Free Will and the War Against Our Minds - Are We Becoming NPCs? | Growth Mindset Psychology: The Science of Self-Improvement podcast - Listen or read transcript on Metacast
Free Will and the War Against Our Minds - Are We Becoming NPCs?
The Psychology of the 5 Types of Non-Player Characters - How to Fix Them and Be a Main Character Thinker.
The same story plays out online every day. The same people are getting outraged about the same things again and again. Like Clockwork.
The human brain is highly optimised to rely on heuristics and simplistic decisions. Modern media hijacks this system to control our beliefs and emotions based on the agenda of other people.
This episode helps listeners build autonomy over their beliefs and emotions by learning the different types of Non-Player-Character:
The Conformist NPC - Believes the consensus politically correct ideas
The Contrarian NPC - Believes the opposite of the consensus and seeks conspiracy
The Disciple NPC - Believes their preferred leader
The Tribalist NPC - Follows the tribe and us vs them mentality
The Averager NPC - Seeks the middle ground without understanding the merits of an argument.
Learn the psychology of the processes behind each NPC type and how different types of critical thinking systems or defence systems get turned on and off based simply on who delivers the message.
Building your own worldview is one of the most important things you can do in an increasingly confusing and polarised world.
Sources:
Gurwinder - Why You Are Probably An NPC
People Shot to Death by US Police By Race
FBI Crime Data
USA National Suicide Data
Journal Review: Health of Vaccinated vs Unvaccinated Children
Vaccine Research Overview: The Vaccine Question
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Chapters:
00:00 Psychology of Modern Culture and Predictability of Crowds
01:24 The Brain's Information Processing Shortcuts
03:09 Gurwinder on NPC's
04:48 System One and System Two Thinking
07:08 The Influence of Social Media and Algorithms
07:56 #1 The Conformist NPC
14:38 #2 The Contrarian NPC
21:49 #3 The Disciple NPC
26:03 #4 The Tribalist NPC
30:29 #5 The Averager NPC
36:51 Strategic Cognitive Resource Allocation
38:12 Recap of NPC Types and Strategies
39:31 The Importance of Selective Deep Thinking
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