14 Uncomfortable Truths About Human Psychology - Gurwinder Bhogal

Gurwinder Bhogal is a programmer and a writer. Gurwinder is one of my favourite Twitter follows. He’s written yet another megathread exploring human nature, cognitive biases, mental models, status games, crowd behaviour and social media. It’s fantastic, and today we go through some of my favourites. Expect to learn why our mental model of the world assumes people are just like us, why Narcissists tend to inject themselves into every story no matter how unrelated or tenuous, the role of Postjournalism in a world of fake news, why we navigate the world through stories and not statistics or facts, why people specialise in things they are actually bad at and much more… - 00:00 False Consensus Effect 04:47 Freudian’s Paradox 14:35 The Narcissist’s Bedpost 20:34 Enthymeme 30:09 Post-Journalism 41:20 Fiction Lag 51:58 The Golden Mean 1:05:55 Tarswell’s Razor 1:09:32 Package-Deal Ethics 1:17:44 Rothbard’s Law 1:24:22 Champion Bias 1:30:21 Anchored to Your Own History Bias 1:36:29 Common Knowledge Effect 1:43:19 Where to Find Gurwinder - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

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Jul 4, 20241h 44mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: July 4, 2024
Duration: 1h 44m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Gurwinder Bhogal is a programmer and a writer. Gurwinder is one of my favourite Twitter follows. He’s written yet another megathread exploring human nature, cognitive biases, mental models, status games, crowd behaviour and social media. It’s fantastic, and today we go through some of my favourites. Expect to learn why our mental model of the world assumes people are just like us, why Narcissists tend to inject themselves into every story no matter how unrelated or tenuous, the role of Postjournalism in a world of fake news, why we navigate the world through stories and not statistics or facts, why people specialise in things they are actually bad at and much more… - 00:00 False Consensus Effect 04:47 Freudian’s Paradox 14:35 The Narcissist’s Bedpost 20:34 Enthymeme 30:09 Post-Journalism 41:20 Fiction Lag 51:58 The Golden Mean 1:05:55 Tarswell’s Razor 1:09:32 Package-Deal Ethics 1:17:44 Rothbard’s Law 1:24:22 Champion Bias 1:30:21 Anchored to Your Own History Bias 1:36:29 Common Knowledge Effect 1:43:19 Where to Find Gurwinder - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

SPEAKERS

Chris Williamson
host
Gurwinder Bhogal
guest

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Chris Williamson and Gurwinder Bhogal, 14 Uncomfortable Truths About Human Psychology - Gurwinder Bhogal explores fourteen Brutal Mind Traps Quietly Distorting How We See Reality Chris Williamson and Gurwinder Bhogal unpack a series of cognitive biases and psychological ‘uncomfortable truths’ that explain why our perceptions, decisions, and politics are so often flawed. They cover how we project ourselves onto others, drown in trivial choices, adopt tribal belief packages, and get manipulated by stories, propaganda, and media. The conversation blends research, memorable heuristics, and personal anecdotes to show how fiction, emotion, and social pressure shape our identities and judgments far more than we notice. Throughout, they emphasize practical ways to think more clearly: question your baseline, reduce decision fatigue, resist ideological conformity, and delay action when emotional.

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