The Impact of Silent Conformity
A popular movie trope is the scene where a plucky kid stands up to the bad guy, saying what the
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Why You're Wrong About Nigeria: How small samples create big misconceptions
I once saw a Twitter thread claiming that internet scams were extremely common and even arguably acceptable in Nigeria due
Your Brain Is Lying to You Right Now: Why you can't trust your own explanations
In the 1960s, two researchers, Roger Sperry and Michael Gazzaniga, began studying patients whose corpus callosum had been severed. Think
Why the Richest Men Are Divorced: What the hedonic treadmill costs beyond money
Envy is Fractal Envy is a trap. Not just from a moral perspective, but because it’s also useless as
Your Voice Isn't Yours: How to tell your own opinions from inherited ones
Voices are interesting things. Many people hate the way they sound. We're often attracted to the ways others
Check Your Poker Face: How one bad moment hijacks every decision after it
If you get into playing poker, you'll quickly come across the concept of 'tilt'. It'
Better Than Average: The mistake most people make about their own judgement
91% of people think they’re above-average drivers. This is obviously impossible. But it means AT LEAST 40% of
Sweat the Small Stuff: Why the things you dismiss decide the outcome
I had a friend who loved to say “Don’t sweat the small stuff.” The problem is, it’s often
The Problem with Scooby Snacks: Why a dog biscuit tastes fine until you read the label
Labels can shape our perception and subjective experience of objective realities. Alfred Korzybski, a Polish-American thinker, once illustrated this
Call your shot
I’m stealing a phrase from Dr. Julie Gurner - “Crown Yourself”. Decide who you want to be and claim it
The Trap of a Good Puzzle: When solving becomes the problem
The problem with trying to optimise for certain things is that the more data points you collect, the more complex
Get in the Film Room: Why athletes review tape and you should too
Not enough people watch game tape. I'm always surprised when I hear podcasters say they don't
