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...
Posts about Smarter Thinking (4)
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,...
10 Free Tools to Make Yourself Smarter
Being "smart" isn't all about your IQ score. Even those with high IQs and elite educations, such as Harvard medical...
When Positive Thinking is Dumb. When It’s Smart.
“The first principle [of science] is that you must not fool yourself – and you are the easiest person to fool.” — Richard...