Lifestyle
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Why You Stopped Making Art: Rediscovering Your Inner Artist
From a young age, we all naturally gravitate towards art. We scribble, draw, and paint - even if it’s
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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Avoid Relying on Biases as Heuristics
The beauty of heuristics is that they are abstractions that help us understand sets of information, and tell us where
You’re Great at Forming Habits: Overcoming Automatic Behaviors
You are VERY good at forming habits. I know this because you probably have ‘bad’ ones, and you return to
All of Us Are Like Tiny Ants
All of us, as great as we imagine our individual intellects to be, are like tiny ants riding the wave
Career
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Get Your Gloves On: How to Re-Examine Your Garden of Ideas
Your actions stem from your values, and your values stem from everyone you’ve ever known and the things they
Career
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The Power of Antifragility: Reimaging Work/Life Balance
Instead of seeking balance, sometimes it's worth intentionally seeking imbalance.
Thanksgiving: A Lesson In Mental Models And Heuristics
Every year in November I see a debate unfold around the history of Thanksgiving. On the surface there's
Creativity
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The Market for Great Things
I woke up at 04:30 and wrote a beautiful newsletter. Every word shone as though inspired by some higher
Lifestyle
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How to Be Happier Without Really Trying: The Ultimate Guide
Behavioural scientists have studied what makes us happy (and what doesn't). We know that happiness predicts health and
7 Steps to a Happier Day: Morning Ritual
How you start your day is incredibly important. If you wake up feeling rushed and stressed, it's going
How to Fail Forward: Why You Should Fail Frequently
We all know that failure is not a fun thing to go through. It's embarrassing, it's
Psychology
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The Recency Effect: How It Affects Our Reasoning, and Tips to Overcome the Bias
Recency bias has a significant impact on how we make decisions and what pieces of information we pay attention to.
