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How to be effective at improving the world
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Chapter 1: Effective Giving
What would be the ideal social innovation?
What would be the ideal social innovation?
A friend asked me recently how would I conceptualize an ideal social innovation. If I dare to be completely free to brainstorm the ideal…
Jakub Simek
Jan 22, 2019
Sokal Cubed
Sokal Cubed
What if you could create university that was mostly about learning?
Jakub Simek
Jan 15, 2019
Four modes of thinking about cause prioritization
Four modes of thinking about cause prioritization
If you want to improve the world in big way, where shall you invest first? The process of coming up with areas and projects for improvement…
Jakub Simek
Aug 30, 2018
The Intellectual Dark Web should help expand the moral circle and shrink the extremism circle
The Intellectual Dark Web should help expand the moral circle and shrink the extremism circle
Civilization progresses by expanding the moral circle over history. We care not only about our immediate family and village, but also about…
Jakub Simek
Jul 8, 2018
How to increase our social impact exponentially?
How to increase our social impact exponentially?
Everyone wants to leave a legacy and contribute to something meaningful. Many companies, non-profit organizations, donors or whole…
Jakub Simek
Jun 12, 2018
The Decades Long Quest for A Digital Aristotle
The Decades Long Quest for A Digital Aristotle
Aristotle was probably the best tutor in the world and the most knowledgeable person of his times. But still his student, Alexander the…
Jakub Simek
May 17, 2018
Universal Scholarship as an alternative to UBI
Universal Scholarship as an alternative to UBI
Epistemic status: Speculation on alternative to Universal Basic Income
Jakub Simek
Mar 28, 2018
Chapter 2 : Model Thinking
10x Core Concepts: 4. Garden versus Machine
Society is more like a garden and less like a machine.
Jakub Simek
Mar 5, 2018
10x Core Concepts: 3. Fragility — Robustness — Antifragility
10x Core Concepts: 3. Fragility — Robustness — Antifragility
Avoid the messy middle. Separate work from fun. Embrace the volatility by having many many skills, friends, hobbies, customers, projects…
Jakub Simek
Mar 1, 2018
10x Core Concepts: 2. Growth Mindset versus Fixed Mindset
10x Core Concepts: 2. Growth Mindset versus Fixed Mindset
Reward the process, not the outcome. Praise hard work, not talent. You can do anything if you keep working hard enough through small steps…
Jakub Simek
Feb 24, 2018
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