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.
Not enough people watch game tape. I’m always surprised when I hear podcasters say they don’t listen back to their recordings. When I played American football in university, we watched 'game tape'. Every week we’d gather together in a small lecture room and the head...
I would love to start this post by quoting one of my favourite lines in John Maxwell's seminar: Focus does not come naturally to us, yet it is essential for anyone who wants to make the most of his talent. Having talent without focus is like being an...
Welcome back to Wayfinder, your fortnightly compass for navigating life’s toughest decisions. Today we’re zooming out to consider the boundaries of our capabilities and the notion of circles of competence. The Cautionary Tale of the Spruce Goose The year was 1947. Howard Hughes was already an acclaimed businessman,...
TL;DR / Summary G.K. Chesterton was an early 20th century English writer known for his clever paradoxes. He once wrote: “There exists in such a case a certain institution or law; let us say, for the sake of simplicity, a fence or gate erected across a road. The more...
Have you ever hit a wall with a task, convinced you just don't have the talent or smarts to succeed? That inner voice whispering, "I'm not good enough," is the fixed mindset pulling you down. But here's the game-changer: You have the...
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...
