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.
What I call a mimetic crisis is a situation of conflict so intense that on both sides people act the same way and talk the same way even though, or because, they are more and more hostile to each other. "What do you want?" "I don'...
What is sunk cost fallacy and how does it impact our decision making The sunk cost fallacy is a cognitive bias that impacts our decision making. It happens when we let the sunk costs of an action affect our judgement about whether or not to continue on with it. We...
Motivation gets you up every morning. Inertia keeps you going. Motivation isn't tangible in the way that discipline is. That's why it can often feel fleeting and difficult to harness. Motivation is best understood as an emotion - but worse than that, it's an...
Here's why that productivity hack you read about may not be working for you, and what to do about it. Machine-learning for humans On a fundamental level, your body is a machine. This is something we’re often cognizant of but easily forget, particularly where emotions are involved....
Some of you clicked this email because it mentioned stealing. Some of you came because it mentioned the Bible. And the wisest among you clicked because you open all my emails anway. All of you are correct. What you're about to read is no attempt to convert you...
