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Bikeshedding Bikeshedding is when you waste way too much time on trifling matters. The act of wasting time on trivial details while important matters…
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Welcome to the Smarter.Blog Newsletter, a newsletter for improving how we think and act. A useful and interesting mental model to have about your mind…
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I have taken notes incorrectly all my life: I used to highlight or underline text on physical books and highlight kindle books. And what happened to…
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Border Crossing We often cross borders. Literally and metaphorically. But once we cross the border, we change. The immigrants who want to get into the…
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There are two flavors to hard work. Something can be hard to figure out, like a puzzle, but once done, the hardness is gone. Poof. You struggled to…
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A few months back, a colleague told me that they wanted to get better at forecasting and wondered how to go about it. I promised them that I would write…
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In this article, I will explain what mental models actually are, why they are important, why just knowing these mental models is not going to make you…
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Welcome to the Smarter.Blog Newsletter, a newsletter for improving how we think and act. I vividly remember an incident from a few years back when I was…
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What is the cost of acquiring a typical book? You are probably thinking of a number between 10 to 25 dollars. True, but not entirely accurate. Sure, you…
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The Sydney Opera house sits majestically on the Sydney Harbor, and as the most popular tourist spot in Australia, it is visited by millions of people…
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Today I want to share a few mental models that all seem to share a penchant for sharpness. In particular, I have a few razors below. A razor is a tool…
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