In this first episode we talk about blind spots and understanding reality. We discuss general barriers to understanding such as ego-induced denial, and how to help mitigate having the wrong perspective, problems arising from your own biology and ego, as well as having too large of a distance between yourself and the topic you are trying to understand.  

We also briefly give some examples of what mental models are such as gravity and Occam's razor. Finally, throughout we try to give a few tips for how you can learn to understand the reality around yourself better.