Ness Labs
Navigating the mind: 40 major fields of psychology and neuroscience
17+ min · · Psychology and neuroscience are such rapidly growing fields of research, it’s easy to get confused. If you’ve sometimes been scratching your head trying to figure out who does what, this guide is for… · Shared by 381, including Anne-Laure Le Cunff, Oscar MacDonald, Filippo Antonio Capizzi, Gabriele, Luminous Kaleidoscope, Bryan Onel, Kamil Ali Kamil
Ness Labs
5 thinking tools to add to your metacognitive toolbox
3 min · · Bloom's taxonomy, DOVE brainstorming... Add these five thinking tools borrowed from education to your metacognitive toolbox. · Shared by 524, including Bernhard Huessy, maxadorno, Mark Kaigwa, Luminous Kaleidoscope, Filippo Antonio Capizzi, Gabriele, J. YouKnowMe, Sanni, Matthias Lampe, Oscar MacDonald, blinch, Katja Evertz, Tom Connor, Pascal Sulser
Harvard Business Review
3 Simple Habits to Improve Your Critical Thinking
5 min · · But simple doesn’t mean easy. · Shared by 236, including Edney Souza 🧙♂️, Damien de France 🌍 🕊️🇺🇦, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, Lluís Codina, Antonio Vieira Santos, Doug Sundheim, Teresa Torres, 𝙎𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙯 💡, Mark Kaigwa, Nico Müller 🇺🇦, Wilko S. Wolters, Kerry Bodine, Niklaus Gerber, Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, Jacob Jarnvall, Elinor Stutz, Chintan Shah, Klaus Eck, Thomas Wong, JP Nicols 🇺🇸🇺🇦
Lifehacker
Improve Your Critical Thinking With This Cheatsheet
3 min · · The next time you need to think critically about something—whether you’re considering a new idea, weighing the pros and cons of a potential decision, or evaluating whether you can trust a particular… · Shared by 245, including Andrew Ermogenous, Bilal Aslam, Filippo Antonio Capizzi
Farnam Street
Your Thinking Rate Is Fixed
6 min · · You can’t force yourself to think faster. If you try, you’re likely to end up making much worse decisions. Here’s how to improve the actual quality of your decisions instead of chasing hacks to speed… · Shared by 602, including Oscar MacDonald, Doug Sundheim, Ceferino Díaz, Katja Evertz, Filippo Antonio Capizzi, Scott Monty, Jason Lauritsen, Mark Kaigwa, maxadorno, Gabriele, Nicholas
Farnam Street
How to Avoid Making Bad Decisions
3 min · · Avoiding bad decisions is just as important as making good ones. Knowing the warning signs and having a set of rules for your decision-making process limits the amount of luck you need to get good… · Shared by 364, including Oliver Schöndorfer 🇺🇦, Lynda, Scott Monty, Jason Lauritsen, maxadorno, Mark Kaigwa, Oscar MacDonald, davidabrock, APKYP, ziad saied, shishir das, Doug Sundheim, Filippo Antonio Capizzi
The Guardian
The joys of being an absolute beginner
16+ min · · The long read: The phrase ‘adult beginner’ can sound patronising. It implies you are learning something you should have mastered as a child. But learning is not just for the young · Shared by 765, including Randy Deutsch, Elinor Stutz, Elena Neira, Florence, Tom Vanderbilt, Lynda, Chris Schilling, Ian M Calvert, Christian Hartmann, Luminous Kaleidoscope, Gabriele, John Hagel, Jane, Filippo Antonio Capizzi, Katja Evertz, Stephanie A Kowalski
MarketWatch
What you can learn from two prisoners of war about coping with the coronavirus pandemic’s challenges
4 min · · How to build ‘grounded optimism’: Be rooted to the past, connected to the present, and looking to the future, writes Shannon Huffman Polson. · Shared by 10, including Filippo Antonio Capizzi
Inc.
