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Podcast: thinkfuture: technology, philosophy and the future
Episode: 265 EXTRA 7 Tips To Deal with Coronavirus and Other Black Swans
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DON’T PANIC: The cover of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is 100% accurate. No matter what you read or hear, do not allow it to drive you to panic. Panic is completely unproductive.
QUESTION MESSAGES: Especially news headlines. Headlines are designed to grab your attention, and may not lead to reality.
CONTEXT IS KING: Ignore or research statistics without context. Saying that there are 500 cases with Coronavirus in a specific country sounds high, but when you find out that the county has 2 million residents, the percentage of cases is 0.02%. If your child brought you a paper graded “10”, would you be h...