it means “treat everyone’s comments as though they were made by a sane , intelligent, person”.
I don’t like this rule. My approach is simpler: attempt to understand what the person means. This does not require me to treat him as sane or intelligent.
The PoC is a way of breaking down “understand what the other person says” into smaller steps, not .something entirely different, Treating your own mental processes as a black box that always delivers the right answer is a great way to stay in the grip of bias.
I don’t like this rule. My approach is simpler: attempt to understand what the person means. This does not require me to treat him as sane or intelligent.
How do you know how many mistakes you are or aren’t making?
The PoC is a way of breaking down “understand what the other person says” into smaller steps, not .something entirely different, Treating your own mental processes as a black box that always delivers the right answer is a great way to stay in the grip of bias.