Things get crazy when you think like this…

In this video, we explore six of the most common psychological mind traps, how they can silently affect our lives, and how we can work to avoid them with a careful awareness and intellectual humility.

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[ReynaSingh]

we are being influenced beyond our own recognition, it’s impossible to know what choices are yours alone

[Bendilin]

I really liked how each example was strung along by a continuing story.

[spiegeldesu]

We'll never become the sole driver of our minds, of ourselves. But we can, perhaps, become a more observant passenger.

[justaman]

0:13 The anchoring effect
2:17 the halo effect
3:48 the mere-exposure effect
5:14 confirmation bias
6:37 selective confirmation bias
6:49 bias blind spot

[burnt_toasty]

I read both your books: The Art of Living a Meaningless Existence and The Art of Living an Absurd Existence. I have never in my entire life read anything that I have been able to resonate with as much as these books. I suffer from childhood sexual trauma with abusive parents and it has affected my sense of meaning and purpose in life so greatly to where I could not find any for many years of my life. I am now in my late 20s, and I have found solace in your essays and philosophy through your books, and it has drastically changed my perspective and interpretation of things. I am now able to experience my existence with less pain, more wonder, and gratitude than I have ever been able to. I wanted to write this post to say thank you for the work you put into your passion, I am now able to heal from these tremendous wounds that have been afflicted on me from such a young age. From my perspective, you are doing incredible work for people that really need it. 🙏

[futures]

its amazing that we can be aware of such things but be unable to change them while change is also a constant fuel for life.

[XenHope]

Every once in a while, you realize some shit is going wrong but not exactly what is going wrong

[Nightowl-k.]

The timing of this video is divine, i almost made a horrible decision

[brandoniron]

This is why I try to form strong opinions on personal experiences only. I take what others think with a grain of salt. To understand that I may very well be wrong in all my assumptions, and to never try to convince others of my beliefs because of it. If I’m asked I will share my opinions with the reasons I hold them. They can then form their own conclusions with the information.

Get ready to not be liked by many people. I’ve found most people don’t like it when they can’t put you in a box. They need to easily “understand” you or they won’t try. They need to make sure you are on “their side”. People love labels and boxes.

[ViveklAgrahari]

Biases are the mental shortcut. Our brain uses to deal with the complexity of different situations.
But there is not only the thing that they are bad. But they can be beneficial too if you think about it.

[miguelcoello]

"A more aware passenger."
I like that.

[redgrengrumbholdt]

Sorry, your bias-explanation has a bias towards being able to realize biases, and understand that you're affected by these biases, hence circling back to being biased. So, I don't trust you. Or myself?

[ghidorah]

I spent years studying different biases, amongst other subjects in psychiatry, and at the end of it came out questioning everything I thought I knew and believed in. It broke me down in some very personal areas of my life, but also allowed me to build up and grow in ways I never knew possible. Looking deeper into these subjects can be like looking at the sun; you gotta do it once in a while, but if you do it too much you might get burned. Great video.

[akivify]

Right, human desire to classify and name things, real or imaginary. Just live your life however you want, there is no right way to do it. Enjoy it while you can.

[essoundsofsilence]

1) anchor effect
2) halo effect
3) mere-exposure effect
4) confirmation bias
5) bias blind spot

[robertengland]

The stoics say what stands in the way becomes the way. Camus says things are meaningless. Absurdity is something to revolt against. Acceptance is the key to serenity today. Live in the moment.

[BandoLyrix]

Please make a video about your team so we can honor them.
Thanks for all the videos over the years <3

[geologyjoerocks]

I’m a scientist and in the world of science the driving force behind learning new things is the acceptance that we know so little, and there’s always something new to learn. Each answer reveals so many new questions. We never reach an end goal in science. It’s a journey where the destination is always moving forward too.

[allourvice]

"For I was conscious that I knew practically nothing..." (Plato, Apology 22d, translated by Harold North Fowler, 1966)

[superbro]

Your videos had helped me in my dark phase of my life. Currently, not so good happening but still i have recovered from where i was. Lots of love❤. Thank you 👍🏻😊