9 Best Articles in 2021
Gabriel Weinberg
Mental Models I Find Repeatedly Useful
Gabriel Weinberg
2530 saves · From 2016 · 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
~17 min read · 1668 saves · 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.
insidemymind.me
Today I Learned That Not Everyone Has An Internal Monologue And It Has Ruined My Day.
insidemymind.me
3 min read · 1240 saves · 2020-02-07 · My day was completely ruined yesterday when I stumbled upon a fun fact that absolutely obliterated my mind. I saw this tweet yesterday that said that not everyone has an internal monologue in their…
The Atlantic
Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?
The Atlantic
20+ min read · 1116 saves · From 2017 · 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.
medium.com
How Technology Hijacks People’s Minds — from a Magician and Google’s Design Ethicist — Medium
medium.com
~16 min read · 1102 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 might do the opposite.
The New Yorker
Why Facts Don’t Change Our Minds
The New Yorker
~12 min read · 1066 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 · 1018 saves · 2020-01-23 · Address the real reasons you procrastinate and you’re more likely to start achieving your goals.
Mashable
How to stop caring what people think about you
Mashable
8 min read · 902 saves · 2020-02-26 · It's not simple. But it's part of being human.
Farnam Street
An Introduction to Mental Models
Farnam Street
20+ min read · 818 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.
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Fast Company
Overthinking is the bane of decision-making. This how to cut back on constantly analyzing things
Fast Company
3 min read · 248 saves · Mar 23rd · You’re risking more than just wasted time. Overanalyzing can also hold you back from pursuing new opportunities.
Aeon+Psyche
How to laugh more
Aeon+Psyche
~13 min read · 244 saves · Mar 17th · You don’t have to wait to be amused, there are ways to train yourself to enjoy the ‘cheap medicine’ of laughter every day
VICE
Why Your ‘True Self’ Is An Illusion
VICE
10 min read · 218 saves · Mar 19th · And why it still can impact the way you behave and see the world.
The New Yorker
The Rise of Therapy-Speak
The New Yorker
7 min read · 215 saves · Mar 26th · How a language got off the couch and into the world.
The New Yorker
How Elizabeth Loftus Changed the Meaning of Memory
The New Yorker
6 min read · 183 saves · Mar 29th · The psychologist taught us that what we remember is not fixed, but her work testifying for defendants like Harvey Weinstein collides with our traumatized moment.
The Guardian
What we're getting wrong in the conversation about mental health
The Guardian
6 min read · 176 saves · Mar 29th · Increased use of psychiatric language means ordinary distress is being medicalised, while the seriously ill are not being heard, says psychologist Lucy Foulkes
Aeon+Psyche
To find the truth, we must establish the meaning of falsehood
Aeon+Psyche
6 min read · 170 saves · Mar 30th · In the early stages of Western philosophy, falsehood – not truth – was a dominant concern. Why does a ‘mistaking mind’ matter?
Nature
Pandemic burnout is rampant in academia
Nature
7 min read · 166 saves · Mar 15th · Remote working, research delays and childcare obligations are taking their toll on scientists, causing stress and anxiety.
The Cut
The Therapy-App Fantasy
The Cut
20+ min read · 133 saves · Mar 29th · An overwhelming demand for professional counseling has spawned slickly marketed companies promising a service they cannot possibly provide.
Aeon+Psyche
What happens to our cognition in the darkest depths of winter?
Aeon+Psyche
7 min read · 128 saves · Mar 23rd · Contrary to popular beliefs about winter sluggishness and depression, human cognition is not affected by the seasons
