9 Best Articles in 2020
Gabriel Weinberg
Mental Models I Find Repeatedly Useful
Gabriel Weinberg
2444 saves · From 2016 · Gabriel Weinberg · Update: Since this post came out, I co-authored a book about it called Super Thinking. Get notified about book updates here (currently…
Visual Capitalist
50 Cognitive Biases in the Modern World
Visual Capitalist
10 min read · 1464 saves · Feb 1st · Marcus Lu · Our rapidly evolving world forces us to adopt distinct patterns of behavior, and in the process, paves the way for new cognitive biases to…
The Atlantic
Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?
The Atlantic
1071 saves · From 2017 · Jean M. Twenge · More comfortable online than out partying, post-Millennials are safer, physically, than adolescents have ever been. But they’re on the brink of a mental-health crisis.
insidemymind.me
Today I Learned That Not Everyone Has An Internal Monologue And It Has Ruined My Day.
insidemymind.me
3 min read · 1060 saves · Jan 28th · My day was completely ruined yesterday when I stumbled upon a fun fact that absolutely obliterated my mind. I saw this tweet yesterday that…
medium.com
How Technology Hijacks People’s Minds — from a Magician and Google’s Design Ethicist — Medium
medium.com
~16 min read · 1042 saves · From 2016 · When using technology, we often focus optimistically on all the things it does for us. But I want you to show you where it…
The New Yorker
Why Facts Don’t Change Our Minds
The New Yorker
~12 min read · 1018 saves · From 2017 · New discoveries about the human mind show the limitations of reason.
BBC News (World)
Why procrastination is about managing emotions, not time
BBC News (World)
5 min read · 863 saves · Jan 23rd · Address the real reasons you procrastinate and you’re more likely to start achieving your goals.
Farnam Street
An Introduction to Mental Models
Farnam Street
777 saves · From 2015 · Discover how the smartest people in the world use a latticework of mental models to make better decisions, avoid problems, and achieve better results.
Mashable
How to stop caring what people think about you
Mashable
7 min read · 742 saves · Feb 26th · Rachel Thompson · It's not simple. But it's part of being human.
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3 Ways to Get in Touch with Important Unfelt Feelings
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3 min read · 112 saves · Oct 13th · New research suggests why and how you should dig deep into your feelings.
The New York Times
Don’t Grieve Alone. Reach Out.
The New York Times
5 min read · 110 saves · Oct 14th · Finding emotional support during a crisis often means turning to long-established networks already built for distance.
Psychology Today
6 Tips to Stop Overthinking
Psychology Today
2 min read · 80 saves · Oct 20th · 4. Schedule a time for it, and stick to it.
Psychology Today
The Psychology of Solipsism: Our Own Private Consciousness
Psychology Today
4 min read · 65 saves · Oct 16th · Understanding another person's consciousness means we must inhibit our own.
The New York Times
Scott Lilienfeld, Psychologist Who Questioned Psychology, Dies at 59
The New York Times
4 min read · 61 saves · Oct 16th · Benedict Carey · Dr. Lilienfeld disturbed the order in his own field by questioning the science behind many of its conceits, therapies and tools.
Aeon+Psyche
The pioneering psychologist who proved that being gay isn’t a mental illness
Aeon+Psyche
1 min read · 58 saves · Oct 20th · How a friendship between a straight psychology professor and her gay student busted the myth of homosexuality as an illness
The New York Times
Heidi Larson Knows How to Build Trust in Vaccines
The New York Times
~15 min read · 47 saves · Oct 13th · Jenny Anderson · For the founder of the Vaccine Confidence Project, squashing viral rumors means building trust — and avoiding the term “anti-vaxxer.”
