7 Posts found for Author: James Clear

In the long-run, prioritization beats efficiency.

Author: James Clear | Subjects: Personal Improvement, Productivity & Time Management

It’s easy to spend your energy labeling people rather than working with them.

Author: James Clear | Subjects: Personal Improvement, Psychology | Behavior, Relationships

Any idea that is sufficiently different from your current worldview will feel threatening. And the best place to ponder a threatening idea is in a non-threatening environment. As a result, books are often a better vehicle for transforming beliefs than conversations or debates.

Author: James Clear | Subjects: Communication, Education | Scholarship, Psychology | Behavior, Reading | Writing

It’s easier to be open-minded when you aren’t feeling defensive.

Author: James Clear | Subjects: Communication, Personal Improvement, Psychology | Behavior

Perhaps it is not difference, but distance that breeds tribalism and hostility. As proximity increases, so does understanding.

Author: James Clear | Subjects: Communication, Education | Scholarship, Life & Society, Psychology | Behavior

Convincing someone to change their mind is really the process of convincing them to change their tribe. If they abandon their beliefs, they run the risk of losing social ties. You can’t expect someone to change their mind if you take away their community too. You have to give them somewhere to go. Nobody wants their worldview torn apart if loneliness is the outcome. The … [ Read more ]

Author: James Clear | Subjects: Communication, Education | Scholarship, Life & Society, Personal Improvement, Psychology | Behavior

Humans need a reasonably accurate view of the world in order to survive. If your model of reality is wildly different from the actual world, then you struggle to take effective actions each day. However, truth and accuracy are not the only things that matter to the human mind. Humans also seem to have a deep desire to belong. […] Understanding the truth of a … [ Read more ]

Author: James Clear | Subject: Psychology | Behavior