The Mind Collection | How to Think for Yourself

Atwood’s Duck: How to Achieve Perfection

A reflection on Atwood’s Duck, a cunning manoeuvre to keep a manager from making unnecessary changes to a project. But it’s not without risk.

A collection of fascinating books on intelligence analysis, a field with a surprisingly rich literature about critical thinking.

Explore my reading list with the most insightful books on critical thinking, decision-making, practical philosophy, mental models and more.

Revisit the critical thinking, philosophy and storytelling posts of the past with The Mind Collection Quiz #11

A list of German words and their deeper philosophical meanings. Find your Daseinsberechtigung by posing the Gretchenfrage.

A guide on how to get better at writing. Learn how to balance the contradictory demands of making good writing seem effortless.

A collection of some of the most insightful books on critical thinking. How can we improve the quality of our reasoning?

An exploration of the Four Stages of Competence, a learning model that details how we progress from mindless ignorance to effortless mastery.

A collection of informal fallacies, argumentative errors that put appearance over substance. Know thy true Scotsman and avoid the Pooh-Pooh.

Revisit the critical thinking, philosophy and storytelling posts of the past with The Mind Collection Quiz #10

A reflection on St George in Retirement Syndrome, a sneaky condition that can make us addicted to solving increasingly trivial problems.