ESCAPING THE MENTAL MAZE—TOOLS FOR CLARITY
1. Label Your Thinking
Ask: Is this a thought or an evidence-based fact?
2. Slow Down with “Cognitive Circuit Breakers”
Just a breath and a pause can stop System 1 from hijacking your decisions.
3. Embrace Mental Discomfort
Growth comes from confronting contradictions, not escaping them.
4. Practice “Steel-Manning”
Instead of attacking the weakest version of your opponent’s view (Straw Man), articulate the strongest version of it—then engage.