39 results (expanded search) for "fact-checking"
Digital & AI
Fact-Checking AI-Generated Statistics
For any specific statistic AI provides ("73% of people..."), first ask for the precise source, then verify it directly before use.
Digital & AI
SIFT Method for Fact-Checking
Stop, Investigate source, Find better coverage, Trace claim to primary source. 30 sec exposes 90%.
Psychological
Ten-Values Compass
Identify the living values you want guiding behavior across ten life domains.
Psychological
Leaves on a Stream
Place each thought on a leaf and watch it drift down a stream.
Psychological
Naming Thoughts: "My Mind Is Telling Me..."
Prefix every thought with "my mind is telling me..." to see you are not it.
Psychological
Observing Self: Who Notices?
Discover the constant "I" that has witnessed every changing thought and feeling.
Psychological
One Committed Action
Define one action today expressing a value, even if opposing thoughts show up.
Psychological
Willingness to Hold Discomfort
Open your hand to uncomfortable feelings instead of clenching — and watch them soften.
Psychological
Funeral Visualization
Hear what you wish would be said of you in 50 years to learn what matters today.
Psychological
Passengers on the Bus
You're the bus driver, your thoughts are noisy passengers — drive despite their voices.
Psychological
What Truly Matters?
Ask yourself the single question that distinguishes real decisions from distractors.
Psychological
Values vs Goals Sort
Goals end; values are perpetual direction — confusing them loses you.
Psychological
Passengers on the Bus
You're the bus driver. Hard thoughts are noisy passengers, but you stay on the road.
Psychological
Struggle Switch
Imagine an inner switch — when on, suffering doubles. Can you leave it off?
Psychological
Expansion vs Resistance
Open space for hard sensation in your body instead of suppressing or fleeing.
Psychological
Self as Context
You aren't your thoughts or feelings — you're the context they happen in.
Psychological
Willingness vs Willfulness
Willingness to accept reality as is, not willfulness rejecting it — subtle but powerful.
Psychological
Daily Values Compass
Morning: pick one value to live today. Evening: rate yourself.
Psychological
One Committed Action
No paralyzing "big plan" — one tangible action aligned with your value within 24 hrs.
Psychological
Funeral Visualization
At your funeral in 50 years, what do you wish people said? Start it today.
Psychological
Passing Thoughts Box
Thoughts aren't facts or orders — guests passing through.
Psychological
Physical Pain Sensation Acceptance
Physical pain doesn't obey resistance — it softens with conscious acceptance.
Psychological
Personal Values Tree
Values are roots, behaviors are leaves — draw your tree.
Psychological
Best Possible Self
Write 15 min about best version of self in 5 years — you may see self.
Professional
Read-Aloud Edit
Read draft aloud. Every stumble = sentence needing edit.
Social
Separate Fact from Interpretation
Write the situation in two columns: a fact a camera could record, and your interpretation.
Leadership
Sorting Your 5 Leadership Values
From 30 values, pick only 5 — very hard but reveals what truly matters.
Digital & AI
Detecting Model Hallucinations
Learn 4 signals that reveal the model invented info instead of citing documented fact.
Digital & AI
The Two Independent Sources Rule
Do not use AI-sourced info before verifying it in two independent external sources.
Digital & AI
Reverse Image Search
Before believing a "shocking" image, drag it to Google Lens or TinEye to find its true source and date.
Digital & AI
Cross-Check from 3 Independent Sources
Every AI claim: search 3 independent sources. If absent from any, treat as hallucinated.
Digital & AI
Lateral Reading, Not Vertical
Don't read a strange site top-to-bottom. Open 5 tabs searching "about" the site, then decide trust.
Digital & AI
Detecting Content Engineered to Provoke You
When you feel strong anger/fear/excitement from a post, stop. It may be engineered for that.
Digital & AI
Fact-Grounding Strategies
Every factual AI claim = ask for a source. No source = don't use.
Digital & AI
Citation Hygiene with AI
Every AI claim needs a live source. Never cite a source you haven't read.
Digital & AI
Reverse Image Search Habit
Before sharing any emotionally charged image (disaster, shocking event), reverse-search it to learn its true source and history.
Digital & AI
Tracing Claims to Primary Sources Before Sharing
Before sharing a statistic or study finding, follow the citation chain to the primary source (the study, official report) instead of trusting whoever relayed it.
Digital & AI
Quick Hallucination Detection Checklist
Before using any specific AI-provided fact (number, name, date, quote), apply a 5-question checklist in under a minute.
Digital & AI
Cross-Model Verification Habit
For critical information, ask two different models (Claude and GPT, say) the same question independently, and compare before relying on either.