“There is a lot of pretending going on. Everyone believes everyone else is better off than they are, and so everyone acts as though they are better off than they are. Everyone ends up spending more than they should because we are all comparing ourselves to the spectre of false...
In the 17th century, mathematician and philosopher Thomas Bayes developed a way of thinking that has been both misunderstood and misused for centuries. In this article, we will explore what Bayesian thinking is, why it’s so powerful, how it can be used to make better decisions and understand the...
Clayton Christensen's "How Will You Measure Your Life" is a provocative look at the meaning of success. The book starts off with an examination of various ways to measure our lives but then turns into a discussion about how we can find true happiness that doesn&...
Our brains are highly resistant to change and have a hard time predicting the breadth of future possibilities even when we know how much things have changed in the past. The End of History Illusion is a psychological phenomenon that references our static self-images, and our inability to predict how...
What if I told you that your mind could unlock a healing power potent enough to rival billion-dollar pharmaceuticals? Don't worry, I'm not inviting you to join the X-men. But I do want to talk about the placebo effect. We often brandish the term 'placebo...
Great work doesn’t have to be a wrestling match against your own brain. What if it was more akin to a leisurely stroll? We often subscribe to a popular narrative of great struggle preceding great achievements, as though strife is a necessary ingredient in the recipe for brilliance. But...
