Thinking Tools & Methods

medium.com
Why A Daily Writing Habit Improves Your Life4 min read · From 2018 · One of the most important habits that I’ve formed in my life is daily writing.
MIT Sloan Management Review
Why Good Arguments Make Better Strategy3 min read · Jun 3rd · Creating consistently great business strategies demands systematic constructive debate and logical rigor.
leadership
business
Visual Capitalist
50 Cognitive Biases in the Modern World~17 min read · 2020-02-01 · Our rapidly evolving world forces us to adopt distinct patterns of behavior, and in the process, paves the way for new cognitive biases to emerge.
psychology
decision making
behavioral economics
Ness Labs
The science of mind mapping: a visual way to make sense of the world November 11, 2019 In Creativity5 min read · 2019-11-12 · Mind mapping is a visual diagram helping you connect information around a central concept. Start from the centre and use branches to connect ideas together.
creativity
mind mapping
sensemaking
noodle.com
Carl Sagan's Rules for Critical Thinking and Nonsense-Detection5 min read · From 2015 · A toolkit for nonsense-busting and critical thinking from the beloved science icon.
The New Yorker
Why Walking Helps Us Think6 min read · From 2018 · Since at least the time of Greek philosophers, many writers have discovered a deep, intuitive connection between walking, thinking, and writing.
Farnam Street
The Multidisciplinary Approach to Thinking20+ min read · Feb 27th · Peter Kaufman is one of the most successful businessmen of our time, and yet few people have ever heard of him. He’s the CEO of Glenair, an aerospace company based in California, and the editor of…
Farnam Street
Your Thinking Rate Is Fixed6 min read · Mar 1st · 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…
psychology
productivity
Highlights
When you’re under pressure, the quality of your decisions plummets. You miss possible angles, you don’t think ahead, you do what makes sense now, you panic, and so on. Often, you make a snap judgment then grasp for whatever information will support it for the people you work with. You don’t have breathing room to stress-test your decisions.
If you want to make better decisions, you need to do everything you can to reduce the pressure you’re under. You need to let your brain take whatever time it needs to think through the problem at hand. You need to get out of a reactive mode, recognize when you need to pause, and spend more time looking at problems.
Mission.org
Elon Musks’ “3-Step” First Principles Thinking: How to Think and Solve Difficult Problems Like a Genius7 min read · From 2017 · By the age of 46 years old, Elon Musk has innovated and built three revolutionary multibillion dollar companies in completely different…
a16z
a16zFeb 10th
Farnam Street
Mental Models: The Best Way to Make Intelligent Decisions (109 Models Explained)20+ min read · From 2018 · The smartest people in the world use mental models to make intelligent decisions, avoid stupidity, and increase productivity. Let's take a look at how ...
brain
mental models
management
junto.investments
339 Mental ModelsJan 10th · Mental models help us make sense. Make sense of things around us, why we exist, our actions, and the outcomes we face. Here are 339 models explained.
drk-wohlfahrt.de
Methoden1 min read · Feb 6th · Der DRK-Methodenbaukasten hilft Ihnen bei der Konzeption und Durchführung von Workshops - mit Methodenkarten und beispielhaften Workshop-Abläufen.
andymatuschak.org
How to write good prompts20+ min read · Jan 1st · Using spaced repetition to create understanding
learning
memory
spaced repetition
Ness Labs
5 thinking tools to add to your metacognitive toolbox3 min read · Jan 13th · Bloom's taxonomy, DOVE brainstorming... Add these five thinking tools borrowed from education to your metacognitive toolbox.
creativity
brain
Bret Victor
Explorable Explanations9 min read · From 2015 · What does it mean to be an active reader? An active reader asks questions, considers alternatives, questions assumptions, and even questions the trustworthiness of the author. An active reader tries…
Highlights
An active reader asks questions, considers alternatives, questions assumptions, and even questions the trustworthiness of the author
An active reader doesn't passively sponge up information, but uses the author's argument as a springboard for critical thought and deep understanding.
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