Black and White Thinking
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It is human instinct to sort and categorize. We are hardwired to discriminate and frame everything in binary black and white. It's how our brains work. Migrant or refugee? Muslim or Christian? Them or us? Rather than reaching out to those who are different, we bond with those who are similar to ourselves. Rather than challenging our own thinking about the world, we endeavour only to confirm what we believe.
The result is that the difference between polarized beliefs becomes ever greater. Dangerous possibilities arise. The Alt Right. ISIS. Brexit. Trump. Through persistent binary thinking our capacity for rational and nuanced thought - seeing the grey, rather than merely black and white - begins to erode.
Black and White Thinking is an alarm call. Amidst a rising tide of religious intolerance and political extremism, it argues that by understanding the evolutionary programming of our binary brains we can overcome it, make sense of the world and in future make much subtler - and far better – decisions.
'Essential insights into the character of human choice and decision-making. You'll not think about thinking the same way afterwards.' Robert Cialdini, author of Influence and Pre-suasion
'Fascinating, important and entirely convincing.' Philip Pullman
'Kevin Dutton is a Special Forces style psychologist. Daring. Original. All-action. No nonsense.' Sir Ranulph Fiennes
© Kevin Dutton 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020
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The battle of "Rainbow Thinking vs. Black and White Thinking"
Just finished reading Dr. Kevin Dutton's book called: "Black and White Thinking". Quite early on the book, he mentions that when we habitually view the world in terms of "us versus them" or "this versus that," we inadvertently isolate ourselves from divergent ideas and individuals who differ from us.
This categorisation although useful, it often stifles our capacity to listen to opposing viewpoints, leading to the polarisation of beliefs and the proliferation of intolerance and extremism. While binary decision-making has historically served humanity well, continuing down this path could pose a grave threat. While our minds may be predisposed to think in absolutes, embracing a more inclusive approach, similar to the vibrant spectrum of a rainbow, holds the key to our cognitive evolution.
Excellent read, for anyone that is how the human brain works, the importance of critical thinking, and cognitive psychology in general, I highly recommend it.