Don't take this personally: Why failure is data, not destiny
Scientists don't see an unexpected outcome as a personal failure. They see it as data. Thomas Edison is
Mental Models
We use mental models as simplified representations of how things work. We can't store all of the information we encounter in our heads, so mental models are used to break complex ideas into manageable parts.
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The Alien's In Your Microwave
The Microwave Problem In 2015, we discovered aliens again. A group of astronomers at Parkes Observatory in Australia noticed these
Why Sherlock Holmes Needs Watson
Go Get A Watson I love the Sherlock series with Benedict Cumberbatch. I enjoy many of the films too, most
Why Fat Tigers Stop Hunting: The trap that waits at the end of every success
I watched a video of tourists feeding wild Amur tigers through thick glass panels. The tigers barely moved. They lounged,
How to Hunt a Buffalo: Why your target matters more than your effort
When you think of the hyena, you probably imagine a scavenger. The giant rat of the savannah. Movies like The
This is How a Forest Burns: Why the biggest disasters have the smallest beginnings
Ninety percent of wildfires are caused by humans. Not lightning strikes, not volcanic eruptions, just mundane, everyday, run-of-the-
Two Dollars For Your Life: Why small oversights cause big disasters
Everything you've worked for could be undone in an instant, by a triviality you've overlooked. I
Learning the wrong lessons: Why being right about the present blinds you to the future
Sometimes the most dangerous lessons are the ones we think we've learned too well. I've written
Frames Change Everything: How the same facts lead to opposite conclusions
Your frame determines what you see and how you see it. Imagine looking through a camera's viewfinder - what
Plan Your Misses: Why getting away with it is the most dangerous outcome
If you speed up to try and get past a traffic light that's turning red, there's
Mini-metaverse theory, Democracy, and why Science is dogma
An off-the-cuff recording where I talk about my note-taking process, Sam Harris, Peter Thiel, the power of
Useful but Fragile: Your best mental models have hidden limits
Some heuristics are useful but fragile. For example, "trust doctors". In most cases, this is a very useful
