The litany of Tarski and the litany of Gendlin exemplify a pretty good attitude to cultivate. (Check out the posts linked in the Litany of Gendlin wiki article; they’re quite relevant too. After that, the sequence on How to Actually Change Your Mind contains still more helpful analysis and advice.)
This can be one of the toughest hurdles for aspiring rationalists. I want to emphasize that it’s OK and normal to have trouble with this, that you don’t have to get everything right on the first try (and to watch out if you think you do), and that eventually the world will start making sense again and you’ll see it was well worth the struggle.
The litany of Tarski and the litany of Gendlin exemplify a pretty good attitude to cultivate. (Check out the posts linked in the Litany of Gendlin wiki article; they’re quite relevant too. After that, the sequence on How to Actually Change Your Mind contains still more helpful analysis and advice.)
This can be one of the toughest hurdles for aspiring rationalists. I want to emphasize that it’s OK and normal to have trouble with this, that you don’t have to get everything right on the first try (and to watch out if you think you do), and that eventually the world will start making sense again and you’ll see it was well worth the struggle.