfiction style， and it's short and sunny， and anyway it is a vital public service to redo Plato / Laplace / Schopenhauer / Peirce / Russell / Kahneman / Hanson / Yudkowsky / Galef， every say two years til the end of time。 News to me:* The London Homeopathic Hospital had the best results during the Victorian cholera epidemic， for reasons unrelated to homeopathy （clean sheets and proto-rehydration therapy）。 Still dismal 18% mortality。* Spock has a Brier score above 0。5: way worse than the average forecaster on low-stakes internet platforms （0。25）， and somewhat worse than a flipping coin。* An author of the Christian abstinence craze was persuaded that his book （advising that teens not even date other teens） was harmful， and stopped selling it。--- Galef type:Data #2: surprising case studiesTheory #2: models of what makes something succeed or failTheory #5: a general lens you can use to analyze many different thingsValues #1: an explicit argument about valuesThinking #1: teach principles of thinking directly 。。。more

Dylan Matthews ，

Julia’s a friend so I’ll avoid being too effusive。 But this is a rare book that actually makes you want to be a better， or at least a better-reasoning， person。

Cristina Balan ，

I started reading this book with a strange feeling: I could not understand the link between a scout and how people think。 Slowly into the book， I realised that I was wrong: there is a strong connection between how people in general think and react， and the inquirer's mindset。 Critical thinking is the muscle we lack training。 We pay the costs， while the burden gets bigger only because we are not true to ourselves。 We keep lying ourselves instead of scrutinising arguments， researching， checking if I started reading this book with a strange feeling: I could not understand the link between a scout and how people think。 Slowly into the book， I realised that I was wrong: there is a strong connection between how people in general think and react， and the inquirer's mindset。 Critical thinking is the muscle we lack training。 We pay the costs， while the burden gets bigger only because we are not true to ourselves。 We keep lying ourselves instead of scrutinising arguments， researching， checking if we are indeed right or not。 I don't know who said that changing our minds is a sign of intelligence （please attribute it as appropriate）， but admitting we are or might be wrong is definitely a sign of health。 Instead of taking things personal and fighting others for no solid reason （and no real satisfaction）， we should take a step back， chill a bit， look again into things， then admit that we can't be always， ALWAYS， right。Bonus: there's a sweet hint in the book on how the author met the love of her life。 Happy marriage and good luck！ It looks like both of you have the appropriate mindset。 。。。more

Steve ，

[WIP] ref http://marginalrevolution。com/margina。。。 [WIP] ref http://marginalrevolution。com/margina。。。 。。。more

TEELOCK Mithilesh ，

4 Apr 2016Why "scout mindset" is crucial to good judgment | Julia Galef | TEDxPSU - #YouTube: https://www。youtube。com/watch？v=3MYEt。。。8 Aug 2016Why you think you're right -- even if you're wrong | Julia Galef - #YouTube: https://www。youtube。com/watch？v=w4RLf。。。19 Oct 2019 #BacklinkingSoldiers and Scouts: Why our minds weren't built for truth I Julia Galef - #YouTube: https://www。youtube。com/watch？v=yfRC8。。。1 Nov 2019Scout Mindset vs Soldier Mindset （Argument Ninja Dojo community meeting topic） - 4 Apr 2016Why "scout mindset" is crucial to good judgment | Julia Galef | TEDxPSU - #YouTube: https://www。youtube。com/watch？v=3MYEt。。。8 Aug 2016Why you think you're right -- even if you're wrong | Julia Galef - #YouTube: https://www。youtube。com/watch？v=w4RLf。。。19 Oct 2019 #BacklinkingSoldiers and Scouts: Why our minds weren't built for truth I Julia Galef - #YouTube: https://www。youtube。com/watch？v=yfRC8。。。1 Nov 2019Scout Mindset vs Soldier Mindset （Argument Ninja Dojo community meeting topic） - #YouTube: https://www。youtube。com/watch？v=UM7vc。。。 。。。more

Darya ，

Have you ever read a book that teaches you how to think？ Here it is！ The book has plenty of stories with real life examples of how other people can judge the right from their perspective and experience but this redundant their judgement is accurate。 Interesting to compare with real life and how we normally think of situations， people or events。 We take our experience to judge and make conclusions where about the most important be to step out and take an objective look。 Another example I liked is Have you ever read a book that teaches you how to think？ Here it is！ The book has plenty of stories with real life examples of how other people can judge the right from their perspective and experience but this redundant their judgement is accurate。 Interesting to compare with real life and how we normally think of situations， people or events。 We take our experience to judge and make conclusions where about the most important be to step out and take an objective look。 Another example I liked is about risk calculation for a venture to fail or succeed。 Many successful entrepreneurs would take high risk to try and bring their ideas to life。 。。。more