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    Cognitive biases. We all have them. But we only seem to notice them in other people. Today we're looking at 3 of the most prevalent and destructive cognitive biases that we all have, and what we can do to prevent them from negatively impacting ourselves and our society.
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  • @ptviwatcher
    @ptviwatcher 3 года назад +84

    Once I had a camera on to help my kid with an essay. It was late and I was cranky. At the time it made sense to be cranky, but watching myself later was eye-opening: I could not believe what a jerk I could be. I felt like I "grew up" 10 years in 10 minutes. I think seeing ourselves in our daily routine is helpful introspection. Highly recommend it

  • @jimalbi
    @jimalbi 3 года назад +82

    Well, I feel mediocre at everything.
    I'm doubting myself all the time and that's exhausting.
    But what's absolutely exasperating is when you know enough to recognize those who know much less than you and believe they're smarter than you.

    • @user-qp8vg1gy3u
      @user-qp8vg1gy3u 3 года назад +5

      Eerie Lucifer. I was thinking the same thing as I read this. Coincidence?

  • @MindinViolet
    @MindinViolet 3 года назад +48

    In my experience, the crazier a person’s beliefs, the more certain they tend to be about them.

  • @benbroderick1422
    @benbroderick1422 3 года назад +55

    As a licensed therapist, this was a wonderful way of presenting cognitive distortions and how they impact how we feel and behave. Cheers Joe!

  • @Ben-Rogue
    @Ben-Rogue 3 года назад +258

    It's surprising how many people don't know any of this. It should be taught in school from a young age, along with skepticism

    • @pakde8002
      @pakde8002 3 года назад +7

      Unfortunately the majority of Americans don't get a good liberal arts college education where this is taught.

    • @RedboneUnincorporated
      @RedboneUnincorporated 3 года назад +35

      @@pakde8002 this is common information, not "liberal arts" for fucks sakes.

    • @siva25143
      @siva25143 3 года назад +5

      i mean its good and all but if it just crosses mere inch over the limit shit hits the fan.
      you cant fixate on your decision and cant do anything without second guessing yourself. yeah it is good and get good results and all but literally you cant do anything and cant put your brain in back seat.
      in one sentence you would turn into chidi from the good place.

    • @Gibson99
      @Gibson99 3 года назад +5

      But then how would they be able to brainwash then if they're taught to be skeptics at a young age? 🤦
      Also, there's the debate on when to start teaching skepticism -you don't need 1st graders questioning basic math or spelling, but then by middle school many kids are already set in their ways. And of course it's different for every child.

    • @thomashiggins9320
      @thomashiggins9320 3 года назад +23

      @@Gibson99 It also has to be *rational* skepticism.
      Some stuff is actually true, and factual, and facts do matter.
      To automatically disregard everythng told to you is just as biased and irrational as believing false things that comfort you.

  • @QuestionEverythingButWHY
    @QuestionEverythingButWHY 3 года назад +93

    “You can sway a thousand men by appealing to their prejudices quicker than you can convince one man by logic.”
    ― Robert A. Heinlein

    • @pakde8002
      @pakde8002 3 года назад +1

      Depends on the person.

    • @adamwest8711
      @adamwest8711 3 года назад +2

      I like that guy but ‘time enough for love’ made my skin crawl a little.

    • @francb1276
      @francb1276 3 года назад +1

      @@adamwest8711 I think I heard something about him having a brain tumour when he wrote that. Anybody know more?

    • @adamwest8711
      @adamwest8711 3 года назад +2

      @@francb1276 - according to Wikipedia, he died 32 years ago...
      Edit: I’m an idiot because that’s not the question you asked. Sorry..,

    • @francb1276
      @francb1276 3 года назад +3

      @@adamwest8711 :-D No worries! Yes, I think the tumour was the reason he died, and his mind was a bit disturbed prior to that. If you think "Time Enough for Love" was weird, try "The Number of the Beast"! ;-)

  • @liberty-matrix
    @liberty-matrix 3 года назад +277

    “It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance.”
    ~ Thomas Sowell

    • @Mrch33ky
      @Mrch33ky 3 года назад +5

      That's a conditional statement. See "Usually".

    • @LyricTenor85
      @LyricTenor85 3 года назад +1

      @@louisfriend9323 *pigeon

    • @efleishermedia
      @efleishermedia 3 года назад

      @@LyricTenor85 oh snappppp

    • @efleishermedia
      @efleishermedia 3 года назад

      I see you Liberty
      Over there with your Thomas Sowell and your freedom
      ;)

    • @LyricTenor85
      @LyricTenor85 3 года назад

      @@efleishermedia lol

  • @SmolRageMatti
    @SmolRageMatti 3 года назад +40

    A fool believes himself to be a wise man,
    A wise man knows himself to be a fool.

  • @joesterling4299
    @joesterling4299 3 года назад +373

    The more you know, the more you realize how little you know.

    • @JWC723
      @JWC723 3 года назад +2

      I literally just said a version of this to my wife yesterday. I'm in college and I feel this almost every day!

    • @brandonzertuche538
      @brandonzertuche538 3 года назад +5

      The more you know the more you know how much there is to know

    • @drrocketman7794
      @drrocketman7794 3 года назад +3

      An estimate said we know 0.001% of all there is to know. I think that's generous.

    • @LizzieDeanMakes
      @LizzieDeanMakes 3 года назад +3

      My aunt described this to me as a kid that knowledge is like a sphere and the bigger it grows, the more subjects are on the inside, but also the more outer surface area is touching on subjects you realise you don’t know about. When the sphere is small the surface area of related subjects you are aware of but realise you don’t know about is smaller, the larger your sphere grows the more you become aware of that you don’t know.

    • @destrygriffith3972
      @destrygriffith3972 3 года назад +2

      @@drrocketman7794 and obviously made up from thin air, as we could have no possible clue what we've missed

  • @johnny555
    @johnny555 3 года назад +530

    Sooooo..... the light does stay on after you close the fridge.

