#179 "Free Your Mind" with Theresa

Following up on my first annual "freedom" themed show, this year, I return to the book, You Are Now Less Dumb, to continue sharing about different cognitive biases we all likely have. Last year I touched on "Narrative Bias" (you are a being capable of logic and reason who falls short of that ideal in predictable ways) and "The Backfire Effect" (when your deepest convictions are challenged by contradictory evidence, your beliefs get stronger). This year I turn to "The No True Scotsman Fallacy" (you will shift your definitions to protect your ideologies) and "The Illusion of Asymmetric Insight" (you are driven to create and form groups and then believe others are wrong just because they are others). But first, I talk about "self delusion" from the introduction to the book which gives a nice overview of our general misconceptions. Why do I care about these things? Well because I fancy myself an independent thinker, but the only real way to be sure of that, if surety is even possible, is for me to look for holes in my thinking and this book does a fabulous job of helping me to see where I fall short. So, if you too want to free your mind and be truly independent, then this is the show for you! Here's my article on "unhiddenness." You can hear my accompanying playlist featuring "Dreaming" by Blondie, "Roam" by the B52's, "Freedom" by George Michael, "Holiday" by Madonna, ""Free Your Mind" by En Vogue, "Freedom" by Beyonce, "My Power" by Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians, and my fave "Revolution" by the Heartless Bastards, lyrics below: Where you going, my friend? Have you forgotten when There was a time filled with hope instead of fear that's in your heart There was a time when life was simple and innocent to start Do you remember? Do you remember? Where you going, my friend? Have you forgotten when There was a time when false information wasn't so rampant in the sphere There was a time when you weren't questioning everything you hear Do you remember? Do you remember? Constantly being advertised, your life commercialized and disguised As happiness in pills and potions, fancy threads and cars in motion Hypnotized by gilded lies to line the pockets of so few While hungry politicians feed bullshit to the masses To ensure their statuses and further divide the classes Uh-huh And you were born with a voice so open up and speak your mind Raise consciousness and elevate how we all relate don't hesitate No need to be better or smarter than anybody else Leave judgement at the door for others and yourself The revolution is in your mind The revolution is in your mind The revolution is in your mind The revolution is in your mind Big Brother's watching you and trying to sell you something new And I just want to take away take away the blues Big Brother's watching you and trying to sell you something new And I just want to take away take away the blues The revolution is in your mind The revolution is in your mind The revolution is in your mind The revolution is in your mind Revolution Revolution Revolution Revolution When I get up, oh, I get up in the morning All I really want is the truth Oh, when I open my eyes and I get up in the morning All I really need is the truth You were born with a voice so open up and speak your mind Raise consciousness and elevate how we all relate don't hesitate No need to be better or smarter than anybody else Leave judgement at the door for others and yourself The revolution is in your mind The revolution is in your mind The revolution is in your mind The revolution is in your mind When I get up, oh, I get up in the morning All I really want is the truth Oh, when I open my eyes and I get up in the morning All I really need is the truth Revolution Revolution Revolution Revolution The revolution is in your mind The revolution is in your mind The revolution is in your mind The revolution is in your mind Revolution Revolution Revolution Revolution The revolution is in your mind The revolution is in your mind The revolution is in your mind The revolution is in your mind Today’s show was engineered by Ian Seda of Radio Kingston. Our show music is from Shana Falana !!! Feel free to email me, say hello: [email protected] ** Please: SUBSCRIBE to the pod and leave a REVIEW wherever you are listening, it helps other users FIND IT http://iwantwhatshehas.org/podcast ITUNES | SPOTIFY | STITCHER ITUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/i-want-what-she-has/id1451648361?mt=2 SPOTIFY:https://open.spotify.com/show/77pmJwS2q9vTywz7Uhiyff?si=G2eYCjLjT3KltgdfA6XXCA STITCHER: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/she-wants/i-want-what-she-has?refid=stpr’ Follow: INSTAGRAM * https://www.instagram.com/iwantwhatshehaspodcast/ FACEBOOK * https://www.facebook.com/iwantwhatshehaspodcast TWITTER * https://twitter.com/wantwhatshehas