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Mill’s Trident: The Most Powerful of Arguments on Freedom of Speech?

A reflection on Mill’s Trident as coined by free speech advocate Greg Lukianof. Is it the best of all arguments on freedom of speech?

Explore my all-time reading list with inspiring books, insightful essays and revealing papers featured on The Mind Collection.

A brief look at three ideas on independent thought: Thinking for Yourself, Motivated Reasoning and the Problems with Overthinking.

An exploration of The Mind Collection Model, my personal interpretation of a mental model designed to help us navigate the known unknowns.

A reflection on the idea of Dark Horses as an analogy for the quiet people in the room. How can we uncover those unknown knowns?

A reflection on paradoxical examples of odd reasoning. What can we learn from the Crocodile Paradox and is Schrödinger’s Cat dead or alive?

An exploration of a memorisation technique popularised by Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sherlock. How can we build our own Mind Palace?

A reflection on the Circle of Competence and Naval Ravikant’s credo to escape competition through authenticity. Time to quit the rat race.

A reflection on mental shortcuts and how their misapplication can inhibit problem-solving or lead to poor decision-making.

A collection of the most interesting ideas on critical thinking, philosophy and storytelling to help you make better sense of the world.

A reflection on the OODA Loop, a mental model designed to help us make fast decisions and act quickly – if it weren’t for our egos.