    • @surferdude4487
      @surferdude4487 3 года назад +50

      Well, obviously. I mean, isn't that light on every time you open the door?

    • @marccolten9801
      @marccolten9801 3 года назад +106

      Of course. How else would all the food items come to life and interact?

    • @joescott
      @joescott  3 года назад +172

      Yeah, that kinda surprised me. :)

    • @michaelaugustin1510
      @michaelaugustin1510 3 года назад +51

      Actually, that's just the limelight. He must have a margarita mix in there.

    • @criostasis
      @criostasis 3 года назад +60

      The light shouldn’t stay on when you close the fridge door and you can test it yourself. There’s a contact switch usually where the furthest point of the door would make contact with the body of the fridge inside. It’ll usually look like a slice of pie or a thin peg and you can press it in to close the contact on the switch and viola, the light will turn off. If your fridge has multiple doors to a section then each door should have some kind of contact switch to let the fridge know the doors are shut. If the light doesn’t turn off, you should get it fixed as light bulbs in a fridge can be warm, even hot which causes enough of a temperature differential which can cause moisture to form inside the fridge and all sorts of other problems.

  • @anujarora0
    @anujarora0 3 года назад +110

    There's also "Answers with Joe" bias where you like the video before watching it.

  • @brandbird
    @brandbird 3 года назад +190

    "Don't believe everything you think."

  • @eveer4876
    @eveer4876 3 года назад +67

    "We protect our self-esteem"
    *me who has none* I have no such weakness

    • @coltonbates629
      @coltonbates629 3 года назад +3

      everything's ok, buddy

    • @Romandy13
      @Romandy13 3 года назад +2

      I indulge on unhealthy shit because in my brain, I already accept that I have no self-worth or dignity anyway.
      Probably the same for you so I hope at least you'll get better someday.

    • @petros_adamopoulos
      @petros_adamopoulos 3 года назад +1

      self-esteem is so overrated it's actually one of these cognitive biases Joe Scott conveniently doesn't list as such.

    • @micheleparker8123
      @micheleparker8123 3 года назад +3

      Very subtle! Your self-esteem is based on the fact(or your group) of those who have no self- esteem!!😄

    • @thekelleejean
      @thekelleejean 3 года назад +2

      That reply encompasses the fallout of this shitshow that as 2020. Total MOOD. 😂

  • @okeydokey3120
    @okeydokey3120 3 года назад +108

    Ben Franklin: "A man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still."
    Thank you once again, Joe!

    • @Gibson99
      @Gibson99 3 года назад +3

      Basically, some people never grow up. It's exactly like convincing a child to try a new food or wash their hands or take a nap or whatever.

    • @thulyblu5486
      @thulyblu5486 3 года назад +3

      That's why I think forced apologies aren't worth anything. Also people shouldn't apologize when they don't mean it, it's just putting a lie on top the thing that made the others mad. Hey, but forcing people to apologize and fake apologizing is 90% of political correctness and people LOVE that, so what do I know.

    • @thulyblu5486
      @thulyblu5486 3 года назад

      @Jim Jam so it's good manners to lie to someone on top of doing sth bad ?
      (I agree with the subjugation and cessation of hostilities part)

    • @Gibson99
      @Gibson99 3 года назад +1

      @@thulyblu5486 at least for kids, forcing them to do something they don't want to do is a form of punishment in itself, which hopefully will discourage whatever led to needing the apology in the first place. i know i always get a reaction from my kids when i ask/explain to them how what they did made the other person feel, and esp when it's flipped around - "would you like it if someone did X to you/your stuff?"

    • @thulyblu5486
      @thulyblu5486 3 года назад +2

      @Jim Jam That sounds sensible. But it also doesn't change anything I said, just the answer to my not-so-rhetorical-question is: Yes, lying is good manners. Lying isn't always bad. Your parents teaching you never to lie because it's bad: that was a lie. For your own good at the time because they needed to know things.

  • @gspaulsson
    @gspaulsson 3 года назад +53

    Yeats: "The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity"

  • @lillylove9442
    @lillylove9442 3 года назад +15

    I suffer from a disorder where my brain lies to me and effects me in harmful ways, I find watching videos like this helps me remind myself that it's just a disorder and not reality. Thoughts are often more damaging then you believe them to be :) Keep making videos like this Joe, you've made a new subscriber from me x

    • @bigboss-tl2xr
      @bigboss-tl2xr Год назад +1

      Thoughts are damaging when you believe them. DON'T believe everything you think.

  • @DavidTucker85
    @DavidTucker85 3 года назад +80

    I think that important thing is that while we are all susceptible and guilty of most or all of these, the key is to understand this all exists. We can't avoid falling into these traps entirely but we can slow down and evaluate all the information around us.

    • @BHBalast
      @BHBalast 3 года назад

      @@esould So get to know some ppl that actually want to hear your opinions.

    • @kayfrenly5460
      @kayfrenly5460 3 года назад

      Trump is the most corrupt, violent, racist, and evil of all dictators in human history. His death count is already over 50 million.

    • @BinkiklouGaminglol
      @BinkiklouGaminglol 3 года назад +1

      @@kayfrenly5460 wait who talked about him ?? why does it always have to be about that guy

    • @d1oftwins
      @d1oftwins 3 года назад

      @@kayfrenly5460 Nobody asked for your political opinion that has nothing to do with this discussion.

  • @hasher2265
    @hasher2265 3 года назад +63

    Kinda reminds me of the saying: "A fool can learn from his own mistakes, a wise man can learn from the mistakes of others" when Joe brings up the Dunning-Kruger effect going around.

    • @arthurcamargo8416
      @arthurcamargo8416 3 года назад +12

      A fool never realizes they made a mistake... they assume the mistake was made by others and, thus, remains a fool. But I know what you meant.

