Connecting Words to Reality

Part 5 of 6 from the Sequence Highlights.

To understand reality, especially on confusing topics, it’s important to understand the mental processes involved in forming concepts and using words to speak about them.

Ta­boo Your Words

Dis­solv­ing the Question

Diseased think­ing: dis­solv­ing ques­tions about disease

Hug the Query

Say Not “Com­plex­ity”

Mind Pro­jec­tion Fallacy

How An Al­gorithm Feels From Inside

Ex­pect­ing Short In­fer­en­tial Distances

Illu­sion of Trans­parency: Why No One Un­der­stands You