Yuval Noah Harari

Yeah. To train the mind, forget about your own stories. Just observe what is really happening. And then also, throughout the day, have an information diet. Today, many people are very aware of what they feed their body, what enters their mouth. Be very aware of what you feed your mind, what enters your mind. Have an information diet.

So for instance, I read long books and I prefer like, you know, I do many interviews. I prefer three hours interviews to five minutes interviews. The long format is, it's not always feasible, but you can go much, much deeper. So I would say an information diet, be very careful about what you feed your mind, give preference. to big chunks over small- To books over Twitter.

So for instance, I read long books and I prefer like, you know, I do many interviews. I prefer three hours interviews to five minutes interviews. The long format is, it's not always feasible, but you can go much, much deeper. So I would say an information diet, be very careful about what you feed your mind, give preference. to big chunks over small- To books over Twitter.

So for instance, I read long books and I prefer like, you know, I do many interviews. I prefer three hours interviews to five minutes interviews. The long format is, it's not always feasible, but you can go much, much deeper. So I would say an information diet, be very careful about what you feed your mind, give preference. to big chunks over small- To books over Twitter.

Yes, books over Twitter, definitely. And then, you know, when I encounter a problem, a difficult intellectual problem, then I let the problem lead me where it goes and not where I want it to go.

Yes, books over Twitter, definitely. And then, you know, when I encounter a problem, a difficult intellectual problem, then I let the problem lead me where it goes and not where I want it to go.

Yes, books over Twitter, definitely. And then, you know, when I encounter a problem, a difficult intellectual problem, then I let the problem lead me where it goes and not where I want it to go.

If I approach a problem with some preconceived idea or solution and then try to impose it on the problem and just find confirmation bias, just find the evidence that supports my view, this is easy for the mind to do and you don't learn anything new.

If I approach a problem with some preconceived idea or solution and then try to impose it on the problem and just find confirmation bias, just find the evidence that supports my view, this is easy for the mind to do and you don't learn anything new.

If I approach a problem with some preconceived idea or solution and then try to impose it on the problem and just find confirmation bias, just find the evidence that supports my view, this is easy for the mind to do and you don't learn anything new.

I read a lot. Usually I don't take notes. Then I start writing. And when I write, I write like a torrent. Just write. Now it's the time you read, you did meditation. Now it's the time to write. Write. Don't stop. Just write. So I would write from memory. And I'm not afraid of formulating, say, big ideas, big theories and putting them on paper.

I read a lot. Usually I don't take notes. Then I start writing. And when I write, I write like a torrent. Just write. Now it's the time you read, you did meditation. Now it's the time to write. Write. Don't stop. Just write. So I would write from memory. And I'm not afraid of formulating, say, big ideas, big theories and putting them on paper.

I read a lot. Usually I don't take notes. Then I start writing. And when I write, I write like a torrent. Just write. Now it's the time you read, you did meditation. Now it's the time to write. Write. Don't stop. Just write. So I would write from memory. And I'm not afraid of formulating, say, big ideas, big theories and putting them on paper.

The danger is once it's on paper, not on paper, on the screen, in the computer, you get attached to it. And then you start with confirmation bias to build more and more layers around it and you can't go back. And then it's very dangerous. But I trust myself that I have, to some extent, the ability to press the delete button. The most important button in the keyboard is delete. Yeah.

The danger is once it's on paper, not on paper, on the screen, in the computer, you get attached to it. And then you start with confirmation bias to build more and more layers around it and you can't go back. And then it's very dangerous. But I trust myself that I have, to some extent, the ability to press the delete button. The most important button in the keyboard is delete. Yeah.

The danger is once it's on paper, not on paper, on the screen, in the computer, you get attached to it. And then you start with confirmation bias to build more and more layers around it and you can't go back. And then it's very dangerous. But I trust myself that I have, to some extent, the ability to press the delete button. The most important button in the keyboard is delete. Yeah.

I write and then I delete. I write and then I delete. And because I trust myself that I'll have the, every time I come to press delete button, I feel bad. Like it's a kind of pain. Hey, I created this. It's a beautiful idea and I have to delete it.

I write and then I delete. I write and then I delete. And because I trust myself that I'll have the, every time I come to press delete button, I feel bad. Like it's a kind of pain. Hey, I created this. It's a beautiful idea and I have to delete it.

I write and then I delete. I write and then I delete. And because I trust myself that I'll have the, every time I come to press delete button, I feel bad. Like it's a kind of pain. Hey, I created this. It's a beautiful idea and I have to delete it.

I try and hopefully I do it enough times. And this is important because in the long term, it enables me to play with ideas. I have the confidence to start formulating ideas some brave idea, most of them turn out to be nonsense. But I trust myself not to be attached, not to become attached to my own nonsense, so it gives me this room for playfulness.