    • @emmettobrian1874
      @emmettobrian1874 3 года назад +3

      @@arthurcamargo8416 Yeah, I would tell my kids "You can be the kind of person that doesn't learn from their mistakes, the kind of person that does learn from their mistakes, or the kind of person that learns from other's mistakes." because I think we're all one of those at different points.

    • @defenestrator9119
      @defenestrator9119 3 года назад +2

      I'm imagining all the Dunning-Krugers watching this video thinking "man those other people are dumb". Everyone would do good to spend more time examining themselves. Just recognizing our own bs behaviors is half the battle, as humans we don't even realize we're doing it half the time.

    • @MyMarsham
      @MyMarsham 3 года назад +5

      I’m always reminded of the old analogy of The Hundedth Idiot. One hundred idiots start on various ventures. Ninety nine of them predictably and spectacularly fail. The hundredth, through sheer dumb luck, is successful. He is then convinced beyond reproach that he’s a genius.

    • @johnfrian
      @johnfrian 3 года назад

      @iridescent ink I think another way to say that saying is "Learn from other peoples mistakes, you don't have enough time to make all the mistakes yourself". Dunning Kruger people tend to ignore or justify their own mistakes, thus not learning from them at all. Just look at flat earthers, being disproven again and again only to go look for another way to say "Look at this new piece of evidence".

  • @briansmith5579
    @briansmith5579 3 года назад +249

    Society: We are rational, logical people
    2020: yea, ok. Let's test that

    • @jameswallace9906
      @jameswallace9906 3 года назад +2

      So how would you suggest we test that while excluding your own bias? It seems the video points have falling short on you.

    • @wolfwintemute7298
      @wolfwintemute7298 3 года назад +1

      @Brad AmeerBeg It’s just a social experiment bro!

    • @pervertedchef4961
      @pervertedchef4961 3 года назад

      @Jesus Socks would you rather starve or be fat?

    • @rabbidninja79
      @rabbidninja79 3 года назад +2

      2021 isnt shaping up any better. Lol

    • @pranavflame
      @pranavflame 2 года назад +3

      @@rabbidninja79 2022 doesn't look too good at this point either 😬

  • @tessiepinkman
    @tessiepinkman 2 года назад +16

    I watch this video at least every other month, just to remind myself. This is one of the most important videos you've put out on this channel - ever. Thank you for helping me through different obstacles, of varying degree of difficulty, in my life and in my mind since this video got released. It truly has helped me, more than once.

  • @ShannonMcDowell71
    @ShannonMcDowell71 3 года назад +84

    "Are we doomed?" Well, we're a species with irrational thoughts, subconscious biases, and nuclear weapons...

    • @rwilson9759
      @rwilson9759 3 года назад +9

      A person might think we are doomed yet we are still here.

    • @MrDoggysmut
      @MrDoggysmut 3 года назад +6

      @@rwilson9759 emphasis on STILL

    • @bragtime1052
      @bragtime1052 3 года назад +5

      I'd also like to play devil's advocate and argue that most people default to "we're doomed" when in reality if we all actually got our shit together we could transcend our current shitty human condition, but unfortunately the majority of people hopelessly declaring "we're doomed and there's nothing we could do" is learned helplessness and isn't helping matters further.

    • @neilemminger8628
      @neilemminger8628 3 года назад +1

      If we were going to do the nuclear apocalypse thing then we'd have done it already... Now Anti-Matter Bomb apocalypse.. Maybe!

    • @Senzorei
      @Senzorei 3 года назад +2

      @@bragtime1052 The problem is, a lot of the things required to better the world or achieve utopia go against a lot of our primal nature. So unless almost everyone on the planet, or everyone in positions of power become self conscious about those things, it's not gonna.happen, or at least not easily. It's very hard to exert directed change on something as big as humanity.

  • @QuestionEverythingButWHY
    @QuestionEverythingButWHY 3 года назад +317

    "The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence."
    --Charles Bukowski

    • @levicarpenter2996
      @levicarpenter2996 3 года назад +1

      Heavy.

    • @MrBizteck
      @MrBizteck 3 года назад +20

      Or 7:35 in the video ....

    • @abbynormal206
      @abbynormal206 3 года назад +1

      Bukowski found a lot of information to pass along.

    • @electricrussell
      @electricrussell 3 года назад +4

      Isn't that quote just a rip-off of W.B. Yeats lines from 'The Second Coming' (1920) "The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity."

    • @itzybitzyspyder
      @itzybitzyspyder 3 года назад +4

      Dunning-Kruger

  • @TriggerHappyRC1
    @TriggerHappyRC1 3 года назад +51

    "Remind yourself that overconfidence is a slow and insidious killer."
    - The Ancestor

    • @theleva7
      @theleva7 3 года назад +7

      Was looking for Ancestor's quotes.

    • @joejones9520
      @joejones9520 3 года назад +2

      but it seems to work pretty well within the nightmare environment of working for a company.

    • @rushpatriot2866
      @rushpatriot2866 2 года назад

      @@joejones9520 if you can cover up your fuck ups sure.

  • @folkengames
    @folkengames 3 года назад +30

    "Dunning-Kruger appears to be having a moment" I lol'd. Then I cried. Soon I hope to lol again.

  • @joecarpenter2447
    @joecarpenter2447 3 года назад +63

    Love your subtle way of describing the current political scene. Another great video sir. Thanks!

    • @josorr
      @josorr 3 года назад +1

      Not so subtle.

    • @TheDoomWizard
      @TheDoomWizard 3 года назад

      Think you might like my channel too!

    • @stevop80_45
      @stevop80_45 3 года назад +7

      @Real M Pretty sure he said it happens to everyone. Including you, and your opinion about this. You literally just proved his point with your comment. You WANT it to be about THEM, and can't see that it is ALSO YOU.

