Coaching practices for Why Do People Think They Are Right
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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?
- There’s a view I think is flat wrong, but it won’t die and lots of people hold it
- Someone just said something that feels so obviously wrong I can feel the heat rising, and I’m about to fire back
- When someone does one thoughtless thing I write them off entirely
- Everyone around me just nods along and tells me I’m right because it’s easier and it feels good, and I’m starting to crave someone who’ll actually push back and tell me where my thinking is weak before it costs me
- Everything I read and everyone I ask keeps confirming what I already believe, and it’s starting to feel too clean
Practices that may help
- Find what is genuinely right about positions you disagree with
Most positions you strongly disagree with are right about something important — finding that part is intellectually obligatory.
Steelmanning - Naive Realism: Why Everyone Thinks They See Things as They Are
Naive realism is the near-universal conviction that one perceives the world directly and accurately, and that anyone who disagrees is therefore biased, uninformed, or irrational. Identified by Lee Ross and Andrew Ward, the bias is well supported in social psychology research and underlies a wide range of interpersonal and political conflict. - Recognize the perspective gap before responding
Pause before reacting to disagreement to ask what information or experience could make the other view coherent.
Naive Realism: Why Everyone Thinks They See Things as They Are - Extend unconditional acceptance to others
Apply the same anti-rating logic to other people — separating what they did from what they are.
Unconditional Self-Acceptance - Find a truth-seeking group that argues with you
Surround yourself with people whose job in the relationship is to challenge your reasoning, not validate it.
Thinking in Bets - Actively seek information that disconfirms your view
Deliberately look for the best evidence against your current position before committing to it.
Naive Realism: Why Everyone Thinks They See Things as They Are - Check the ego
Ego clouds judgment, blocks feedback, and turns disagreements into contests.
Extreme Ownership, Made Practical - Ask what alternative perspectives would say
Deliberately steelman the strongest objection to your current position before treating it as settled.
Socratic Questioning - Deliberately seek out sources that disagree with you
For any important belief, find and read the best-regarded opposing view.
Confirmation Bias: Seeing What You Expect to See - Default to attributional charity for others’ behavior
When someone acts in a way that seems wrong, first generate a situational explanation before a dispositional one.
Naive Realism: Why Everyone Thinks They See Things as They Are
Related concerns
- Find Truth In Opposing Views
Most positions you strongly disagree with are right about something important — finding that part is intellectually obligatory.
Find what is genuinely right about positions you disagree with
- Naive Realism Exercise
Naive realism is the near-universal conviction that one perceives the world directly and accurately, and that anyone who disagrees is therefore biased, uninformed, or irrational. Identified by Lee Ross and Andrew Ward, the bias is well supported in social psychology research and underlies a wide range of interpersonal and political conflict.
- Naive Realism Why Everyone Thinks They See Things As They Are At Work
Naive realism is the near-universal conviction that one perceives the world directly and accurately, and that anyone who disagrees is therefore biased, uninformed, or irrational. Identified by Lee Ross and Andrew Ward, the bias is well supported in social psychology research and underlies a wide range of interpersonal and political conflict.
- Naive Realism Why Everyone Thinks They See Things As They Are Before Bed
Naive realism is the near-universal conviction that one perceives the world directly and accurately, and that anyone who disagrees is therefore biased, uninformed, or irrational. Identified by Lee Ross and Andrew Ward, the bias is well supported in social psychology research and underlies a wide range of interpersonal and political conflict.
- Naive Realism Why Everyone Thinks They See Things As They Are During Conflict
Naive realism is the near-universal conviction that one perceives the world directly and accurately, and that anyone who disagrees is therefore biased, uninformed, or irrational. Identified by Lee Ross and Andrew Ward, the bias is well supported in social psychology research and underlies a wide range of interpersonal and political conflict.
- When Confirmation Bias Seek Disconfirming Sources
For any important belief, find and read the best-regarded opposing view.
Deliberately seek out sources that disagree with you
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