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• I’m holding a belief tightly and I want to test it honestly, but I know that the second I go looking I’ll find whatever confirms it
• Once I believe something, I only ever notice the things that prove me right
• Once I’ve made up my mind, I notice I only ever see the evidence that proves me right and the rest just slides past me
• I notice I only go looking for the stuff that backs up what I already think, and it’s starting to bug me that I can’t even say what would prove me wrong
• My opinions have somehow become who I am, so when someone pushes back it lands like a personal attack and I dig in

Practices that may help

1. Specify what would falsify your belief before you look at evidence
   Write down what evidence would prove you wrong before you go looking.
   Falsification Thinking
2. Actively seek disconfirming evidence
   Deliberately look for evidence that your current belief is wrong.
   Superforecasting
3. Consider the opposite
   Actively argue the case against your first conclusion before accepting it.
   Thinking, Fast and Slow, Made Usable
4. Actively seek evidence that would disconfirm your belief
   Ask: "What would change my mind?" and then look for exactly that.
   Bayesian Thinking: How to Update Beliefs Rationally
5. Hold beliefs as estimates, not identity commitments
   Treat each belief as a probability rather than a flag to plant.
   The Scout Mindset
6. Review past beliefs for what evidence did and didn’t move them
   Look back at past beliefs and ask: what would have changed my mind then, and did I let it?
   Falsification Thinking
7. Testing a core belief with historical evidence
   Once you have a core belief, survey all your history for evidence that contradicts it.
   The Downward Arrow: Uncovering the Core Beliefs Behind Distress
8. Slow the reflexive loop
   Your current beliefs shape which data you select, reinforcing themselves — interrupt this loop deliberately.
   The Ladder of Inference
9. Practice intellectual humility as a spiritual discipline
   Hold your worldview lightly enough that new evidence can reach you.
   The Perennial Philosophy, Made Practical
10. Actively seek evidence that would prove you wrong
    Ask what would change your mind — and then look for it.
    The Scout Mindset

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