  • @francineb7340
    @francineb7340 3 года назад +76

    "Blustering confidence will never make up for skills or ability"
    That's gonna be my new mantra.
    Thanks Joe!

  • @MargoMB19
    @MargoMB19 3 года назад +8

    16:15 Literally something I work on in therapy. As someone who deals with crippling anxiety and panic attacks, a big part of dealing with those things better is learning to focus on facts and logic rather than emotions. Distancing myself from the worst-case-scenario automatic anxiety and realizing that my mind may not be focusing on the right things. One small thing I've learned that actually seems to help in social/societal situations in general is to just list objective facts, stuff like what is actually being said and done instead of inserting assumptions about someone's motives or whatever.

  • @SkanMLL
    @SkanMLL 3 года назад +41

    "Read the entire article" Me with ADHD "Sure thing, Joe"

    • @Brett_S_420
      @Brett_S_420 3 года назад +3

      Harness it. It's worth it. I put my ADHD energy into mental noting and took a 1/2 hour to meditate every day.

    • @zackoleson6766
      @zackoleson6766 3 года назад +1

      One word...Adderall

    • @childreneater1470
      @childreneater1470 3 года назад +2

      I wanted to slap ur pfp

  • @coreytaylor447
    @coreytaylor447 3 года назад +111

    "read the entire article"
    the entirety of twitter: *angry twit noise*

    • @adamwest8711
      @adamwest8711 3 года назад +6

      I imagine that sounds like a choir of people all trying to make a high pitched scream but only for 0.25 seconds.

    • @Ben-Rogue
      @Ben-Rogue 3 года назад +9

      Unfortunately this doesn't help if the entire article is BS, but not just reading headlines would be a good start

    • @michaelaugustin1510
      @michaelaugustin1510 3 года назад +4

      Like instagram if you could misspell a photo. :)

    • @michaelaugustin1510
      @michaelaugustin1510 3 года назад +1

      (meaning twitter is...)

  • @noob19087
    @noob19087 3 года назад +18

    One of the things I'm most bitter about to this day is when I had to do a group project in high school. I was paired with 3 lazy bums who were barely passing their classes, while I was a super conscientious gearhead nerd who got good grades in everything. Some dude in our group just straight up plagiarized a whole paragraph from wikipedia, and the teacher noticed. So then she asked "who did it?" and everyone remained silent. Because no-one confessed we all had our grades lowered. Then a couple days later in recess I heard them discussing not so subtly next to me about how apparently _I'm_ a dickhead for having plagiarized that text. They assumed it was me, despite it being completely against my character, just because I wasn't one of their friends. They didn't even bother asking, they'd already formed their opinion from me not being their friend.

    • @guyxmas7519
      @guyxmas7519 3 года назад +1

      Well if that's the thing your most bitter about high-school, I'd say u did pretty good ! 👌

    • @noob19087
      @noob19087 3 года назад +2

      @@guyxmas7519 Didn't say it was the worst thing that happened in high school, just something I thought fit into the theme of this video, but whatever. What about you then?

    • @guyxmas7519
      @guyxmas7519 3 года назад

      Oh. .. loll I only discuss that topic with my therapist ;) lol hahaha
      But I understand what u meant now

  • @GenLiu
    @GenLiu 3 года назад +2

    You mentioned, at one point that, we tend to treat someone's action differently based on whether he/she belongs to our group or not.
    It's so true that we're also doing it with our own selves and basically can be shocked to realize that someone's doing the exact same bad things that we're doing ourselves...Sometimes on a regular basis or in a far worst manner.

  • @NLR_Knuth
    @NLR_Knuth 3 года назад +20

    This has been by far my favorite video on your channel. It reminded me (and hopefully also others too) that we should think about the things we say, and listen to what other people have to say. Always remember that there’s a reason why people think the way they are.
    I love this channel because it doesn’t just try to explain things that we‘re interested in but aren’t smart enough to understand completely. It actually makes me think about specific topics, even way after the video has finished. Thanks Joe for exploring the world with us whilst also bringing us joy, week by week. I hope y‘all stay safe✌🏼

  • @coltonbates629
    @coltonbates629 3 года назад +21

    "our decisions are made based on evidence, and logic and reason"
    *Me, a minor, trying to explain to my adult brother why just because covid is supposedly less deadly than the flu doesn't mean that they're mutually exclusive, as though more people should die from flu adjacent-viruses just because they already do, and as though people dying all the time justifies killing a bus full of people for fun (or in this analogy, not wearing a mask just because they hurt your ears).*

    • @DarkAngel71180
      @DarkAngel71180 3 года назад

      Colton Bates very wordy lol but definitely agree!

    • @evilplaguedoctor5158
      @evilplaguedoctor5158 3 года назад +3

      Covid is more deadly than the flu.. was that a typo?

    • @enviromental2565
      @enviromental2565 3 года назад

      What is the mortality rate of the coronavirus disease versus influenza?
      Mortality for COVID-19 appears higher than for influenza, especially seasonal influenza. While the true mortality of COVID-19 will take some time to fully understand, the data we have so far indicate that the crude mortality ratio (the number of reported deaths divided by the reported cases) is between 3-4%, the infection mortality rate (the number of reported deaths divided by the number of infections) will be lower. For seasonal influenza, mortality is usually well below 0.1%. However, mortality is to a large extent determined by access to and quality of health care.Mar 17, 2020
      Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Similarities and differences with influenza
      www.who.int › news-room › q-a-detail › q-a-similarities-a..

  • @laurasandoval2860
    @laurasandoval2860 3 года назад +90

    AwJoe is our family's favorite !

    • @sebione3576
      @sebione3576 3 года назад +6

      Can I be in your family? My family watches ghost hunting shows :(

    • @HilaLeftMe
      @HilaLeftMe 3 года назад +4

      I wish my family liked joe

    • @onichan924
      @onichan924 3 года назад

      I wanna be in your family too

    • @maxzink1805
      @maxzink1805 3 года назад +3

      @Electric Pheonix Freaking same, all they watch are gold mining shows and true crime documentaries.

