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Your 1-stop shop for systems thinking, mental models and frameworks
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3 Gigantic Accountability Mistakes Lifelong Learners Need to Avoid
“Arm yourself with specific knowledge, accountability, and leverage.”
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How to Avoid The Trappings of The Sunk Cost Fallacy
“Recognize reality even when you don't like it—especially when you don't like it”​.
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Why Successful People Have Champion Bias
Read time: 4 minutes.
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Social Proof Is The Invisible Force Influencing Your Decisions
Discover how to identify and dismantle the 3 key levers.
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The Scarcity Principle: How To Avoid Expensive Mistakes
“The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost.”
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How to Combat Your Self-Serving Bias
“You should never, ever fool anybody, and you are the easiest person to fool.”
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How to Spot a Narcissist
And why you are probably one too
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How To Be Independent And Break Free From The Herd
Avoiding group bias
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