#ElephantInTheRoom Archives | The Mind Collection

The Feynman Technique 2.0: How to Take Your Learning to the Next Level

A deep dive into the Feynman Technique, a method designed to learn through teaching. How can we upgrade it with a few teaching principles?

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

A reflection on the narrative technique known as stream of consciousness. How can we use it to make use of our messy thoughts in real life?

A reflection on the Peter Principle, an explanation for incompetence in the workplace. There’s only one way to avoid falling into this trap.

Take the steelmanning challenge, a three-step method to win arguments whose only downside is that nobody will ever take it.

A reflection on Joseph S. Nye’s concepts of hard and soft power in world politics. How can we use them to gauge our own influence?

Join me in revisiting Paul Graham’s Hierarchy of Disagreement. Can it help us survive Twitter? And is name-calling ever okay?

An exploration of how to say ‘No’ without feeling guilty. Would I be wrong to assume this is a superpower you’d love to have?

My take on the Dead Horse Theory, a classic management enigma. Can it only be solved with more ancient horse wisdom? No. But it’s worth a try.

A reflection on the Tenth Man Rule, a form of institutionalised devil’s advocacy. How can we benefit from a professional pain in the neck?