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Paradigm Shifts, Scientific Revolutions And How You See The World
Paradigm Shifts, Scientific Revolutions And How You See The World
“We see the world in terms of our theories.”
Peter Burns
Mar 18, 2020
Paradigm Shifts, Creative Destruction And How You Change The World
Paradigm Shifts, Creative Destruction And How You Change The World
“The ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.”
Peter Burns
Mar 19, 2020
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How To Think About Cognitive Biases
How To Think About Cognitive Biases
A short summary of my cognitive biases framework.
Peter Burns
Jul 7, 2023
Find Out How To Combine Building Blocks Of Knowledge And Come Up With Great Ideas
Find Out How To Combine Building Blocks Of Knowledge And Come Up With Great Ideas
Create your own “Eureka” moments.
Peter Burns
Dec 1, 2022
Combinatorial Knowledge Is The Key To Many Innovations — How Do You Apply It?
Combinatorial Knowledge Is The Key To Many Innovations — How Do You Apply It?
Mix and match in order to create something great.
Peter Burns
Nov 22, 2022
Why The Fall Of The Roman Republic Is A Good Analogy For Today’s Chaotic Time — Part 2
Why The Fall Of The Roman Republic Is A Good Analogy For Today’s Chaotic Time — Part 2
How to analyze current events using historical analogies.
Peter Burns
Sep 8, 2021
Why The Fall Of The Roman Republic Is A Good Analogy For Today’s Chaotic Time — Part 1
Why The Fall Of The Roman Republic Is A Good Analogy For Today’s Chaotic Time — Part 1
Divisive politics, unscrupulous politicians, pandemics, they are all here.
Peter Burns
Sep 6, 2021
Book Summary: The Righteous Mind — Why Good People Are Divided By Politics And Religion By…
Book Summary: The Righteous Mind — Why Good People Are Divided By Politics And Religion By…
Interesting book that will help you understand people’s political behaviors.
Peter Burns
Mar 8, 2021
How Elon Musk Is Applying First Principles Thinking To All The Different Processes In His Company
How Elon Musk Is Applying First Principles Thinking To All The Different Processes In His Company
Learning from the successes and failures of Elon Musk.
Peter Burns
Jan 25, 2021
Survivorship Bias: What Can You Really Learn From Successful People
Survivorship Bias: What Can You Really Learn From Successful People
Beware of advice, including this one.
Peter Burns
Jan 21, 2021
How To Use Vincent Van Gogh’s Learning Technique To Master Any Skill
How To Use Vincent Van Gogh’s Learning Technique To Master Any Skill
The technique used by Vincent van Gogh, Benjamin Franklin, and countless others to master their craft.
Peter Burns
Nov 17, 2020
Creativity Is About Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants
Creativity Is About Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants
How the greats like Steve Jobs, George Lucas, or Pablo Picasso create their masterpieces.
Peter Burns
Sep 24, 2020
A Framework For Cognitive Biases: More Types Of Cognitive Biases
A Framework For Cognitive Biases: More Types Of Cognitive Biases
The second part of my discussion on cognitive biases.
Peter Burns
Jul 7, 2020
A Framework For Cognitive Biases: What Types Of Cognitive Biases Are Out There?
A Framework For Cognitive Biases: What Types Of Cognitive Biases Are Out There?
The first part of my discussion on cognitive biases.
Peter Burns
Jun 16, 2020
Steve Jobs Secrets: The Technique For Forming Good Analogies To Solve Problems
Steve Jobs Secrets: The Technique For Forming Good Analogies To Solve Problems
How to form good analogies to solve all kinds of problems.
Peter Burns
May 26, 2020
How To Think Like Steve Jobs: Improve Your Understanding Of Things By Thinking In Analogies
How To Think Like Steve Jobs: Improve Your Understanding Of Things By Thinking In Analogies
Thinking with analogies can help you to solve problems efficiently.
Peter Burns
May 11, 2020
Elon Musk Problem Solving: Applying First Principles Thinking
Elon Musk Problem Solving: Applying First Principles Thinking
This is how different people applied the first principles method to solve tough problems.
Peter Burns
May 9, 2020
Elon Musk Secrets: The Technique For Thinking In First Principles
Elon Musk Secrets: The Technique For Thinking In First Principles
The different methods to apply if you want to solve problems using first principles.
Peter Burns
May 2, 2020
How To Think Like Elon Musk And Come Up With Creative Solutions To Problems
How To Think Like Elon Musk And Come Up With Creative Solutions To Problems
First-principles thinking can help you solve tough problems and succeed where others have failed.
Peter Burns
May 1, 2020
With These Easy Strategies You Will Be Able To Learn Any Subject Quickly
With These Easy Strategies You Will Be Able To Learn Any Subject Quickly
Knowledge is power: How to improve your memory, learn faster, and survive in the workplace of tomorrow.
Peter Burns
Apr 21, 2020
7 Things I Learned From The Book Rules Of Contagion
7 Things I Learned From The Book Rules Of Contagion
How things go viral, from epidemics like COVID-19 to memes on the internet.
Peter Burns
Apr 16, 2020
The Future Belongs To Polymaths: How To Get Ready For The Jobs Of Tomorrow
The Future Belongs To Polymaths: How To Get Ready For The Jobs Of Tomorrow
If you want to be competitive in the job market of the future, then you need to learn these skills.
Peter Burns
Apr 14, 2020
How A Contrarian Idea Gains Traction: The Incredible Story Of James Hutton
How A Contrarian Idea Gains Traction: The Incredible Story Of James Hutton
The obscure man who revolutionized the way we see the world.
Peter Burns
Mar 21, 2020
Learn A Foreign Language Like Heinrich Schliemann, The Real-Life Indiana Jones Who Discovered The…
Learn A Foreign Language Like Heinrich Schliemann, The Real-Life Indiana Jones Who Discovered The…
Learning a foreign language isn’t that hard. You just need the right strategy.
Peter Burns
Mar 20, 2020
This Checklist Will Help You To Make Better Decisions
This Checklist Will Help You To Make Better Decisions
I apply this checklist when making decisions about projects at my job.
Peter Burns
Mar 19, 2020
How One Mathematical Theorem Can Transform Your Understanding Of The World
How One Mathematical Theorem Can Transform Your Understanding Of The World
If you want to be a critical thinker, then you need to understand this concept.
Peter Burns
Mar 18, 2020
Two Top Problem-Solving Techniques That Innovators Such As Elon Musk And Steve Jobs Use To Solve…
Two Top Problem-Solving Techniques That Innovators Such As Elon Musk And Steve Jobs Use To Solve…
Techniques that will allow you to solve any problem.
Peter Burns
Oct 7, 2019
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