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.
Twitter, Reddit, Facebook - choose your poison. Each is a window into an epidemic of untouched grass. Every day people fill their minds with opinions, assumptions, and hypothetical situations that are completely divorced from the outside world. You’re locked in a mini-metaverse, constrained by the ideas you consume. This...
Welcome back to Wayfinder, your fortnightly compass for navigating life’s toughest decisions. Today we're talking about a fundamentally human bias - loss aversion. First, let me tell you a story. The view from 30,000 feet High above the world, where the air is thin and the...
Welcome back to Wayfinder, your fortnightly compass for navigating life’s toughest decisions. Imagine you're at an antique market, and you stumble upon a peculiar-looking vase. The seller, sensing your interest, casually mentions it's from the 18th century and starts the bid at a hefty $500....
Welcome back to the tenth issue of Wayfinder, your fortnightly compass for navigating life’s toughest decisions. Have you ever caught yourself thinking, "If only I had taken that job, moved to that city, or even chosen that restaurant, things could have been so different"? That's...
Sometimes trying to fix a problem only makes it worse. China learned this lesson the hard way in the 1950s. As part of the Great Leap Forward movement, the Chinese government launched a campaign to eliminate four pests that were seen as harmful to agriculture: sparrows, rats, flies, and mosquitoes....
In a world where busyness is glorified and productivity is often equated with saying yes to every opportunity, there is a profound and often overlooked truth: the ultimate productivity hack is saying no. In our quest to achieve more, we often neglect the power of boundaries and the impact of...
