Many of us have an idea of morality and virtue, but if pressed to define it, I imagine we might struggle. Many of us have become disentangled from religion in the empirical modern world, and ethics can become fuzzy without the moral authority of religion to shape it for us. One should be wary of […]
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One of the most formative books I ever read on the fallibility of human decisionmaking was Thinking, Fast and Slow by Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahnemann. Kahnemann’s book is chock full of interesting case studies, as well as examples that exploit a bias and encourage you to try to form conclusions yourself, showcasing the sometimes hilarious,
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I hardly consider myself a paragon of self-control – we all have our vices and addictions, whether it’s alcohol, social media, or sugar. It can be incredibly difficult sometimes to muster the self-control to rein in these impulses, but certain shifts in mindset can provide a valuable tool. A year or two ago I read
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There’s a growing perception nowadays that we spend far too much time on our phones and computers. For many of us, that’s probably true, especially if a lot of that time is spent mindlessly (or worse, angrily) browsing social media, gaming, or watching Youtube videos when we should be working. Still, it’s important to remember
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Recently I’ve been preparing some inventory of leatherworking products that I might be able to sell at a market. At the outset I was faced with the classic problem of anyone hoping to sell their products – how much do I charge? As a hobbyist, I’d generally been fairly laissez faire with costing what I
Using Notion for Inventory Read More »
If you’re a Notion user, odds are you’ve played with it as a task manager or to-do list app. Today I’m going to talk about how to integrate your task list with a reward system, to help motivate yourself to check off tasks. This method was inspired by an app called Habitica, which ‘gamifies’ your
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I used to consider the ability to read a lot of books a good in and of itself. I kept a list of every book I finished, and set myself reading goals of finishing 3 or 4 a month – child’s play for some of our more prodigious readers out there. Today I want to
Don’t Read to Read, Read to Learn Read More »
Let’s take a minute to revisit a classic study method developed in the 1940s, and bring it up to speed with modern technology to really enhance its versatility. Using this method you’ll be able to seamlessly connect your thinking to the important concepts, create digital flashcards of key terms for yourself, and pull information from
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Stoic philosophy has been enjoying something of a renaissance in recent years. When I was younger I considered philosophy – specifically the arrogant academic mess that often springs to mind with the word nowadays – as more of an ugly step-sibling to the scientific method. If you couldn’t be a scientist, be a philosopher, a
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Is ambition a virtue? The trait is responsible for the formation of countless empires – it drives us to be better people, to survive and to thrive. We admire go-getters, startup founders, people with gusto, and ambition is richly rewarded. We need ambitious people, certainly, and many of us would benefit from more of it
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