This post (and also chapter 2 of Doing Good Better, but especially this post) added “we’re in triage” to my mental toolbox of ways to frame aspects of situations. Internalizing this tool is an excellent psychological way to overcome forces like status quo bias (when triage is correct), and sometimes an excellent way to get people to understand why we sometimes really ought to prioritize doing good over making our hands feel clean.
I would guess that this post would be even better if it was more independent of the podcast episode.
This post (and also chapter 2 of Doing Good Better, but especially this post) added “we’re in triage” to my mental toolbox of ways to frame aspects of situations. Internalizing this tool is an excellent psychological way to overcome forces like status quo bias (when triage is correct), and sometimes an excellent way to get people to understand why we sometimes really ought to prioritize doing good over making our hands feel clean.
I would guess that this post would be even better if it was more independent of the podcast episode.
I wish I had known it would be such a hit!