Habits are small actions repeated many times - enough to become automatic. It is the compound interest of our behavior. They can be good or bad.
Published on Apr 16, 2022
We are programmed to observe the world and generalize our experiences into mental modals that can be used to understand and predict the world.
Published on Apr 09, 2022
Dunbar, who created the Dunbar's Number, says that language is a 'cheap' form of social grooming(akin to flea picking in apes). Its more efficient - you can talk to more than one person at a time - and you can do it when doing other things.
Published on Apr 08, 2022
Being easy to argue with is a virtue, and separate from being correct.
Published on Mar 27, 2022
The feeling of clarity(or "I get it") is dangerous. Once you get that feeling, you think you know enough - and that will end further learning. Its a thought killing heuristic.
Published on Feb 17, 2022
If we surround yourself with people who has the same habits as the one you want to build, it will be easier for you to adopt that habit.
Published on Feb 10, 2022
Human's can maintain social relations with upto 150 people. In such societies, everyone knows everyone else - and how each relates to others. These is a cognitive limit we have.
Published on Feb 10, 2022
You can invert these laws to break bad habits.
Published on Feb 08, 2022