Methods
How to do things better. Mental tools, self-improvement, business.
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Shotgun Seminars: Princeton’s method to ensure everyone is prepared for discussions
In Infinite in All Directions, Freeman Dyson describes a way to organize that I have not encountered before. It seems ideally suited to journal clubs…
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Go Ahead, Talk with Strangers: You’re not going to regret it
I don’t remember anyone ever telling me not to talk with strangers. As a result, I’ve never avoided it and it has been fine. In…
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The Major System: A mnemonic technique to remember 10,000 random numbers, but you’ll still forget where left your car keys
Anyone with sufficient motivation can remember almost anything. There is an ancient technique to remember hundreds of random numbers in a short amount of time…
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Travel Hesitancy
Whenever I have to catch an early flight and get up at 4 am, I wonder, why I’m doing this to myself? Why don’t I…
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The Definition of Coherence
I have previously written about coherence without defining it. In a recent conversation between Jim Rutt and guest Kristian Rönn they talk about Rönn’s book…
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The Art of Interesting
As a guest on the Jim Rutt Show, philosopher Lorraine Besser recently talked about her book The Art of Interesting. One concept she mentioned has…
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