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Somatic regulation is the practice of using your body to change cognitive and emotional states instead of relying on top-down thinking alone.
Merry Christmas! Today I turn an earlier LW shortform into a full post and discuss "unknown knowns" "obvious" ideas that are actually hard to discuss…
Every day we’re presented with what seem like impossible challenges. Issues that you can’t crack, even after weeks, months, or years of trying. How do you approach these challenges? Do you have a strategy that you follow, or do you just hope for the best? There’s a better way to solve impossible problems — improve the quality
Self-talk is a proven way to boost motivation, think clearly and process your emotions. These tips will help you use it well
This article examines 17 important logical fallacies in argumentation that everyone should know for better critical thinking.
While experts disagree on how common self-talk really is, they wholeheartedly agree that it’s a valuable tool for self-discovery.
On why the free exchange of ideas is a complex breeding ground for truth, appealing falsehoods, and self-serving rationalisations.
Homer: Not a bear in sight. The Bear Patrol must be working like a charm. Lisa: That’s specious reasoning, Dad. Homer: Thank you, dear. Lisa: By your logic I could claim that this rock keeps tigers away. Homer: Oh, how does it work? Lisa: It doesn’t work. Homer: Uh-huh. Lisa: It’s just a stupid rock.
Collection of thinking tools and frameworks to help you solve problems, make decisions and understand systems.
Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment is a nonfiction book by professors Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony and Cass Sunstein. It was first published on May 18, 2021. The book concerns 'noise' in human judgment and decision-making. The authors define noise in human judgment as "undesirable variability in judgments of the same problem" and focus on the statistical properties and psychological perspectives of the issue.
Discover the practice of Nobel Prize-winning scientist Richard Feynman that has changed lives, including a method to find serendipitous answers to questions.
Understand the world and make better decisions using concepts from psychology, philosophy, economics and other disciplines, delivered straight to your inbox every Sunday.
“Deliver to the world what you would buy if you were on the other end."
A comprehensive list of logical fallacies, with definitions, explanations, and examples that are easy-to-understand.
Second-order thinking is a mental model that smart people like Warren Buffett & Howard Marks use to avoid problems. Read this article to learn how it works.
Being able to think clearly is not easy. Working memory is limited, making thinking harder. Luckily, there's a tool to expand and improve your thinking.
The thalamus has traditionally been viewed just as the brain’s sensory relay station. But it may also play an important role in higher-level cognition, MIT’s Michael Halassa explains in a Q&A.
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