Dunning-Kruger Effect: How to Cringe Yourself to Success
A reflection on the infamous Dunning-Kruger Effect, a cognitive bias that leads poor performers to grossly overestimate their abilities.
Posts about problem-solving
A reflection on the infamous Dunning-Kruger Effect, a cognitive bias that leads poor performers to grossly overestimate their abilities.
A reflection on five useful decision-making heuristics, mental shortcuts designed to solve problems fast and make thinking more efficient.
A reflection on the peculiar phenomenon of Cargo Cults, a belief that things of value can be obtained through mere mimicry.
A reflection on Cobra Effects and how fateful interventions and perverse incentives can lead to unintended negative consequences.
Explore a selection of my reading list with insightful books on critical thinking, decision-making, philosophy, storytelling and more.
An exploration of the Law of Unintended Consequences, an adage about undesirable or unexpected side-effects of our life’s decisions.
Revisit the critical thinking, philosophy and storytelling posts of the past with The Mind Collection Quiz #12
A reflection on Chesterton’s Fence, a cautioning principle about reforms. How can we steer clear of the law of unintended consequences?
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.
An exploration of the Four Stages of Competence, a learning model that details how we progress from mindless ignorance to effortless mastery.
A reflection on St George in Retirement Syndrome, a sneaky condition that can make us addicted to solving increasingly trivial problems.