36. Discussing "Wait But Why - Ch6: The American Brain" by Tim Urban mentioning Lincoln, Dalio
Jan 30, 2020•1 hr
Episode description
We discuss https://waitbutwhy.com/2019/09/american-brain.html
This series is epic, currently James and I think we'll discuss every chapter as a podcast episode.
Tim Urban is awesome. We are big big fans.
We'd like to chat with you Tim!
Notes from episode:
- Facts vs ideas. For facts there is a right or wrong. For ideas there isn't a right or wrong, there is only your current best view.
- “I don’t like that man, I must get to know him better.” Lincoln
- “If you want to convince someone appeal to emotion, not ration.”
- “Everyone is the hero of their own story.” John Barth
- “Changing your mind is a super power.” Ray Dalio
- We here to help each other, not to annoy each other. No one is trying to annoy the other person.
- “I never allow myself to have an opinion on anything that
I don’t know the other side’s argument better than they do.”
— Charlie Munger
- "Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays, instead of serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion." Edmund Burke
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