Thinking & Philosophy
Asking better questions, catching your own biases, and what old philosophy still gets right.
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2018
- How to Practice Active (not Passive) Open-Mindedness 8 Nov
- Open Mind, Open Heart 1 Nov
- The Hidden Wisdom of Contradicting Yourself 15 Aug
- How to Topple a Tree With Two Fingers 29 Jun
- How Is Your Day? 15 Jun
- Faith and Reason: Why Can’t We Be Friends? 5 Jun
- Beyond Mere Knowledge: 5 Habits to Cultivate Greater Insight Through Reflective Learning 9 May
- Fearless Thinking: A Manifesto for Intellectually Dark Times 2 Apr
- Wabi-Sabi: Beyond Minimalism, and into a Unique Mode of Mindful Simplicity 8 Jan
2017
- The 4 Questions that Define You: Aristotle and a Deeper Dive into Self-Awareness 22 Dec
- Second Arrow Syndrome: How We Multiply our Own Suffering, and How We Might Avoid It 19 Nov
- A Few Pieces of Simple but Useful Wisdom 12 Nov
- We Are All Creatives: A Manifesto of Humanity in the Age of Automation 7 Nov
- The Falsification Mindset: How to Change Your Own Mind 17 Oct
- The Mother of All Biases: The Action Bias and the Power of Restraint 24 Aug
- 2 Big Obstacles to Clearer Thinking, and How to Overcome Them 15 Jul
- What Does “Think Outside of the Box” Mean? 29 Jun
- Think Like No One Else 11 Jun
- The Curiosity Quadrant: Becoming Smarter Through Strategic Ignorance 25 Apr
- What Your First Question Should Always Be 14 Apr
- Hanlon’s Razor: How to Avoid Common Missteps in Judgment 20 Mar
- Why We Never Feel Successful Enough 17 Feb
- The Problem With “Results” Thinking 29 Jan
- The Wisdom of the Granny Shot 3 Jan
2016
- Intellectual Honesty 29 Dec
- How to Ask Better Questions 11 Dec
- On Survivorship Bias and the Pursuit of Dreams 9 Dec
- Learning Isn’t Collecting, It’s Connecting 17 Nov
- The Real Danger of the Fake News Debate 15 Nov
- When You Think About It 13 Nov
- What a Pizza-Eating Champion Taught Me About Goals 8 Nov
- The 3:1 Principle for Radically Better Communication 26 Sep
- Actually, It’s Not Passion You’re After 10 Sep
- Why Startups Need Philosophers 3 Sep
- Innovation Through Ignorance 26 Aug
- The Wisdom of Groucho 29 Jul