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Shane Parrish

What Shane Parrish thinks about behavioural science

@shane-parrish · 48 positions · 0 changes of mind

Founder of Farnam Street (fs.blog) and host of The Knowledge Project podcast. Writes and curates on decision-making, mental models and rational thinking.

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5 dated positions, 2023 to 2024, in their own words. Our reading of what Shane Parrish has said — not written or endorsed by them.

  1. Our readingGenuine malice exists, but in most interactions stupidity is a far more common explanation than malevolence.

    Their wordsThis isn’t to say that genuine malice doesn’t exist. Of course, it does. But in most interactions, stupidity is a far more common explanation than malevolence.

    ↗Hanlon’s Razor: Not Everyone is Out to Get Youfs.blog 2nd of 6 in this piece

  3. Our readingInability or neglect is far more likely than malice to be the cause of a problem someone causes.

    Their wordsInability or neglect is far more likely to be the cause than malice.

    ↗Hanlon’s Razor: Not Everyone is Out to Get Youfs.blog 4th of 6 in this piece

  5. Our readingThe more someone is disliked, the more likely their actions are to be attributed to malice.

    Their wordsThe more we dislike someone or something, the more likely we are to attribute their actions to malice.

    ↗Hanlon’s Razor: Not Everyone is Out to Get Youfs.blog 5th of 6 in this piece

  6. 13 months earlier

  7. Our readingJoining groups whose default behaviours are the desired ones, and choosing such an environment, nudges toward better choices more than willpower alone.

    discipline

    Their wordslike joining groups whose default behaviors are your desired behaviors if you want to read more join a book club if you want to run more join a running club your chosen environment rather than your willpower alone will help nudge you towards the best choices

    ↗STOP Playing Life on HARD MODE! | Shane Parrishyoutube.com 7th of 12 in this recording

  9. Our readingDoing what everyone else does gets the same results everyone else gets, because the social rewards of following the crowd arrive long before the benefits of diverging from it.

    Their wordsif you do what everyone else does you will get the same results everyone else gets the social rewards for going with the crowd are felt long before the benefits of going against it are gained

    ↗STOP Playing Life on HARD MODE! | Shane Parrishyoutube.com 8th of 12 in this recording