Richard Feynman was a Nobel Prize winning physicist. One of his claims to fame was his ability to teach very difficult subject matter. “The Feynman technique for teaching and communication is a mental model (a breakdown of his personal thought […]
One of the most popular posts on Farnam Street. “Amateurs believe that the world should work the way they want it to. Professionals realize that they have to work with the world as they find it. Amateurs are scared — […]
I’ve been very interested in cognitive biases over the past year. I believe identifying them before they drag you along too far is a key to avoiding bad decisions. Avoiding bad decisions is a key to success. | learn more
“Polarizing people, like polarizing ideas, are those who disrupt the status quo. They’re inherently divisive, often loved and hated in equal measure. Socially, being polarizing can act as an invaluable filter—distancing you from people you wouldn’t get along with anyway, […]
The interview between Nick Szabo and Tim Ferriss inspired this author to dig into what the term means and why it’s useful. “To oversimplify, Szabo defined quantum thinking as the ability to see an issue from all sides.” | learn more
Time is a more finite resource than money, and research has shown that time-scarcity is a driver of unhappiness. This paper from researchers at Harvard Business School (among others) demonstrates that spending money to save time (i.e. hiring others to […]
Do you manage a team? Management is one of the hardest skills to learn because it’s like nothing else, and it’s rarely taught in any way that’s actionable. Delegation is one of the keys to successful management, and this article […]
Duolingo VP of Growth Gina Gotthilf discusses some of her favorite testing success stories and the ethos behind testing. I really appreciate her article in particular because she makes it clear that if you don’t have enough traffic (or users […]
This is an old post by Paul Graham about the difference between schedules of managers and makers. I recently reread it and recommend you do also if you interact with both types of people. | learn more
We all make decisions every day – many of them. Most are made by our “automatic” brain (aka System 1). To make better decisions, we need to slow down and use a process. It sounds boring, but it’s remarkably effective. Read […]