[samwise135]

Reading Ian McGilchrist’s “Master and his Emissary” has been incredibly eye opening on this theme.

Oversimplification and getting upset with the world when it doesn’t fit your model of it is definitely a poor character trait —- which is nevertheless unfortunately trained and rewarded in our schools and much of our professional work.

The world is what it is and there are some helpful abstractions for navigating it, but don’t be upset when your model fails as it always will.

[bobson381]

I was hoping this would get mentioned! I heard a podcast with him and was enthralled. Are his interpretations and outlook on this considered "valid" by the scientific community? I've been intrigued but curious about how seriously he's taken.

[nuancebydefault]

Indeed, often when we humans are upset about something, we later understand things better. Then comes that aha moment in which we see we were jumping to conclusions.