World-Class Thinking: 4 Key Lessons from Naval Ravikant
The mind of a mathematician and the heart of a Buddhist monk, Naval Ravikant is one of Silicon Valley’s most interesting and...
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Richard Feynman’s Principles of Scientific Thinking
Richard Feynman (1918-1988) is regarded as a hero and an inspiration, not only by many of his contemporaries but also by...
The Most Important Mental Models: Getting Started
Human beings are learning machines. Life's primary learning, as well as most progress in science, continues to rely on a...
One of the Best Videos on Persuasion
This is easily one of the best explainer videos ever made on the subject of persuasion (released June, 2017). I watched it 3...
The 3 Smartest Characters in Game of Thrones
If intelligence has many forms, Game of Thrones has many intelligent players. Game of Thrones is a fantasy-drama television...
Principles for Smarter Thinking (Part 1)
This article is part of the Smarter Thinking Series, which includes a range of mental models and tools to improve general...
Smarter Thinking: The Socratic Method
Just as the scientific method is one of the most prominent tools associated with science, the Socratic method is one of the...
The Perils of Complexity & Cognitive Bias
"There is no polite way to put it: we are not as smart as we think we are. We are irrational, illogical, innumerate,...