MetaJess

The Stanovich etc literature on cognitive biases, last I checked, says you *can* train people to reason probabilistically (by teaching them probability and/or giving them practice making bets) but there's no known way to train people to be more self-skeptical/open-minded.

Are there empirically validated techniques I don't know about that make people more likely to: question their assumptions, seek more information, jump to conclusions less? (Either situationally/short-term or dispositionally/long-term).

Is everyone to shy to say psychedelics?

I'm not shy to say it but I'm basically a charlatan whereas Sarah is a legitimate scientist with a reputation and everything!

it is easy enough to find more reputable sources on this claim though https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331415405_Recreational_use_of_psychedelics_is_associated_with_elevated_personality_trait_openness_Exploration_of_associations_with_brain_serotonin_markers …

The thing I’m most embarrassed about now is I can’t go back an edit that “to” to “too”

so there's at least one thing you can actually feel embarrassment about. making a mental note.