    • @mugwump7049
      @mugwump7049 3 года назад +2

      @Electric Pheonix Because ghost hunting shows aren't weird stuff?

  • @august1871
    @august1871 3 года назад +11

    I think this is one of the more important videos you've done, Joe. Recognizing our own internal faults is extremely important for our own personal fulfillment in leading a thoughtful life, but also important for society as a whole that more people are able to think more critically about the ways they think and the choices they make. We could all benefit from focusing on the thoughts that we are always thinking throughout the day, and questioning why we are thinking the things that we do and seeing if there are more objective and healthier thoughts we could be thinking instead. Thanks!

  • @garrettharriman6333
    @garrettharriman6333 3 года назад +45

    On the Dunning-Kreuger thing, also try saying "I don't know" more often. You'll get more comfortable with accepting that you don't know, and be more willing to learn.

    • @LG123ABC
      @LG123ABC 3 года назад +7

      It might be good to add "But I'll find out" to the end of that statement. It's a little less passive that way.

    • @Gos1234567
      @Gos1234567 3 года назад

      says the big Dunning Kreuger expert

    • @neilemminger8628
      @neilemminger8628 3 года назад

      I'll find out!

    • @joejones9520
      @joejones9520 3 года назад

      hmm, I dont know about that.

  • @Roguechild
    @Roguechild 3 года назад +12

    That fridge dialogue was ripped right from my head. I feel attacked 🤣

  • @jbejaran
    @jbejaran 3 года назад +5

    My favorite (albeit imperfect) analogy about the Dunning-Krueger Effect is imagining a circle that contains the set of all the things you know about a particular subject area. The things you know are represented by the area of the circle. The things you know you don't know are roughly represented by the circumference of the circle (i.e. bordering the things you know). The larger you grow the area of the circle (the things you know), the larger the circumference becomes (the things you know you don't know).

    • @mnxs
      @mnxs Год назад

      It's a good analogy, although I think it might work better (or more intuitively) with bubbles, perhaps blowing bubbles (you blow the bubble larger, the surface grows).
      However, a problem with the analogy as you present it is perhaps that it uses terms and concepts that isn't necessarily well-known by people who only have a weak understanding of mathematics (sets, area/circumference of circles) including, even in the case of my "bubble addendum," an intuition of the square cube law.

  • @KnitfulMadison
    @KnitfulMadison 3 года назад +3

    This video really does speak volumes for me as I am in therapy for: severe anxiety, OCD tendencies, and depression. It is very difficult to process or see things versus making knee jerk reactions because of past traumas and experiences. Being self aware is so important with learning how to properly break down those 'old habits' and it is very uplifting to see that everyone suffers from things like this at different times or in different ranges simply because of how our brain functions.

  • @blue98stang
    @blue98stang 3 года назад +1

    I am a struggling addict and I've been trying to break this habit for 3 years now. Addiction runs in my blood thic. With 2 c's. But I will break this cycle. As weird as this is, you may have just helped me more than anything else has been able too. This video out of the hundreds I've seen. Thank you. Seriously. Thank you.

  • @laurendoe168
    @laurendoe168 3 года назад +39

    Or: The more you know, the more you realize you don't know.

    • @alphagt62
      @alphagt62 3 года назад +1

      Einstein was quoted as saying something similar. Something like, “the more I learn, the less I know”.

    • @laurendoe168
      @laurendoe168 3 года назад +1

      @@alphagt62 That reminds me of something my mother used to say all the time (no doubt she got it from somewhere): The hurrier I go, the behinder I get. :D

    • @alphagt62
      @alphagt62 3 года назад

      Lauren Doe that’s great! I like that, I recall an old joke, I can’t remember it all but the punch line was, “we may be lost but we’re making good time!”

    • @laurendoe168
      @laurendoe168 3 года назад

      @@alphagt62 I remember that punch line, and like you, can't recall the joke.

  • @FeduGina
    @FeduGina 3 года назад +15

    "Accept failure, eat the cake!" - Joe Scott

  • @cecemepls0
    @cecemepls0 2 года назад

    I have been binge watching your videos for DAYS now…so so so good

  • @foxieadjuia7537
    @foxieadjuia7537 3 года назад +1

    Thank you for this!!! Amazingly well put together, definitely gave solutions to these biases. So excited to rewatch and share with family.

  • @ericaclay4746
    @ericaclay4746 3 года назад +61

    "Accept failure..."
    That cheesecake is terribly wise

    • @livethefuture2492
      @livethefuture2492 3 года назад

      i accept my failure in life. now what?

    • @bdi_vd3677
      @bdi_vd3677 3 года назад

      @@livethefuture2492 now use it as the fuel for future paths

    • @thebec8853
      @thebec8853 3 года назад

      Wait. I thought it was Red Velvet Cake... 😳
      I have some rethinking to do...

    • @ericaclay4746
      @ericaclay4746 3 года назад +1

      @@thebec8853 I dunno, it looked like cheesecake to me. Perhaps that is the mystery?

    • @procactus9109
      @procactus9109 3 года назад

      Aim low in life, you won't be disappointed.

  • @jerryfick613
    @jerryfick613 3 года назад +16

    "Don't follow your passion, take it with you!"
    - Mike Rowe

    • @StrixyN
      @StrixyN 3 года назад

      His TED talk is brilliant.

    • @jerryfick613
      @jerryfick613 3 года назад

      @@StrixyN it really is.

    • @alalalala57
      @alalalala57 3 года назад +3

      Mike Rowe sucks.

    • @Seamonkey555
      @Seamonkey555 2 года назад +1

      @@alalalala57 yes, he really does.

  • @harleysimmons4393
    @harleysimmons4393 3 года назад +2

    Going through a really tough time. This video really spoke volumes to me. Thank you Joe.

