The Feynman Technique is a teach-to-learn method that focuses on understanding. Here is how to learn faster with the Feynman Technique.
Thinking in bets is a decision-making framework developed by former professional poker player Annie Duke. It allows you to take luck into consideration.
You can't force luck. But you can increase your chances (by a lot) to get lucky. Luck surface area is a useful concept to create luck.
When Mao Zedong declared war on sparrows with Four Pest Campaign in China, the plan was simple. Since sparrows eat lots of grain seeds and fruits, getting rid of them would increase rice yields.
"It is counterproductive for an individual to feel like a victim - even if he is"
35+ mental model examples and their explanations. There are four categories: success, decision-making, biases, and human nature.
We’ve often discussed how to exercise in the morning, from how to actually get out of bed to what you...
A 40 min deep dive into redux for react.
Sam Julien is a JavaScript developer and teacher. He loves helping people get their first web development job using Node, Angular, Gatsby, and React.
I grew up believing that following the news makes you a better citizen. Eight years after having quit, that idea now seems ridiculous—that consuming a particularly unimaginative information product on a daily basis somehow makes you thoughtful and informed in a way that benefits society. But I still encounter people who balk at the possibility of a smart, engaged adult
In today's weekly article I'm examining how we might use Analogical Thinking as a means for solving problems, and its limitations
Philosophical books are some of my favourite ones, especially fictional ones (I definitely have a lot of exploring to do!). I recently read the book "The Lit...
Stop mindless browsing with Pause, a Chrome Extension by Freedom. Pauses asks you to wait a few seconds before visiting a distracting site - giving you time to reconsider before being distracted.
Follow the Daoist way – reclaim your life and happiness by letting go of the need to produce, strive or serve a purpose
As I'm new, I thought I'd share a quote from my favorite graphic novel ElfQuest.
Summary of interesting Neuro Research
Maybe I'm paranoid, but I think there's a lot of smart people out there dedicating their life's work to make others keep watching videos. Since YouTube's incomprehensible decision to remove dislikes count it's become even easier to waste time on worthless content. In this blog post, I'll describe a simple trick that helped me start using YouTube in a more deliberate and focused manner.
With workplace tools multiplying and personal messages creeping in, it can be hard to get anything done.
There are quite a few benefits of staying off social media. The main one is unplugging from the virtual prison and experiencing real life.