(a) Experience is not what happens to a man, it is what the man does with what happens

(b) Fake news doesn't change beliefs, it entrenches and amplifies them.

(c) Learning loop

• Have belief
• Make bet
• Observe outcome (split b/w luck & skill)
• Make bet on learning from experience

(d) Creating a truth-seeking group

C - Communism (on data and context sharing)

U - Universality (separate messenger from message)

D - Disinterestedness (avoid conflict of interests)

OS - organized skepticism

Confirmatory thought - rationalize your PoV

Exploratory thought - consider alternative PoVs

(e) Truth seeking conversations

• Lead with assent (what you agree with)
• Use "And" and not "But" to start your data and PoV
• Express uncertainty in your views

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