  • @Nighthawk2211
    @Nighthawk2211 3 года назад

    You've taught me so many things, just a thank you - and also this change of "normal topic" is refreshing. Keep it up!

  • @ThrottleKitty
    @ThrottleKitty 3 года назад +40

    "You're gunna die anyways, you should enjoy things while you're alive"
    That's the one that always gets me. What if I die and my last meal was wheatgrass juice or kale??

    • @oldtoby4062
      @oldtoby4062 3 года назад +6

      Yea but what if you live and you feel better in the long run? Maybe you'll be healthier, more attractive, more vibrant?

    • @ThrottleKitty
      @ThrottleKitty 3 года назад

      @@oldtoby4062 haha no

    • @nutbastard
      @nutbastard 3 года назад +4

      @@oldtoby4062 If the cost of living fully is dying early, I'll take that. Cheeseburgers are delicious, and no amount of kale will keep a speeding car from extinguishing you.
      Dying from heart disease is a luxury afforded only to the lucky. Historically, most deaths were much more horrible, and didn't include nearly enough cheeseburgers. With bacon.

    • @SobeCrunkMonster
      @SobeCrunkMonster 3 года назад +1

      nigga kale salad is good af

    • @TheSilverwing999
      @TheSilverwing999 3 года назад +2

      Well if you die you won't care will you, you'll be dead lol

  • @Freyjinn
    @Freyjinn 3 года назад +268

    This is the perfect video i needed. Even if i'm very spiritual, being told rational scientific facts relieve a lot of stress in me, i mean realizing that anxious thoughts or OCD are just neuron paths too well done lol. Like we say, the old horse knows the path too well, gotta put that freaking horse on a new track xD

    • @MrDave8539
      @MrDave8539 3 года назад +8

      It makes me think about the straight and narrow path, could it be the brains pathways. A way of thinking...

    • @mezmerizer9422
      @mezmerizer9422 3 года назад

      xDDDDDDDDD x33333333 :D x))))))))))))))

    • @flyingfree333
      @flyingfree333 3 года назад +22

      Being spiritual is an example of being irrational and cognitive biases. All the evidence says there's no such thing as ghosts, gods, ghouls or goblins, no supernatural or spiritual of any kind, yet you reject all evidence to preserve your irrational belief.

    • @squirlmy
      @squirlmy 3 года назад +11

      @Anirban Chakrabarti well, while you are correct in everything said here, I think you're also feeding a troll. Yes, spirituality can be entirely re-defined outside of "religiousity" or superstition. But when you have to argue this... it's already fairly pointless, you can, at best, indicate you take offense, that spirituality is something different, and quite important to you, and perhaps countless others you know. But FF333 can always say, whatever you are advocating, is irrational belief. It's a trap, basically.

    • @dijasom
      @dijasom 3 года назад +17

      ​@@flyingfree333 as an aethiest, i find it silly, that you are knocking comment to comment to spout your "Rational" beliefs to those with different beliefs...
      "Excuse me, have you heard about our non lord, and non savior, Randomness of a cosmic vacuum?"
      Let folks believe what they want to, no need for rational/irrational thoughts... you literally came from nothing... and you are spouting "rationality"...
      Life makes no sense, from any rational standpoint.

  • @mickeyg.c.1654
    @mickeyg.c.1654 3 года назад +1

    Joe's back to his great videos again! Good job thanks for uploading and feeding my brain once more.

  • @danmadefurniture
    @danmadefurniture 3 года назад

    words do not describe how much i enjoy your videos @joe scott ,
    i mean i'm not going to be a patreon supporter , but the fact that your making these videos.... i respect that

  • @superduperjeff09
    @superduperjeff09 3 года назад +11

    "Be the guy your dog thinks you are" hahaha gold!!

  • @wut274
    @wut274 3 года назад +13

    Hey Joe! I've been a huge fan since around your first few thousand subscribers! 🥳 I'm so so happy to see the continued success of your content and channel, you deserve everything you've worked so hard for! 🙏
    Thank you for continuing to create your unique blend of comedy, fascinating information and personality. ❤️ These videos are a great relief during a difficult time for me and many others. 😊
    Boys support boys! 🤘

  • @crackpotts5347
    @crackpotts5347 2 года назад +1

    I've only been watching your videos for a short time, I've seen like 30. Really enjoy your wit and wisdom. You're amazing. Thanks for it all. Really.

  • @cristinaschu4338
    @cristinaschu4338 3 года назад +3

    Wonderful video! Lots of great information about the brain and how we think. It's very eye-opening. I'm going to try to be more aware of these thinking habits and biases. This is one of my favorite videos that you've done. Thank you!

  • @lilioliver7707
    @lilioliver7707 3 года назад +3

    Hey joe,
    I just wanted to say thanks for all of your amazing content I am very greatful for your hilarious scientific humour. Your videos have helped spark a curiosity in me that has been hidden for many years.
    Just wanted to say a huge thanks from all the way down in Victoria, Australia! Keep up the amazing content and most importantly being you! Thanks joe 😃

  • @God-Emperor-Of-Mankind
    @God-Emperor-Of-Mankind 3 года назад +21

    "The loudest person in the room is the weakest"- Frank Lucas; Denzel Washington

    • @rrb101567
      @rrb101567 3 года назад +3

      quiet kids : *stronk*

    • @TraditionalAnglican
      @TraditionalAnglican 3 года назад +3

      My father once said he could tell who had the authority, because he almost never had to yell or swear.

    • @stylis666
      @stylis666 3 года назад

      And then there's the problem that the weakest most often does get the most support because evidently about half of the human population are victims of their lives instead of living their lives and of the other half, a lot are unable to see the bigger picture, or don't care, or are convinced that the louder person serves the bigger picture when it's easy to see why that fails on the longer term because it's just not a sustainable way to grow and keep up with the increases in knowledge and technology. Instead, it promotes ignorance, leading to, well... situations like the US. And don't think they're unique. All around the world the tendency is towards idiocracy and instead of learning from the US that that is a bad thing, it only increased.
      On the bright side, the people fighting against that are also getting slightly more teamed up and efficient, giving us some time to find solutions, but they are education and teaching critical thinking skills and those aren't popular subjects. Worse than that, they're not even in the list of options; only censorship and limiting social media are.

