From inside our reassuring bubbles of like-minded discourse, swirling around in the chaos of today’s divisive world, we often can’t tell the difference between genius and stupidity, and we are often guessing about how to interpret situations based on our own view of facts, our own biases, and the emotions we feel. There’s plenty of information out there on hand to give us the straight facts, but it’s so mired in misinformation (and information that doesn’t support what we’re going to believe anyway) that we forgive ourselves for being uninformed. But what if the big problem is that we just don’t know how — or are unwilling — to think productively? On this episode we talk to Scott Adams, Dilbert creator and author of Loserthink: How Untrained Brains Are Ruining America, who always brings fascinating (and often controversial) discussion to the table. We dig into what Scott means by the term “loserthink” and how we can spot it in others while avoiding it in ourselves, critical thinking, when ego isn’t our enemy, how to poke holes in bad arguments, how to spot fake news, failing mental models, and much more. ✍️ Full show notes and worksheet for this episode: https://jordanharbinger.com/273 What We Discuss with Scott Adams: 🤔 Why the term “loserthink” isn’t about being uninformed — it’s about unproductive thinking. 🤔 Mental models we use that sometimes fail us, and thinking traps that we fall into when we’re looking to interpret communication, evaluate facts or evidence, and form opinions. 🤔 How to evaluate fake news and see why the business models of many media outlets have been redesigned to keep us engaged at the expense of accuracy and truth. 🤔 When and how to dial down our ego so we can clarify our thinking, and also when and how we can use our ego as a tool to move forward. 🤔 Ways to evaluate and poke holes in bad arguments, and strengthen our own methods of thinking and arguing. 🤔 And much more… 📖 Loserthink: How Untrained Brains Are Ruining America by Scott Adams Buy on Amazon https://geni.us/tSds0M Want to watch more in-depth interviews with some of the world’s most amazing and successful people click here for more full episodes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNbAQB8BYtM&list=PLxuPu-uyanrrBgAl5-76enemxVsxFjnEQ&index=1 Never miss a single incredible insight by subscribing to the Jordan Harbinger Show here http://www.youtube.com/THEJORDANHARBINGERSHOW?sub_confirmation=1 Welcome to the Jordan Harbinger Show, a podcast where each week you get to join a conversation with some of the world’s highest achievers. I’ll ask them the tough questions to tease out their top tips so that you can reach levels of personal growth and mastery that you never imagined possible. Subscribe to the podcast: http://jordanharbinger.com/subscribe/ Learn more about Jordan: http://jordanharbinger.com/ #interview #podcast #jordanharbinger #jordan #harbinger #jhs #entertainment #technology #personaldevelopment #scottadams