Warnings From Sleep: Nightmares and Protecting The Self
“All of this is evidence that the mind, although asleep, is constantly concerned about the safety and integrity of the self.” *** Rosalind Cartwright — also known as the Queen of Dreams — is a leading...
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Confirmation Bias And the Power of Disconfirming Evidence
Confirmation bias is our tendency to cherry-pick information that confirms our existing beliefs or ideas. Confirmation bias explains why two people with opposing views on a topic can see the same...
View ArticleCritical Mass and Tipping Points: How To Identify Inflection Points Before...
Critical mass, which is sometimes referred to as tipping points, is one of the most effective mental models you can use to understand the world. The concept can explain everything from viral cat videos...
View ArticleThe Difference Between Open-Minded and Closed-Minded People
Why is it that some people seem to make constant progress in their professional and personal lives, while others appear to be doomed to repeat the same mistakes over and over? While the answer isn’t...
View ArticleThe Power of Incentives: Inside the Hidden Forces That Shape Behavior
“Never, ever, think about something else when you should be thinking about the power of incentives.”— Charlie Munger According to Charlie Munger, there are only a few forces more powerful than...
View ArticleThe Fairness Principle: How the Veil of Ignorance Helps Test Fairness
“But the nature of man is sufficiently revealed for him to know something of himself and sufficiently veiled to leave much impenetrable darkness, a darkness in which he ever gropes, forever in vain,...
View ArticleMaking Compassionate Decisions: The Role of Empathy in Decision Making
“The biggest deficit that we have in our society and in the world right now is an empathy deficit. We are in great need of people being able to stand in somebody else’s shoes and see the world through...
View ArticleThere’s Seldom Any Traffic on the High Road
We’ve all been there: someone says something rude to us and our instinct is to strike back with a quick-witted comeback. That’s what many people do. It’s also a big reason that many people don’t get...
View ArticleThe Inner Game: Why Trying Too Hard Can Be Counterproductive
The standard way of learning is far from being the fastest or most enjoyable. It’s slow, makes us second guess ourselves, and interferes with our natural learning process. Here we explore a better way...
View ArticleAppearances vs Experiences: What Really Makes Us Happy
In the search for happiness, we often confuse how something looks with how it’s likely to make us feel. This is especially true when it comes to our homes. If we want to maximize happiness, we need to...
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