Thinking Models: 5 Little-Known Concepts to Navigate the World
A reflection on five thinking models to help you navigate the world of problem-solving and decision-making. If you know their limitations.
Orwell’s Writing Rules: How to Write With Clarity
A reflection on George Orwell’s writing rules; six informal guidelines to think clearly and avoid producing meaningless drivel.
Red Team Analysis: How to Think Like Your Opponent
A reflection on Red Team Analysis, a technique used to see the world through the eyes of your counterparts in order to outsmart them.
DODAR: How to Think Like a Pilot (Facing an Emergency)
A dive into DODAR, a decision-making tool pilots use to handle the unexpected. What can we learn from those who fly and think for a living?
Via Negativa: The Power of Knowing What Not to Do
A reflection on the powerful decision-making strategy of via negativa and what it has in common with exploding whales and inner daemons.
Premortem Analysis: How to Anticipate Failure
A deep dive into Premortem Analysis, a technique designed to foresee spectacular failures before they happen.
Top 25 Interesting Ideas and Concepts Everyone Should Know
A collection of the most interesting ideas on critical thinking, philosophy and storytelling to help you make better sense of the world.
13 Truths About Lying
From Pinocchio to Paltering. A collection of truths about lying; ideas and concepts on the sometimes sinister art of not telling the truth.
12 Writing Tips That Make You a Better Writer
A collection of writing tips that make you a better writer; from the importance of leaving polite society to forgetting about publishing.
12 Personal Philosophical Observations About Human Nature
An ever-expanding collection of personal observations, laws, aphorisms, biases, effects and principles I coined or created myself.
The Diderot Effect: How to Avoid Overconsumption
A reflection on the Diderot Effect, a phenomenon about human desire and cycles of consumption triggered by new possessions.
26 Powerful Critical Thinking Quotes
A collection of quotes about critical thinking that illustrate the elusive concept of cognition and metacognition.
Job Survival Skills: How to Survive a Toxic Workplace
A collection of the 12 best job-related ideas and concepts on how to survive a toxic workplace. At least the ones I’ve come across so far.
Pournelle’s Iron Law of Bureaucracy and Government Dysfunction
A reflection on Pournelle’s Iron Law of Bureaucracy applied to Utopia, an Australian comedy-drama about government dysfunction.
5 Structured Analytic Techniques for Better Decision-Making
A deep-dive into Structured Analytic Techniques; methodical approaches to improving the quality of your thinking and decision-making.
Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect: Why You Shouldn’t Trust the Media
A reflection on the Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect, a phenomenon about hopelessly inaccurate news sources and our tendency to trust them anyway.
5 More Decision Heuristics Everyone Should Know
A collection of five more decision heuristics, mental shortcuts that allow for quick and efficient decision-making.
How to Pass the Ideological Turing Test
A reflection on the Ideological Turing Test and the question how you can mimic your opponent’s arguments so they think you’re one of them.
The Pygmalion Effect: How to Unleash the Power of Expectations
A reflection on the Pygmalion Effect, a phenomenon that demonstrates how high expectations can boost individual performance.
50 Unbelievable Facts & Anecdotes About Me (And One Untruth)
A collection of 50 random, witty, dark and generally unbelievable facts and anecdotes about me. I snuck in one untruth.
11 Philosophical Razors to Simplify Your Life
A collection of eleven philosophical razors; principles that can simplify your life by getting rid of useless or unlikely explanations.
How to Ask Bad Questions: 5 Questions to Avoid
A collection of bad questions we should know when to avoid or be able to identify when confronted. It all depends on what side we’re on.
