Why And How You Are Irrational: A Layman’s Guide To The Cognitive Biases —...
This is the next installment of a series of articles about the cognitive biases and other irrational tendencies--or in Layman, why and how you...
Why And How You Are Irrational: A Layman’s Guide To The Cognitive Biases —...
Why do we lose control? Why do we err? Why are we irrational and what the hell can we do about it?
It seems that everyday...
Making Sense Of Things When Nothing Makes Sense — The Simplicity Principle
The modern world can make you feel like the captain of a ship lost in a haze of thick fog and misery. But where...
On Happiness, And Why We’re Poorly Equipped For The Modern Day
Ancient Wisdom is Being Lost in our Incessant Thirst for Information, and Replaced by an 'Illusion of Understanding'
When it comes to the subject of...
How Do You Have A Difficult Conversation?
Put It The In The Clouds: Depersonalising Arguments To Make Difficult Conversations Easier
You know the situation: You and your friend are tiptoeing around, or...
Can you Focus? — Book Review: Cal Newport’s Deep Work
Is Deep Work part of your life? A look at Cal Newport's investigation into the art of focus: Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success...
The Problem With Preparation: The Myth Of Readiness
Is there such thing as being ready, in life?
You can spend time getting ready, and preparing, and formulating, and devising, and planning, and thinking,...
Learning To Read Literature Properly: How To Read Literature Like A Professor, By Thomas...
Thomas Foster's insightful guide on reading between the lines
Before reading this book I was of the opinion that the only books you should read front-to-back,...
Walter Isaacson’s Franklin: An American Life
Walter Isaacson gives the world an incredible, deep and profound insight into the world and life of Ben Franklin. A polymath of his day;...
Ancient Wisdom From The Tao Te Ching: The Penultimate Poem And The Perfect World
The following poem is from the ancient book known as the Tao Te Ching (pronounced “Dow Day Ching”), written by the mysterious figure Lao Tzu, over 2500...
How Not To Fool Yourself When Reading
Reading Well, Memory Vs Understanding, and Building Rafts
Reading books as a way of learning, gaining insight or simply just satisfying a niggling curiosity about...
Ancient Wisdom From The Tao Te Ching: True Knowing Is Not-Knowing
The following poem is from the ancient book known as the Tao Te Ching (pronounced “Dow Day Ching”), written by the mysterious figure Lao Tzu, over 2500...
Ancient Wisdom From The Tao Te Ching: How To Be A Follower Of Tao
The following poem is from the ancient book known as the Tao Te Ching (pronounced “Dow Duh Ching”), written by the mysterious figure Lao Tzu, over 2500...
Ancient Wisdom From The Tao Te Ching: The Meaning Of Enough
The following poem is from the ancient book known as the Tao Te Ching (pronounced “Dow Duh Ching”), written by the mysterious figure Lao Tzu, over 2500...
Ancient Wisdom From The Tao Te Ching: The Greatest Obstacle Is Self
The following poem is from the ancient book known as the Tao Te Ching (pronounced “Dow Duh Ching”), written by the mysterious figure Lao Tzu, over 2500...
Beautiful Lines From The Tao Te Ching: Let Go Of Control
The following poem is from the ancient book known as the Tao Te Ching (pronounced “Dow Duh Ching”), written by the mysterious figure Lao Tzu, over 2500...
Sci-fi Magic – Echo Chapter 3
The following post is Chapter 2 from Volume 1 of Echo, a book series written by talented author Kent Wayne. Kent has recently partnered...
Sci-fi Magic, Echo Chapter 2 – The Dirty Sci-Fi Buddha
The following post is Chapter 2 from Volume 1 of Echo, a book series written by talented author Kent Wayne. Kent has recently partnered...