Thinking

Don’t Aim To Be A Contrarian Thinker. Aim For This Instead

The virtues of doubting yourself

I recently read Carlo Rovelli’s insightful book, Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, and came across a…

Inversion: How Smart People Consistently Avoid Looking Dumb

We look like people who have found a trick. It’s not brilliance. It’s just avoiding stupidity. — Charlie Munger

Creation, Recreation, or Decay

Every waking moment, you are in one of three spiritual states: creation, recreation, or decay.

How to Think Clearly

4 Strategies to Clear Your Mind and Find Focus

Don’t Forget to Learn Macroscopically

The Art of Seeing the Bigger Picture

Metacognition, Part 2: The How-To Post

Background

Think (About Thinking) And Grow Rich: How Understanding Metacognition Will Ensure Your Success

The Power of Doing Nothing

Recently, I contracted a pretty bad eye infection and my eyes were almost completely swollen shut. I was quite…

In Praise of Unoriginal Thinking

Unoriginal thinking is one of the greatest of human technologies.