6 Reasons Improving This Leadership Skill Should Be Your Top Priority
3 min · · In today's climate, it's an essential skill that can drive real business benefits. · Shared by 115, including Real Marsha Wright®, Bill George, Niklaus Gerber, Oliver Raduner, Jansnet, Katja Evertz, Deirdre Breakenridge, Stephanie A Kowalski, Mari Smith, Filippo Antonio Capizzi
Forge
How to Remember More of What You Read
6 min · · And why your brain makes it so easy to forget · Shared by 792, including Katja Evertz, Gabriele, Ines Bieler, Andrew Ermogenous, Bilal Aslam, Stephanie A Kowalski, Josep M. Ganyet, Andrei Luca, Liv 😷, Faik Ersoy, Christian Surchi, Mark Kaigwa, Filippo Antonio Capizzi, 𝚛𝚘𝚐𝚎𝚛, Rich, Matthias Lampe, Jochen Burkhard
Paul Graham
The Lesson to Unlearn
15+ min · · December 2019 The most damaging thing you learned in school wasn't something you learned in any specific class. It was learning to get good grades.When I was in college, a particularly earnest… · Shared by 782, including Joscha Bach, Nir Eyal, Anita Leirfall, Logical Analysis, Sergio Caredda, Nilan 🇱🇰 නිලාන්, zooko❤ⓩ🛡🦓🦓🦓, Vinny Lingham, Elad Gil, Cem Sertoglu 🤖, Jimmy Song (송재준), Bilal Zuberi, Josh Kopelman, Ryan Hoover, Mike Maples, Jr, Brian Armstrong 🛡️, AJ Kohn, Ryan Selkis 🪳, Hugo Amsellem
Farnam Street
An Introduction to Mental Models
20+ min · · Discover how the smartest people in the world use a latticework of mental models to make better decisions, avoid problems, and achieve better results. · Shared by 1215, including Michael Carroll, Nando 💪🇦🇺🇦🇷, Matthias Lampe, Courtney Bolton ★, Ben Tossell, Ha Duong, Klaus Eck, @ShannaPeeples@mastodon.nl, Mara Averick, Manos Hatzimalonas, Philip Stehlik, Ian Lurie 🇺🇦 @ianlurie@mastodon.social, Mark Kaigwa, André Borges, Dominik Grolimund, Ines Bieler, Charlie Oliver, Thomas Power, Marc Steffen, Pat Kua
personalgrowthchannel.com
How Easily Do People Fool You?
2 min · · I developed one skill better than any after: running a business for 10 years circling the globe for 10 years engaging in serious mental science for 10 years I am rarely fooled because I largely see… · Shared by 7, including Kate Nasser, Filippo Antonio Capizzi
Farnam Street
Appearances vs Experiences: What Really Makes Us Happy
5 min · · In the search for happiness, we often confuse how something looks with how it’s likely to make us feel. This is especially true when it comes to our homes. If we want to maximize happiness, we need to… · Shared by 281, including Jason Lauritsen, rohit, davidabrock, Peter Steinberger, Scott Monty, Pip Morris, maxadorno, Vikram Dutt, Filippo Antonio Capizzi, Katja Evertz
BBC News (World)
Why your ‘weak-tie’ friendships may mean more than you think
5 min · · Close friends are important – but research shows that building networks of casual acquaintances can boost happiness, knowledge and a sense of belonging. · Shared by 105, including Filippo Antonio Capizzi, Nils Hitze, Dr Skye Cleary, Esther Schindler
breaktheframe.com
Beyond the Basics: How To Use a Planner to Get Organized
7 min · · Ever wonder how to use a planner beyond the basics? Here are eight ways you should use your planner to skyrocket your success in work and life. · Shared by 221, including Hannah Morgan, Holly Reisem Hanna, Katja Evertz, Lilach Bullock, Kate Nasser, Annette Franz, CCXP, Stephanie A Kowalski, Christian Müller, Liv 😷, Filippo Antonio Capizzi, Juan Felipe Correa Giraldo