I have been told by friends that sometimes I talk in their presence but it’s pretty clear that I’m actually really talking to myself: ”...where would I have put my keys when I got home yesterday?” (or “what do I actually care about here?”)
This thinking requires time and patience that most people are too busy for or not curious enough for or too tired to question their current life choices and worldview (it is extremely exhausting to question your fundamental beliefs and values).
This is one key reason why the person who is interested in effective altruism and their relationship to the person who isn’t are such vital components to the equation in my mind.
How does a person start to get clarity on whether they care about what they care about due to their beliefs about the world or their values?
This just seems to require a lot of thinking!
I have found that I can get the most clarity when I do a mix of:
exposing myself to various points of view (eg. through books and conversation); and then
either writing or talking myself into clarity (with other people or alone[1]).
I have been told by friends that sometimes I talk in their presence but it’s pretty clear that I’m actually really talking to myself: ”...where would I have put my keys when I got home yesterday?” (or “what do I actually care about here?”)
This thinking requires time and patience that most people are too busy for or not curious enough for or too tired to question their current life choices and worldview (it is extremely exhausting to question your fundamental beliefs and values).
This is one key reason why the person who is interested in effective altruism and their relationship to the person who isn’t are such vital components to the equation in my mind.