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Daniel Gross, former Y Combinator partner and current founder of Pioneer, discusses how we can make our success less about luck, the powerful role we play in the lives of others, and the valuable…

Building a team is more complicated than collecting talent. I once tried to solve a problem by putting a bunch of PhD's in a room. While comments like that sounded good and got me a lot of projects…

The quality of your outcome depends on the quality of your questions. Warren Berger discusses the importance of asking the right questions and ...

The old saying goes, "To the man with a hammer, everything looks like a nail." But anyone who has done any kind of project knows a hammer often isn't enough. The more tools you have at your disposal, the more likely you'll use the

Check out this great listen on Audible.in. The old saying goes, "To the man with a hammer, everything looks like a nail". But anyone who has done any kind of project knows a hammer often isn't enough.…

The old saying goes, "To the man with a hammer, everything looks like a nail." But anyone who has done any kind of project knows a hammer often isn't enough. The more tools you have at your disposal, the more likely you'll use the

The first volume of The Great Mental Models is officially out. This book highlights the top nine mental models that are guaranteed to improve your thinking and how you interpret your world.

Check out this great listen on Audible.com. The old saying goes, "To the man with a hammer, everything looks like a nail." But anyone who has done any kind of project knows a hammer often isn't…

On this epside Scott Page explains the power of mental models. If you want to better understand how we see the world, uncover creative solutions, or solve complex problems this episode is for you.

The map of reality is not reality. Even the best maps are imperfect. That's because they are reductions of what they represent. If a map were to represent the territory with perfect fidelity, it would…

A letter from Niccolò Machiavelli to Francesco Vettori in December of 1513 highlights how he used a daily reading habit as a cure for boredom.

If the mother of a Guernsey and a Brahma calf dies, one of the calves will survive and one will not. One thing makes the difference. And is it the very factor that keeps us from reaching what we want…

Understanding your circle of competence allows you avoid problems. As we can learn from Warren Buffett, avoiding problems is easier than solving them.

BRAD STULBERG researches, writes, speaks, and coaches on health and human performance. His coaching practice includes working with athletes, entrepreneurs, and executives on their mental skills and…

Basecamp CEO and co-founder Jason Fried gives us a peek behind the scenes of his company and discusses his philosophy on doing great work, making a positive difference, and learning to breathe in the…

The Great Mental Models: General Thinking Concepts - Kindle edition by Shane Parrish, Rhiannon Beaubien. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Great Mental Models: General

The hard truth is that most things in your life – good and bad – are your fault. The sooner you realize that, the better things will be. Here’s how to cultivate an active mindset and take control of…

An exploration of what we can learn about history from three big buckets of human knowledge: inorganic, organic, and human history.

As the Mexican cartel leader’s trial draws to an end, one thing is clear: drug kingpins reign as long as they make their partners money. When they stop, they end up in jail.

What made Charles Darwin a great scientific thinker? He followed a golden rule of objectivity. Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett and others use the same idea.

Here's the definition of Antifragility from Nassim Taleb. While a lot of people use the word, not many people know what it means and its implications.

Haruki Murakami explains why if you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.