Most people think intelligence is about knowing and saying fancy words (jargon). They accumulate abstractions and discuss them, thinking it's smart. Intelligence is mostly the opposite; it's a factor of your ability to construct and deconstruct abstractions. Acquisition speed is definitely a factor in intelligence, but...
TL;DR / Summary G.K. Chesterton was an early 20th century English writer known for his clever paradoxes. He once wrote: “There exists in such a case a certain institution or law; let us say, for the sake of simplicity, a fence or gate erected across a road. The more...
In the 1920s, every bowling alley hired young boys to reset the pins and return balls while people were playing. Bowling was becoming incredibly popular, but in order for people to keep playing, someone had to be down at the end of the lane risking their shins and fingers to...
I don't have any moral judgement on whether it is better to read fiction or non-fiction. But here's what I know - fiction is harder to write. Why? It contains more layers of truth. When you read something worth recommending to others, it's either:...
It’s easy to understand why people are so excited by ChatGPT and AI-generated art when you remember that the average person hasn’t read a book since high school. To press a button and watch beautiful images and prose materialise from thin air must feel like magic. People are...
Are you tired of feeling like you're constantly running in circles, never able to get ahead? It's time to take control of your to-do list with the Eisenhower matrix. This simple yet effective tool can help you organize your tasks and focus your energy on what truly matters.
