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The seed article: - Coronavirus Responses Highlight How Humans Have Evolved to Dismiss Facts That Don’t Fit Their Worldview - https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/coronavirus-responses-highlight-how-humans-have-evolved-to-dismiss-facts-that-dont-fit-their-worldview/ Matt Taibbi and his book Hate Inc's 10 rules: 1. THERE ARE ONLY TWO IDEAS 2. THE TWO IDEAS ARE IN PERMANENT CONFLICT 3. HATE PEOPLE, NOT INSTITUTIONS 4. EVERYTHING IS SOMEONE ELSE’S FAULT 5. NOTHING IS EVERYONE’S FAULT 6. ROOT, DON’T THINK 7. NO SWITCHING TEAMS 8. THE OTHER SIDE IS LITERALLY HITLER 9. IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HITLER, EVERYTHING IS PERMITTED 10. FEEL SUPERIOR F. Scott Fitzgerald "The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function." Contact us at info@cloudstreaks.com

Model summary: Level 1 (Pre-Conventional) - 1. Obedience and punishment orientation (How can I avoid punishment?) - 2. Self-interest orientation (What's in it for me?) (Paying for a benefit) Level 2 (Conventional) - 3. Interpersonal accord and conformity (Social norms)(The good boy/girl attitude) - 4. Authority and social-order maintaining orientation (Law and order morality) Level 3 (Post-Conventional) - 5. Social contract orientation - 6. Universal ethical principles (Principled conscience) If you want more detail https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Kohlberg%27s_stages_of_moral_development https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz_dilemma Contact us at info@cloudstreaks.com https://ethics.org.au/ethics-explainer-deontology/

We discuss https://waitbutwhy.com/2020/01/sick-giant.html This series is epic, currently James and I think we'll discuss every chapter as a podcast episode. Tim Urban is awesome. We are big big fans. We'd like to chat with you Tim! Contact us at info@cloudstreaks.com

We discuss https://waitbutwhy.com/2019/12/political-disney-world.html This series is epic, currently James and I think we'll discuss every chapter as a podcast episode. - "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." Maya Angelou - David McCandless & Stefanie Posavec. https://infobeautiful4.s3.amazonaws.com/2009/10/2552_IIB_Left_v_Right_World.png Tim Urban is awesome. We are big big fans. We'd like to chat with you Tim! Contact us at info@cloudstreaks.com

We discuss https://waitbutwhy.com/2019/10/idea-labs-echo-chambers.html This series is epic, currently James and I think we'll discuss every chapter as a podcast episode. - Adam Robinson and The Knowledge Project - Winning at the great game: https://fs.blog/knowledge-project/adam-robinson-pt1/ - The obstacle is the way - Ryan Holiday - Show me a good loser and i’ll show you a loser. - Jordan Peterson "Treat yourself as you treat your pets." Tim Urban is awesome. We are big big fans. We'd like to chat with you Tim! Contact us at info@cloudstreaks.com

We discuss https://waitbutwhy.com/2019/09/american-brain.html This series is epic, currently James and I think we'll discuss every chapter as a podcast episode. Tim Urban is awesome. We are big big fans. We'd like to chat with you Tim! Contact us at info@cloudstreaks.com

We discuss https://waitbutwhy.com/2019/09/american-brain.html This series is epic, currently James and I think we'll discuss every chapter as a podcast episode. Tim Urban is awesome. We are big big fans. We'd like to chat with you Tim! Notes from episode: - Facts vs ideas. For facts there is a right or wrong. For ideas there isn't a right or wrong, there is only your current best view. - “I don’t like that man, I must get to know him better.” Lincoln - “If you want to convince someone appeal to emotion, not ration.” - “Everyone is the hero of their own story.” John Barth - “Changing your mind is a super power.” Ray Dalio - We here to help each other, not to annoy each other. No one is trying to annoy the other person. - “I never allow myself to have an opinion on anything that I don’t know the other side’s argument better than they do.” — Charlie Munger - "Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays, instead of serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion.

We discuss https://waitbutwhy.com/2019/09/mute-button.html This series is epic, currently James and I think we'll discuss every chapter as a podcast episode. Tim Urban is awesome. We are big big fans. We'd like to chat with you Tim! Contact us at info@cloudstreaks.com

We discuss https://waitbutwhy.com/2019/09/enlightenment-kids.html This series is epic, currently James and I think we'll discuss every chapter as a podcast episode. Tim Urban is awesome. We are big big fans. We'd like to chat with you Tim! Contact us at info@cloudstreaks.com

We discuss https://waitbutwhy.com/2019/09/stories.html This series is epic, currently James and I think we'll discuss every chapter as a podcast episode. Tim Urban is awesome. We are big big fans. We'd like to chat with you Tim! Contact us at info@cloudstreaks.com

We discuss https://waitbutwhy.com/2019/08/giants.html This series is epic, currently James and I think we'll discuss every chapter as a podcast episode. Tim Urban is awesome. We are big big fans. We'd like to chat with you Tim! Contact us at info@cloudstreaks.com

We discuss https://waitbutwhy.com/2019/08/fire-light.html This series is epic, currently James and I think we'll discuss every chapter as a podcast episode. Tim Urban is awesome. We are big big fans. Contact us at info@cloudstreaks.com

