Episode 13: Don’t Trust Your Feelings! Why Emotional Reasoning is Dividing Society

Thinking Tools Newsletter Episode 13 1. Fact: Emotional reasoning drives division deeper in society. 2. Tip: Be antifragile, rational, and intellectually charitable. 3. Book: “The Coddling of the American Mind,” by Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff 4. Quote: How to heal societal division by appealing to common humanity 5. Thoughts: Intellectual humility and the direction of history -- References Lukianoff, G., & Haidt, J. (2018). The coddling of the American mind: How good intentions and bad ideas are setting up a generation for failure. Penguin.   Eisenberger, N.I. (2016). 25 - Social Pain and Social Pleasure: Two Overlooked but Fundamental Mammalian Emotions? Handbook of Emotions (4th ed.), 440-452.   Murray, C. (2020). Human diversity: The biology of gender, race, and class. Twelve. - With this newsletter, I want to connect with you and give you exclusive content that I think will be beneficial or interesting. Every one of them will contain the following five items: 1. A fascinating fact about the human brain 2. Science-based productivity and happiness tips 3. My thoughts about life, culture, or current events 4. A book recommendation 5. A thought-provoking quote Connect and Subscribe! Sign up for the video version: https://mailchi.mp/d76edf98390b/sense-of-mind-newsletter-sign-up-page Link to all of our video newsletters: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC92ipyM9i9L_9yna8Jn6eM5RSQmNbSJj Subscribe to the Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC610T-s8gpOVDtAVXTZ35FQ Website: www.Senseofmindshow.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sense.ofmind/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/senseofmind By the way, the newsletter is 100% free, it has zero ads, and I will NEVER sell or give your information to third parties. Please follow, share and subscribe if you found this helpful, thanks for listening! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/senseofmind/support