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?
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 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?
A listicle of nine linguistic oddities. Brain teasers that bend the rules of language for our entertainment – or confusion?
Join me in revisiting Paul Graham’s Hierarchy of Disagreement. Can it help us survive Twitter? And is name-calling ever okay?
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?
A reflection on five potentially toxic leadership behaviours that may be signs of a toxic workplace. How much slack should you cut your boss?