What Do You Want To Model?: You’re More Influential Than You Realise
Everyone you have heard of, seen, or encountered was a data point that shaped your understanding of the world. The
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Jack of All Traits: The Trade-Off of Trying to Excel at Everything
When a product tries to do too much, it often sacrifices quality and reliability in the process. In fact, as
The Cost of Being King: Why All Your Tech Bro Idols are Single
Recently I’ve been obsessed with ‘the cost of being King’. I keep coming across potential role models who have
All in This Together
Society makes us think individualism is the answer. Platforms and algorithms inadvertently create steep power-law distributions, and only a precious
High Expectations Make Us Perform Better: The Pygmalion Effect Explained
In a famous experiment, Professor Robert Rosenthal asked teachers to rate certain students as being "very bright" or
50: King of the Game 👑
This week I'm sharing notes from my journal on how Lebron James navigates life games, and how we can do the same in life and work. It's a follow up to last week's newsletter.
8 Ways to use Calibrated Questions to Guide Conversation and Hidden Negotiations
“Who has control in a conversation, the guy listening or the guy talking? The listener, of course. That’s because
Deconstructing the mirroring effect
Mirroring, or Isopraxism has been around for centuries. The ancient Greeks believed that there was a connection between people looking
How to Communicate Better Using the 7-38-55 Rule
The way you say something, not what you say, is the most significant component in communication. Only seven to thirty-eight
Conversation Hacks: The Science of Making People Like You
Have you ever wondered how to get people to like you? Well, if so then this blog post is for
The Sunk Cost Fallacy: How It Impacts Our Judgement and What to Do About It
What is sunk cost fallacy and how does it impact our decision making The sunk cost fallacy is a cognitive
Mimesis: A Reflection of Desire
What I call a mimetic crisis is a situation of conflict so intense that on both sides people act the
