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Growth Mindset Psychology: The Science of Self-Improvement

How to Be Less Wrong: The psychology of self-deception and silly things we believe

06 May 2025

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Cognitive bias. False memory. The Dunning-Kruger effect. What do they all have in common? They show how unreliable our minds can be. In this episode, we explore the science and philosophy of self-knowledge. From flawed reasoning and failed planning to empathy gaps and epistemic humility. But explained using normal English... Along the way, we uncover powerful tools to help you become more reliable, more curious, and a little less wrong. How to Change the World Sam's new show can be found on major podcast players: Spotify - ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1Fj3eFjEoAEKF5lWQxPJyT⁠⁠ Apple - ⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-change-the-world-the-history-of-innovation/id1815282649⁠⁠ YouTube - ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@HowToChangeTheWorldPodcast⁠⁠ Can't find it on your player? This is the RSS feed - ⁠⁠https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/682b3b86696b5d1232d698a8⁠⁠ UPGRADE to ⁠⁠⁠Premium⁠⁠⁠: 🏖️ Ad-free listening 🤘 Support the show 🔓 Exclusive AMAs and bonus content 💬 Community Discord ⁠⁠⁠GrowthMindset.Supercast.com⁠⁠⁠ Get in Touch 👋 Free Call - ⁠⁠⁠Schedule Link⁠⁠⁠ - https://cal.com/samwebster/mindset 📧 Email - GrowthMindsetPodcast (@) gmail,com Growth Mindset Psychology: Sam Webster explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement. 📺 Watch - ⁠⁠⁠YouTube (Growth Mindset)⁠⁠⁠ 🛜 Website - ⁠⁠⁠Growth Mindset⁠⁠⁠ Show: Growth Mindset, psychology of self-improvement Episode: How to Be Less Wrong: The psychology of self-deception and silly things we believe Chapters: 00:00 Introduction: The Illusion of Understanding 01:34 The Unreliable Nature of Our Minds 06:04 The Dunning-Kruger Effect and Cognitive Bias 08:00 The Limits of Empathy and Understanding Others 10:40 The Flaws in Our Reasoning and Decision Making 12:39 No awareness or feedback 14:24 Our tendency to fail 16:45 Building Reliability and Resilience18:44 Nonreacting - Chinese farmer parable 21:20 Conclusion: Embracing Our Ignorance for Growth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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