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How to Remember What You Read
about 1 month ago
It happens all the time. You read an amazing book, one so...
Why Math Class Is Boring—and What to Do About It
2 months ago
There are two types of people in the world: those who enjoyed...
How Description Leads to Understanding
2 months ago
Describing something with accuracy forces you to learn more about it. In...
Mirror Your Audience: Four Life Lessons From Performance Artist Marina Abromivic
2 months ago
Imagine it is a Saturday. You are in New York and decide...
The Method of Loci: Build Your Memory Palace
3 months ago
“When information goes ‘in one ear and out the other,’ it’s often...
The Precautionary Principle: Better Safe than Sorry?
3 months ago
Also known as the Precautionary Approach or Precautionary Action, the Precautionary Principle...
Seizing The Middle: Chess Strategy in Business
3 months ago
Chess can serve as an apt metaphor for other areas of our...
The Availability Bias: How to Overcome a Common Cognitive Distortion
3 months ago
“The attention which we lend to an experience is proportional to its...
How to Write Creative Fiction: Umberto Eco’s Four Rules
4 months ago
Umberto Eco (1932–2016) was one of the bestselling authors of all time...
Better Thinking & Incentives: Lessons From Shakespeare
4 months ago
At Farnam Street, we aim to master the best of what other...
Advice for Young Scientists—and Curious People in General
4 months ago
The Nobel Prize-winning biologist Peter Medawar (1915–1987) is best known for work...
The Pygmalion Effect: Proving Them Right
4 months ago
If you expect a dazzling feat, you might just get one Many...