Archive - The Mind Collection Newsletter

#195: Negative Error Culture, Segal’s Law & Noise Bottlenecks

3 Ideas in 2 Minutes on the Downsides of Data

Apr 23

#194: Self-Fulfilling Prophecy, Self-Licking Ice Cream Cone & Self-Demonstrating Article

3 Ideas in 2 Minutes on Autoreflection

Apr 16

#193: Mutually Assured Distraction, Killing Imagination & the Focusing Illusion

3 Ideas in 2 Minutes on Being Distracted

Apr 9

#192: Thought Control, Gut Feelings & the Philosophy Paradox

3 Ideas in 2 Minutes on How to Think for Yourself

Apr 2

March 2025

#191: Cherry-Picking, Sampling Bias & Belief Confidence

3 Ideas in 2 Minutes on Biased Storytelling

Mar 26

#190: Learning Pyramid, Competence Illusion & Yogi’s Dictum

3 Ideas in 2 Minutes on Theory and Practice

Mar 19

#189: Ideas Into Words, Kaplan's Law of Words & Hitchen’s Grandmother

3 Ideas in 2 Minutes on Choosing Your Words Carefully

Mar 12

#188: Calculated Risks, Imitate-the-Successful-Heuristic & Long-Term Success

3 Ideas in 2 Minutes on Risky Heuristics

Mar 5

February 2025

#187: Toulmin Model, Pyrrhic Persuasion & the Game of Absence & Presence

3 Ideas in 2 Minutes on the Truth About Persuasion

Feb 26

#186: Anatomy of an Aphorism, Becoming an Aphorist & David's Curve Ball

3 Ideas in 2 Minutes on How to Aphorism

Feb 19

#185: Ulysses Contract, Unexpected Hanging Paradox & the Climber’s Conundrum

3 Ideas in 2 Minutes on Your Future Self

Feb 12

#184: 40/60 Method, Pink Matter Manipulation & Twyman's Law

3 Ideas in 2 Minutes on Methods of Manipulation

Feb 5

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