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The most common way an ordinary person spreads harm is by forwarding a claim they have not examined.

VIVEKA · DISCERNMENT

The most common way an ordinary person spreads harm is by forwarding a claim they have not examined. Discernment is the practised habit of holding a statement at arm’s length long enough to ask who benefits from my believing it, and what would show it to be false.

The practice

Before sharing anything that produced a strong feeling, wait an hour and find its origin.

A question to carry

What do I currently believe mainly because it was repeated near me?

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