You believe something. The market will turn. The hire won't last. The institution is rotting. You've done the work, the reasoning holds, you're fairly sure. Before you act, ask one thing: will the world ever grade this belief, or only you? It sounds trivial. It's the most useful sorting move I know, and careful people … Continue reading The Two Questions Hiding in “Am I Right?”
Tag: psychology
What Sufficient Explanations Hide
There's a moment, watching a documentary about a couple whose communication register is foreign to your own, when you reach for the obvious explanation. They talk a lot about feelings. They narrate their interior lives — what was the big moment of your day? — in a way nothing like the terse, decisive exchanges that … Continue reading What Sufficient Explanations Hide
