Concepts
The irreducible epistemic atoms underlying the curriculum. 4,828 atoms across 8 types
Cognitive and Affective Empathy Are Distinct
Understanding another person's reasoning structure and mental states (cognitive empathy) is neurologically and functionally distinct from feeling what they feel (affective empathy).
Your steel man isn't ready until advocates say 'Yes…
When steel-manning an opposing position, verify adequacy by checking whether advocates of that position would say 'Yes, that is exactly what I mean' before proceeding to critique.
When frustrated by someone, hypothesize which value…
When someone's behavior frustrates you, generate a hypothesis about which value they were honoring (not which value they violated) to shift from projection to perspective-taking before responding.
Override the fixing reflex for unfixable suffering…
When witnessing unfixable suffering, override the fixing reflex by repeatedly returning attention to the person's face, voice, and body language rather than your own internal planning, to maintain presence without absorption.