In everything we do, we play the long or the short game. The short game is easy, pleasurable, and offers visible and immediate benefits. But it almost never leads to success. Here's how to play the long game. | Continue reading
While there are millions of mental models, I find these the most useful in solving difficult problems. These general thinking tools should be taught in every school. | Continue reading
No matter how good our intentions, sometimes we do incredibly stupid things, like lose a suitcase full of priceless writings. In this article, learn how to recognize the potential for stupidity before it happens. | Continue reading
The truth is not always as straightforward as it seems. And it’s anything but objective. Effective communicators can use truth to inspire and engage, or mislead and deceive. How will you use truth? | Continue reading
Baye’s theorem is a useful tool that helps us make more accurate predictions about the likelihood of potential outcomes. | Continue reading
We spend hours consuming news because we want to be well informed. However, the news is by definition something that doesn't last. As news has become easier to distribute and cheaper to produce the quality has reduced. | Continue reading
The smartest people in the world use mental models to make intelligent decisions, avoid stupidity, and increase productivity. Let's take a look at how ... | Continue reading
Stratechery’s Ben Thompson visits The Knowledge Project and shares his thoughts on business in the digital age, running a one-man publishing company, and how technology will transform our future | Continue reading
The decision matrix is a powerful tool to help you prioritize which decisions deserve your attention as a leader, and which should be delegated. Here’s how you can start using it today. | Continue reading
There are many ways in which you can visualize the concept of equilibrium, but one of the simplest comes from Boombustology where a ball sits on a simple curved shape. A situation in which equilibrium is possible is one in which over time, if left to its own devices, the ball wil … | Continue reading
On this episode, I chat with Tyler Cowen, economics professor, author, and creator of the wildly popular blog, Marginal Revolution. We tackle lots of interesting topics, including tech advances, the changing labor market, and upgrading your thinking process to accommodate the inf … | Continue reading
Strategy and tactics are two terms that get thrown around a lot, often used interchangeably. But what exactly do they mean, what is the difference, and why is it important? In this article, we look at the contrast between strategy and tactics, and the most effective ways to use e … | Continue reading
On a scale of one to ten, the importance of psychology is a solid ten as Scott Adams outlines in How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big. | Continue reading
Charlie Munger gave the 2007 USC Law School Commencement Address, and within it, outlined a very wise operating system for leading a good life. | Continue reading
On this episode, best-selling author and professional poker player Annie Duke and I discuss how to disagree without being disagreeable, spotting biases that sabotage our success, how to find signal in noise, and reliable decision-making models for high stakes, high-pressure situa … | Continue reading
Heather Bell interviews Nate Silver. | Continue reading
While there are millions of mental models, I find these the most useful in solving difficult problems. These general thinking tools should be taught in every school. | Continue reading
The Pygmalion Effect is a powerful secret weapon. Without even realizing it, we can nudge others towards success. In this article, discover how expectations can influence performance for better or worse. | Continue reading
We each have 96 energy blocks each day to spend however we'd like. Using this energy blocking system will ensure you're spending each block wisely. | Continue reading
We all hold an opinion about almost everything, but how many of us do the work required to back up that opinion? Not many... | Continue reading
You can’t prove truth, but using deductive and inductive reasoning, you can get close. Learn the difference between the two types of reasoning and how to use them when evaluating facts and arguments. | Continue reading
The point isn't choosing between rationality and intuition but rather understanding that each serves a purpose. Intuition can be an able guide but we must check it when the consequences of error are high. | Continue reading
Douglas Adams on three rules that provide our reactions to technologies over time. | Continue reading
The wit and wisdom of Charlie Munger has influenced great minds. This article is a compendium of his speeches, transcripts, videos and more. | Continue reading
First Principles tinking breaks down true understanding into building blocks we can reassemble. It turns out most of us don’t know as much as we think we do. | Continue reading
The Pygmalion Effect is a powerful secret weapon. Without even realizing it, we can nudge others towards success. In this article, discover how expectations can influence performance for better or worse. | Continue reading
While there are millions of mental models, I find these the most useful in solving difficult problems. These general thinking tools should be taught in every school. | Continue reading
The smartest people in the world use mental models to make intelligent decisions, avoid stupidity, and increase productivity. Let's take a look at how ... | Continue reading
Thanks to Marshall McLuhan's ability to turn a phrase, Understanding Media is a work more talked about than read. — The medium is the message. | Continue reading
The most effective way to take notes while reading is to follow this simple three step process that I've tested and honed on over one thousand books. | Continue reading
Hunter S. Thompson's letter to his friend, Hume Logan, on finding your purpose and living a meaningful life. The most profound advice I've ever come across. | Continue reading
On this episode of The Knowledge Project, Patrick Collison, CEO, and co-founder of Stripe shares wise insights on success, failure, management, decision making, learning and so much more. Grab a pen... | Continue reading
On this episode of The Knowledge Project, Patrick Collison, CEO, and co-founder of Stripe shares wise insights on success, failure, management, decision making, learning and so much more. Grab a pen... | Continue reading
One problem with opinionated people is their inability to calibrate those opinions to outcomes. And if you can't change your mind, you can't progress. | Continue reading
Inertia is the force that holds the universe together. Literally. Without it, things would fall apart. It's also what keeps us locked in destructive habits, and resistant to change. | Continue reading
Reversible vs. irreversible decisions. We often think that collecting as much information as possible will help us make the best decisions. Sometimes that's true, but sometimes it hamstrings our progress. Other times it can be flat out dangerous. *** Many of the most successful p … | Continue reading