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1650 || neutralizing language helps
You can't change minds when people are defensive. Practice using neutral language and reframing techniques to minimize defensiveness. These are diffi…
3 months, 1 week ago
1649 || embrace the silences
You can affirm a person without affirming their ideas. Treat people with respect, leave space for silent reflections, and allow yourself humility in …
3 months, 1 week ago
1648 || faith isn't enough
We are fallible. We can't "know that we know" everything. Street epistemology is based on reliabilism. It's not dogmatic, but it does help us recogni…
3 months, 1 week ago
1647 || the inner work required to bridge a connection
Challenge your biases + stereotypes. Focus on first-hand experiences. Focus on individual humanity, not their group membership. Assume good intention…
3 months, 1 week ago
1646 || "bridging our differences" isn't for everyone
It's not about changing someone's mind, it's about finding common ideas so you can expose the vulnerabilities + biases, but there are risks involved.…
3 months, 1 week ago
1645 || street epistemology
Lately I've been avoiding arguments by asking people about their "mode of justification" rather than the justification, itself. It's helped me in my …
3 months, 1 week ago
1644 || highly sensitive + trying not to lose that
When you deep clean your kitchen cabinets, your guests won't know what a MESS it used to be. It's invisible labor. They won't see the chaos that you …
3 months, 1 week ago
1643 || how's your scholastic disposition?
Here are the learned dispositions that coincide with education + critical thinking:
3 months, 2 weeks ago
1642 || frustration tolerance in school
Kids are losing their tolerance for frustration, and it's showing up in their education. Have you noticed a change in your own?
The school system is b…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
1641 || how to deal with the constant flow of negative news
"Everything will seem like a world-ending crisis if we don't know what has/hasn't happened before. If it has happened before, it's can be hugely comf…
3 months, 2 weeks ago