One thing I sometimes do, if I notice that I believe X but I’m not sure why / I might be overconfident / I might not be able to defend it, is to imagine that someone I really dislike is arguing for X. That somehow seems to all of a sudden make me remeber / think of a bunch of flaws / counterarguments / real reasons for doubt in the X position.
Good post, thanks.
One thing I sometimes do, if I notice that I believe X but I’m not sure why / I might be overconfident / I might not be able to defend it, is to imagine that someone I really dislike is arguing for X. That somehow seems to all of a sudden make me remeber / think of a bunch of flaws / counterarguments / real reasons for doubt in the X position.