What I was trying to get at was to have a visualisation of ones biases. Something like a mindmap that makes it clear where ones own opinions come from, from where were these ideas sourced.
What I have done is to collect all my writings together and all the things I have read and read, built a mindmap and joined the dots. That is, which articles have influenced the things I have written. Which ideas did I incorporate into my texts and from which source these ideas come from.
From that, I now know I spend a lot of time collecting my ideas from HN and Aeon magazine (for example). That tells me that a) both sources seem to be feeding my bubble b) both seem good at giving me content that fits into my bubble.
I also know that I should perhaps spend more time finding other sources for other views. Whether those views gel with what I believe is another question, but at least I know that I have to confront my beliefs with other content and sources.
Finally having done this little exercise, I wonder whether others also do this? Or how does one sort and manage ones ideas and thoughts? Before I did this, I kept all my ideas and thoughts in one long electronic document but I had no appreciation for how and what influenced those ideas.
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What I was trying to get at was to have a visualisation of ones biases. Something like a mindmap that makes it clear where ones own opinions come from, from where were these ideas sourced.
What I have done is to collect all my writings together and all the things I have read and read, built a mindmap and joined the dots. That is, which articles have influenced the things I have written. Which ideas did I incorporate into my texts and from which source these ideas come from.
From that, I now know I spend a lot of time collecting my ideas from HN and Aeon magazine (for example). That tells me that a) both sources seem to be feeding my bubble b) both seem good at giving me content that fits into my bubble.
I also know that I should perhaps spend more time finding other sources for other views. Whether those views gel with what I believe is another question, but at least I know that I have to confront my beliefs with other content and sources.
Finally having done this little exercise, I wonder whether others also do this? Or how does one sort and manage ones ideas and thoughts? Before I did this, I kept all my ideas and thoughts in one long electronic document but I had no appreciation for how and what influenced those ideas.