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Rethinking and Unlearning Harmful Belief Models

 

Back in the old days, when people reflected on what it takes to be mentally fit, the first idea that came to mind was usually intelligence. The smarter you are, the more complex the problems you can solve — and the faster you can solve them. Intelligence was traditionally viewed as the ability to think and learn. Yet in today’s turbulent world, there’s another set of cognitive skills that might matter more: the ability to rethink and unlearn. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/152ef9a4c43d/rethinking-and-unlearning-harmful-belief-models

 


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