Decision-Making
Why Logic and Rationality Define the Human Experience
Core thesis: Logic and rationality define the human experience because they allow people to examine impulses,…
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Decision-Making
Resources for understanding how different personalities choose, plan, and adapt.
Decision-Making
The Defining Trait of Humanity: Our Capacity for Logical Thought
Core thesis: Logical thought is a defining human trait because it allows us to use abstraction, language, evi…
Decision-Making
Why Dogs Cannot Think About the Past and the Future Like Humans
Core thesis: Dogs can remember, learn from experience, and anticipate routine events, but they do not appear…
Decision-Making
The Cognitive Divide Between Human Reason and Animal Instinct
Core thesis: The cognitive divide between human reason and animal instinct lies in the human capacity to symb…
Decision-Making
How to Take Back Control from Your Untrained Inner Dog
Core thesis: Taking back control from your untrained inner dog means treating impulses as trainable forces: a…
Decision-Making
The Constant Battle Between Your Primal Instincts and Your Rational Mind
Core thesis: The battle between primal instincts and the rational mind is constant because short-term reward…
Decision-Making
Why Your Willpower Fails Against Strong Primal Cravings
Core thesis: Willpower fails against strong primal cravings because cravings are bodily, emotional, cue-drive…
Decision-Making
The Ice Cream for Breakfast Dilemma: Logic vs Desire
Core thesis: The ice cream for breakfast dilemma illustrates the core conflict between immediate desire and r…
Decision-Making
How to Win the War Against Your Inner Dog's Desires
Core thesis: Winning the war against your inner dog's desires requires less dramatic force and more consisten…
Decision-Making
How Writing Things Down Can Radically Improve Your Decision-Making
Cognitive Offloading and the Expansion of Processing Power The human brain is a limited processor, and decisi…
Decision-Making
Why You Should Start Journaling Your Decisions Immediately
The Decision Journal as a Cognitive Prosthetic Every decision you make is an experiment, and every experiment…
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The 4th Step to Making Better Choices: Putting Pen to Paper
Contextualizing the Fourth Step In any systematic process of improvement, the first steps are typically aware…