Gestation
Ideas don't come fully formed, they are often whispers inside your head. Train the muscle that listens to them often and nurture them.
Impact
"You're the average of the five people you spend the most time with" is true but in the information age "You're the average of the five ideas you spend the most time with" is truer.
via Negativa
What not to think is more important than what to think in this abundance age.
Mental Models
Maps to follow when all hell breaks loose.
Fallacies
Don't pre-judge.
Critical Thinking
If you are right you are a contrarian, if you are wrong you are just a moron.
Truth is peace, Knowledge is therapy
If it's painful it isn't the truth. Accepting things therapies us. There is nothing sweet about the truth but the truth.
Teaching
You learn best what you teach. You will think in ways you talk.
Emotions
Emotions are “lubricants of reason.” We need to feel things to think clearly.
Curiosity
If you are not curious enough to explore a certain idea, discipline can't help you.
Map is not the territory
Your worldview isn't complete and it can't be.
Practice
Practicing a path of reasoning inside your head will often be beneficial in times when you can't think.
Habits
Thinking processes are also habitual.
Marketing
All desires are marketed.
Tools
Mental tools are important.
Tech
A layer of abstraction, things you can do without thinking.
Ditch tertiary, Embrace primary
Find the person who coined the term and start from there. ideas are seeds. trunks are more important than branches.
Unlearning
"There is a phase in life when you experience the thrill of learning things. And then, this second one when you figure out how to unlearn things, discarding beliefs with the same secret pleasure you get peeling scabs, picking your nose or squeezing blisters." - nntleb
Environment
We are physical beings. It doesn't matter how much you try to fit your world on a screen, it simply isn't there.
Creativity
Creativity is inversely proportional to how organized you are.
Ideas come and go, Stories stay
The best recall about concepts and ideas I have are related to my personal experiences and in the form of stories.
Thinking clearly
You are not thinking clearly if:
- your beliefs align perfectly with a group.
- you can't entertain opinions against your beliefs.
- you overthink and your head hurts.
- you only think not do.
- you are angry against people you shouldn't be angry against.