Where does passion come from? You can create, grow and sustain passion! https://www.cloudstreaks.com/blog/2019/8/10/where-does-passion-come-from-you-can-create-grow-and-sustain-passion Making sense with Sam Harris - #91 - THE BIOLOGY OF GOOD AND EVIL https://samharris.org/podcasts/the-biology-of-good-and-evil/ Our Yearning for Immortality: Alan Lightman on one of the most Profound Contradictions of Human Existence https://fs.blog/2016/01/alan-lightman-accidental-universe/ Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6fcK_fRYaI

Duncan's blog: https://www.cloudstreaks.com/blog/2019/6/23/emotional-health-is-experiencing-the-full-spectrum-of-emotions-in-a-healthy-way-not-only-feeling-positive-emotions School of life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Su5VtKeXU8&feature=em-uploademail “Sad people know what they are sad about, depressed people don’t.” Alain De Botton Contact us at info@cloudstreaks.com

https://blog.stephsmith.io/how-to-be-great/ https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2017/08/04/charlie-munger-the-power-of-not-making-stupid-decisions.html - Perhaps “great’, is just “good”, but repeatable. - Charlie Munger: “"It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intelligent." - Reading, thinking, writing, talking & building. - ”We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence is not an act, but a habit.” Aristotle - Napoleon Hill which says, “If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way”. I would actually argue the quote should be, “If you cannot do great things, do small things a great number of times”. - Albert Einstein is said to have called "the power of compound interest the most powerful force in the universe." -C. S. Lewis - "Good and evil increase at compound interest. That's why the little decisions we make every day are of infinite importance." Contact us at info@cloudstreaks.com

The world happiness report link: http://worldhappiness.report/ https://s3.amazonaws.com/happiness-report/2019/WHR19.pdf The key variables in the happiness number: 1. GDP per capita 2. Healthy Life Expectancy (HLE). Healthy life expectancies at birth are based on the data extracted from the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Health Observatory data repository 3. Social support (or having someone to count on in times of trouble) is the national average of the binary responses (either 0 or 1) to the GWP question “If you were in trouble, do you have relatives or friends you can count on to help you whenever you need them, or not?” 4. Freedom to make life choices is the national average of responses to the GWP question “Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with your freedom to choose what you do with your life?” 5. Generosity is the residual of regressing national average of response to the GWP question “Have you donated money to a charity in the past month?” on GDP per capita. 6. Corruption Perception: The m

Substance dependencies chart: https://images.app.goo.gl/TuXbREvttnqnzbiz6 https://medium.com/s/story/if-connection-is-our-core-human-need-then-why-are-we-so-bad-at-it-a904ae486a48 https://www.ted.com/talks/johann_hari_everything_you_think_you_know_about_addiction_is_wrong?referrer=playlist-new_thoughts_on_addiction#t-26178 "Everything you know about addiction is wrong." "What really causes addiction -- to everything from cocaine to smart-phones? And how can we overcome it? Johann Hari has seen our current methods fail firsthand, as he has watched loved ones struggle to manage their addictions. He started to wonder why we treat addicts the way we do -- and if there might be a better way. As he shares in this deeply personal talk, his questions took him around the world, and unearthed some surprising and hopeful ways of thinking about an age-old problem." “Civilisation began the first time a person cast an angry word instead of a rock.” "we should do one thing a day that scares us." "No one can make you feel i

“Civilisation began the first time a person cast an angry word instead of a rock.” - The Pollyannish Assumption: https://stratechery.com/2017/the-pollyannish-assumption/ - "The First Amendment (Amendment I) to the United States Constitution prevents the government from making laws which respect an establishment of religion, prohibit the free exercise of religion, or abridge the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press, the right to peaceably assemble, or the right to petition the government for redress of grievances. It was adopted on December 15, 1791, as one of the ten amendments that constitute the Bill of Rights." "Categories of speech that are given lesser or no protection by the First Amendment include obscenity (as determined by the Miller test), fraud, child pornography, speech integral to illegal conduct,[10] speech that incites imminent lawless action, and regulation of commercial speech such as advertising.[11][12] Within these limited areas, other limitations on free speech balance rights to f

Article link: https://www.theschooloflife.com/thebookoflife/emotional-identity/ The questions are: - Self-Love -- If people knew who I really was deep down, they’d be shocked. -- It can be embarrassing to ask where the bathroom is. -- I relationships, it can feel pretty disturbing when someone you like starts to like you back. -- I sometimes feel a bit disgusting. -- When people like you, a lot of it comes down to what you’ve managed to achieve. - Candour -- People tend to think too much. -- I’m not a jealous person -- I’m basically very sane. -- I don’t mind feedback in theory, but most of what I’ve received has been really quite off the mark. -- There’s far too much ‘psychobabble’ around these days. - Communication -- People you’re close to should be naturally good at understanding how you feel in a lot of areas. -- When I feel misunderstood, I need to be alone. -- I’m not a good teacher. -- I sulk every now and then. -- People rarely ‘get it’ when you’re trying to explain. - Trust -- It’s not going to a

The big 5 are: Openness. Conscientiousness. Extraversion. Agreeableness. Neuroticism. Mentioning: - The 'Dear HBR' podcast. - Aristotle’s golden mean/ - Nelson Mandela's bio 'A long road to freedom.' - The book 'Don’t sweat the small things.' - Helpfully uncooperative. - Happily irritable - All models are wrong. Some are help. Contact us at info@cloudstreaks.com