  • @lnc-to4ku
    @lnc-to4ku Год назад

    Just recently discovered your channel, and it's absolutely fascinating! Thank you for your content!

  • @SlimHadley
    @SlimHadley 3 года назад

    Saw this this morning & finally got to view! I always enjoy & learn from your work. Thank you.

  • @LittleBallOfPurr
    @LittleBallOfPurr 3 года назад +10

    Joe: Break your thought patterns
    Me having lived 15 years in social isolation due to anxiety conditions: ...........

    • @pcutheuniverse-ityofideasklm
      @pcutheuniverse-ityofideasklm 2 года назад

      How very sad is that? FIFTEEN years--
      As someone who suffered (needlessly!!) YEARS of anxiety and depression bc "it runs in our family" I can tell you: you do not have to be at the mercy of your mind (anxiety in its simplest context is only a BAD HABIT OF THOUGHT). Get yourself the book The Panic Attack Recovery book (it explains the physical chain reactions happening when in the grips of anxiety and how to stop the domino effect) and realize that the ONLY thing you have complete control over is the thoughts you allow to run through your mind.
      I know--when that looping starts it feels like it's out of your hands but it is not. Stop--and very much on purpose, fill your mind with things that feel a little bit better...you CAN stop the looping. DECIDE TO feel better (all of this is under the assumption you truly WANT to feel better. Like any crutch, "anxiety" gets us out of a lot of things--"I can't do xyz...bc of my anxiety..." blah blah blah) IF you're ready to LIVE your LIFE--fully and happily. Decide to. Today.
      START this moment and make a list of things that just make you feel good: puppies, sunshine, fall colors, Christmas lights, finger painting--whatever lights you up (and there are MILLIONS OF THINGS--you may have to dig through the crust of old thought patterns to find them--but they're there. I promise. When that dark stuff starts wandering in--look to your list and focus on that. It's a super simple tool but it stops the looping that that's what we're going for here.
      You can LIVE--enjoy the sunshine, enjoy the excursions, enjoy the adventures, enjoy the play, enjoy the music--if you DECIDE TO and make tiny changes every day all day in your thought habits. You can't go from -11 to 10+ on the feel-good scale but you most certainly can go from -11 to -5. Then to "0" --which is way better than -11, right??? What you're doing is inching your way to feeling better. Then to feeing better more of the time..then to feeling better most of the time. It's totally do-able And you're worth it. Just give it a try.

  • @r.g.3480
    @r.g.3480 3 года назад +6

    So proud to be a patreon ❤

  • @icantdance6813
    @icantdance6813 3 года назад

    Great presentation/delivery and editing. Fun to watch.

  • @karenmcgrady6349
    @karenmcgrady6349 2 года назад

    Thank you!!! This explains SO MUCH!! I'm posting this so others can understand why we are living in 2 realities at this moment in time!

  • @Michigntiger08
    @Michigntiger08 3 года назад +30

    This is Joe's nice, scientific way of saying "Hey America, get your shit together. We need to work together and unify."
    There's obviously a lot of relevant parallels to the political landscape in America today.
    And everyone's biases determined what connections they may have drawn from this video. But I have a feeling I have a pretty good guess as to how the majority of people watching this video lean...

    • @stever1693
      @stever1693 3 года назад +3

      I was leaning forward because I can’t see the screen very well otherwise.

    • @tvuser1
      @tvuser1 3 года назад

      Interesting thing to assume...

    • @riftur7636
      @riftur7636 3 года назад +2

      @Mizzmi27 agreed, and while I think this video is good for everyone to watch. The people who do watch Joe's video's already are truth seekers and believe in science. How do we get the other half of the US to watch it?

    • @Michigntiger08
      @Michigntiger08 3 года назад

      @@tvuser1 I disagree, seems pretty safe to assume that there won't be many people who either think scientists/doctors are just elite idealogues or people that subscribe to baseless theories with no evidence, on Joe's channel.
      But hey, I could be wrong.

    • @Michigntiger08
      @Michigntiger08 3 года назад +1

      @@riftur7636 Unfortunately you can't really because of the very real "war on science" we've seen lately. There are a lot of people in the US, and maybe the world, at this point that scoff anytime they hear anything about an expert, scientist, doctor, etc. And unfortunately a lot of people misconstrue baseless conspiracy theories and the "war on science" as "truth seeking" (you often here them say "question everything" or similar).
      And for any of the people you can actually get to watch it they would learn nothing due to the very biases Joe talks about in this video. Most people would watch this video and think "yeah, this guy is saying that I am smart and a critical thinker and people I dislike are idiots".

  • @dmatt3425
    @dmatt3425 3 года назад +6

    This is one of the most important videos you've ever put out.

    • @dreamlogic.v3390
      @dreamlogic.v3390 2 года назад

      Thats juat what your brain wants you to think!

  • @bracobutcher8297
    @bracobutcher8297 6 месяцев назад

    Hey Joe, second time commenting. I just wanted to tell you that you, as ever, are a very welcomed light of education in our lives and it is always so intersting to hear your prospective on things. I hope you never stop making content.

  • @jonathanfitzgerald7882
    @jonathanfitzgerald7882 3 года назад

    Thank you Joe and others for the hard work you put into this channel.👍

  • @shadowprince4482
    @shadowprince4482 3 года назад +8

    The greatest thing I learned in college was how little I actually know.

  • @jakequinn2968
    @jakequinn2968 3 года назад +8

    I’ve got another voice that’s hounding me for keeping the fridge door open.

