1834 || we don't know what we don't know
You don't know what you don't know, but the curse is that you think you do.If we make a good choice that works out badly, we are often very harsh on ourselves for making that decision in the first pla...
25 Aug 11min
1833 || lesson on evidence
Where might your current worldview be holding you back from the truth?THE SOURCES:https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Evaluating_Evidencehttps://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Virtues/Humility/Being_99.9%25_Igno...
24 Aug 11min
1832 || awe vs. focus
We shouldn't be seeking focus, we should be seeking reverence. Depth and fulfillment comes from awe.Our culture is obsessed with optimization, but that only disconnects us from our humanity.Focus keep...
22 Aug 11min
1831 || strategic anticipation
Our brains are future oriented and this can manifest into anxiety or anticipation if we're not strategic with it.Obviously, our current society has a lot of us focused on survival, which means most of...
21 Aug 10min
1830 || curse of knowledge
Hindsight is 20/20, but understanding the person you used to be (without the knowledge you have now) is so damn hard. Give yourself some grace in the learning process. You're not stupid, you're learni...
20 Aug 11min
1829 || avoiding disappointment in relationships
The squeaky wheel gets the grease.THE SOURCES:https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-squeaky-wheel/202608/why-people-disappoint-us-in-relationshipshttps://psychology-spot.com/cognitive-miser-defi...
19 Aug 10min
1828 || the thinking trap
A policeman sees a drunk man searching for something under a streetlight and asks what the drunk has lost. He says he lost his keys and they both look under the streetlight together. After a few minut...
18 Aug 12min
1827 || cognitive misers
the human brain doesn't prefer to expend extra cognitive effort, it will always take a shortcut, where possible. the less you analyze this reality, the more likely you are to fall into "cognitive lazi...
17 Aug 9min
