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I've grown to be suspicious of getting too comfortable. And to appreciate becoming uncomfortable. So maybe this:

For the first article you read every day, take 1 minute and pay attention to how it made you feel. Are your biases and beliefs affirmed or challenged? Can you argue the other side of it fairly? Are there ways the author could be fooling himself or fooling you?

If you try that for a while, my guess is that you'll notice particular biases and develop reactions to them. E.g., lately I've been working on in-group bias. I'm more likely to agree with authors I perceive as "us", and more likely to disagree with authors I perceive as "them".



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