  • @dollidae2880
    @dollidae2880 3 года назад

    Currently bingeing your videos... where have you been all my youtube life?

  • @sangomoon5456
    @sangomoon5456 3 года назад

    I feel like i should be taking notes on this video. Theres so much great knowledge packed into 19mins! Thank you!

  • @jasongannon7676
    @jasongannon7676 3 года назад +5

    I've always thought this subject should be taught from K through 12

  • @marccolten9801
    @marccolten9801 3 года назад +33

    Wait a sec. Is MY refrigerator watching ME? I know my smart TV is and my laptop and the guy who keeps sending me threatening e-mails demanding BitCoin payments or else.
    But I thought the fridge and me were cool. (That wasn't intentional and I just got it)

    • @ChiDraconis
      @ChiDraconis 3 года назад +4

      They do not matter it is the Invisible Lizards staring at me through the walls

  • @latoyafranklyn1222
    @latoyafranklyn1222 3 года назад

    This video was super helpful and I also did the Ella Luna class you recommended. Thank you for both!

  • @malepatternbaldness.
    @malepatternbaldness. Год назад +1

    Oh this is a VERY good video, I'm actually learning some really interesting things. Thanks!

  • @textrobhere
    @textrobhere 3 года назад +4

    Another outstanding video Joe. This one especially for me right now. I had a motorcycle accident a few months ago and suffered some mild brain damage. I would be embarrassed to share how and what I think, I'm just different than before for sure. As I fight back tears writing this I just wanted to say that I really enjoyed this video and it helped me understand a little better about how we think and make choices. I can't wait for your next upload, I really enjoy listening the way you explain everything.

    • @VeganVampire.
      @VeganVampire. Год назад +1

      Oh man, I know this was a few years ago but sorry about your accident. I hope you're doing better now and 2023 is treating you well so far!

    • @textrobhere
      @textrobhere Год назад +1

      @@VeganVampire. Thank you. I've recovered quite miraculously well. I still do my job as before and do it same or better, I've lost some weight (which I've failed at for decades), everything else is a distraction. I'm re-watching this vid now again to refresh mind.

    • @VeganVampire.
      @VeganVampire. Год назад +1

      @@textrobhere I'm happy for you! That's amazing! The way our bodies and brain can heal is fascinating and wonderful. All the best to you!

  • @JustinWillisDevil240Z
    @JustinWillisDevil240Z 3 года назад +31

    Joe says: "I guarantee you have done one of these(biases) today"
    Me: I voted today...

  • @riggs20
    @riggs20 3 года назад +1

    Lots of good info here for those of us who struggle with depression. Thanks!

  • @bobrenner67
    @bobrenner67 3 года назад

    Well done & insightful thanks

  • @toddkreter4006
    @toddkreter4006 3 года назад +9

    "Create a little gap between yourself and your thoughts"

  • @kaiying74
    @kaiying74 3 года назад +6

    Dunning-Kruger: a little knowledge is more dangerous than none at all.

  • @absymarsi2892
    @absymarsi2892 3 года назад

    Loved it , one of your best joe .

  • @supratimmitra8507
    @supratimmitra8507 2 года назад

    This is one of your best videos. I was literally hanging on to every word.

  • @jibinyt
    @jibinyt 3 года назад +8

    Need the chair turning!

  • @jojomag9822
    @jojomag9822 3 года назад +6

    "The first rule of Dunning-Kruger Club..." DUDE! That's a T-shirt.

  • @c.683
    @c.683 3 года назад

    You're fantastic! So glad I stumbled across your page. :)

  • @philjamieson5572
    @philjamieson5572 3 года назад

    I love the 'voices' in his head at the start. Excellent video. Thanks. Plenty of food for thought here.

  • @defaultlogos2976
    @defaultlogos2976 3 года назад +10

    Hey, I dont really know how to reccomend videos for this channel, but I was hoping you could talk about the bacteria that eats plastic or nanotechnology

  • @balazsbelavari7556
    @balazsbelavari7556 3 года назад +6

    Joe: opens firdge
    every single food: you know the rules, and so do I

  • @mejoe943
    @mejoe943 3 года назад

    Great info and outlook, as always! Thank you!

  • @mikeluque6527
    @mikeluque6527 3 года назад

    Excellent episode Joe.

  • @extropiantranshuman
    @extropiantranshuman 3 года назад +9

    I wouldn't call 'confirmation bias' a subconscious experience: school teaches us to do this to write our essays!

  • @nanoglitch6693
    @nanoglitch6693 3 года назад +22

    "Be the guy that eats caake."

    • @adamwest8711
      @adamwest8711 3 года назад +4

      One step ahead of ya.

    • @DaveSomething
      @DaveSomething 3 года назад +1

      I am the guy that eats cake... a guy likes cake.

    • @aok2075
      @aok2075 3 года назад +1

      That skit really takes the cake

  • @bluebabb1550
    @bluebabb1550 3 года назад

    Really enjoyed this one

  • @Visual39
    @Visual39 3 года назад +1

    Massive respect Joe. This was amazing.

  • @QuestionEverythingButWHY
    @QuestionEverythingButWHY 3 года назад +25

    “Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed.”
    ― Friedrich Nietzsche

  • @cpzd83
    @cpzd83 3 года назад +6

    I have a small chalkboard where i put s quote of the week on.
    And this week's quote will be:
    "Be the guy your dog thinks you are"
    -Joe Scott

    • @Thumbsupurbum
      @Thumbsupurbum 3 года назад

      My dog thinks I'm a large breathing chew toy. Should I just make squeaky noises?

  • @Leopold5100
    @Leopold5100 3 года назад

    Excellent and congratulations on the 1,000,000 subscribers ......
    Also, where abouts did you obtain your CYBERTRUCKK model ??

  • @joshmcdonald8059
    @joshmcdonald8059 3 года назад

    Can’t wait for 1 million you deserve it dude!