Psychology

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PsychologyPsychology

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Mar 20, 2025

When "Free Thinkers" Are Neither

When heterodox thinkers embrace a new orthodoxy, who is left to do the hard work?

Bear Smith

PsychologyPsychology

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Feb 27, 2025

The Cop-Out

"Malicious compliance" is an attempt to excuse bad policy

Bear Smith

PsychologyPsychology

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Jun 11, 2024

Make Creation Contagious

Go make stuff. Good, bad, or in between, just go make stuff.

Bear Smith

PsychologyPsychology

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May 28, 2024

The Worst of Times, or the Best of Times?

Free stuff inside! Plus: You're probably wrong about the state of the economy, morality, race relations, and so much more.

Bear Smith

PsychologyPsychology

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Apr 09, 2024

You should assume you're wrong sometimes

A thought experiment, an assortment of links, and a rambling defense of incrementalism

Bear Smith

FaithFaith

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Mar 13, 2024

Nihilism, hedonism, faith

There are only three rational options to dealing with our impermanence

Bear Smith

Tech & ProductivityTech & Productivity

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Feb 07, 2024

Pay Attention to Tension

We can't live in tension forever, but we don't know how to get out of it.

Bear Smith

Life & CommunityLife & Community

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Jan 23, 2024

Cynics Beware

We think cynics are smart. But cynical individuals are worse off than the rest of us. What does that mean for a cynical society?

Bear Smith

PsychologyPsychology

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Jan 09, 2024

Don't Follow Your Dreams

There's something far better to follow that will take you further and cost a lot less.

Bear Smith

PsychologyPsychology

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Jan 17, 2023

Greetings from Mythtown

And the 3-step process to stop lying to yourself

Bear Smith