Episode 6: Cognitive Distortions – Learning to Think Clearly

Phil and Steve discuss common cognitive distortions, how to identify them, and how to deal with them effectively. They also discuss mindfulness, the ineffable processes of memory, and more.

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References

• The Cognitive Distortions list that Steve was working from (Psychology)
• All-or-nothing Thinking / Splitting / Black & White Thinking (Cognitive Distortion; RE: Phil’s question—they’re synonyms; Psychology)
• Ad hominem — Attacking the person, not the argument (Rhetoric)
• Logical Fallacies (Logic, Rhetoric, Philosophy)
• Perfectionism (Psychology)
• Thought Record—Downloadable PDF (CBT)
• Cognitive Defusion (Psychology)
• Over Generalization ((Cognitive Distortion; Psychology)
• Reticular Activating System (RAS; Psychology): “The Reticular Activating System operates as a filter. It notices certain things and draws our attention to them. When people who are more risk-averse, a filter is more likely to draw their attention to the things that can go wrong. We call them threat-sensitive people. Threat-sensitive people are more risk-averse, and they’re also more prone to pessimism.”
• Selfish Gene Theory (Biology; Richard Dawkins)
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT; Psychology)
• “What you resist persists” —Carl Jung (Psychology)
• Mindfulness (Psychology)
• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT; Psychology)
• Jumping to Conclusions (Cognitive Distortion):
  • Mind Reading
  • Fortune Telling
• Catastrophizing
• Getting to No (Chris Voss)
• Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss (Book; Negotiation)
• Socratic Method (Rhetoric, Psychology, Persuasion, Dialectic)
• Control Fallacies (Psychology)
• People are the experts of their own lives
• Beginner’s Mind / Shoshin; Being curious about your own experience (Psychology; Buddhism)
• “The unexamined life is not worth living” —Socrates