How do you know if your mind has been captured?
I think a simple health check is to ask yourself: Who do I respect?
When there are issues or questions you face, these people are a good measure against those issues or questions.
What do they think? What would they say?
I do not mean, what do they think about your situation necessarily.
I more mean, what do they think for themselves or have have they said for themselves? How can you use that in your own world model?
This is likely why you respect them in the first place: because they think for themselves. Or, at least, something about they way they carry themselves, you have paid special attention to.
Are they measured or are they outraged?
Depending on the answer, what does that say about you?
The demand on yours and my attention is exponential.
We are overloaded with inputs and unmoored.
If you want to slow down and consider some topical thing, you’ll have to fight hard against this.
So, you want to understand tariffs? The border? Nuclear energy? Recession? Whether the empire collapsing?
Well, if you want to understand, I have good news:
You’re a step ahead of a negative capture.
But how do you understand?
Again, look at who you respect.
What are they saying? What do they think?
What, then, do you think?
Can you talk about it to someone?
Yes? Good.
Is your tone emotional or outraged? Sometimes that’s necessary. But if it’s a product of who you respect, examine that.
Here’s something else:
Your mind is probably already captured by something. By who and what quality is the question.
Understand accordingly.
Forgive any typos or jumbled words. I typically write and hit Publish.
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