Oddly enough, some types of training are resistant to this effect - but sloppy thinking is very resistant to all available cures.
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It seems like we are not able to alter our habits of thought much without a combination of things. Education/visible results are inadequate.
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Most people repeat habitual mistakes all their lives. I make mistakes now that I've done for years, and I recognize them well enough.
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Just knowing, academically or emotionally, "this is wrong" doesn't suffice to alter behaviour much. It just makes you anxious.
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People make changes when they are convinced they no longer need their bad habits, not when they realize said habits are bad.
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Take epistemic doubt, which is near the topic I retweeted: have you tried arguing with an opinionated person while in rational self-doubt?
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Most people, when given free space in a debate, act like sharks smelling blood: they go straight for the meat. They attack, attack, attack.
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It takes a much broader set of skills than just critical thinking to handle that situation correctly. It can be done, but not easily.
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Meaning if someone actually learns to use critical thinking correctly (and not just to attack other opinions), they are at a disadvantage.
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Most bad habits are either completely organic, ordinary parts of being human that are really difficult to shift, or habits for self-defense.
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In the first case: good luck fixing it; it's tricky. In the second: you need to provide better alternatives, not just clean up the problem.