Archive - The Mind Collection Newsletter

#261: Weapon Words, Double-Talk & Garden Path Sentences

3 Ideas in 2 Minutes on Miss Leading Words

Aug 12

#260: The Lao Futility, Cultivating Mystery & a Six-Word-Story

3 Ideas in 2 Minutes on Saying Less

Aug 5

July 2026

#259: Sherbie's Laws of Consulting, Augustine’s Law & the Ringelmann Effect

3 Ideas in 2 Minutes on Flawless Inefficiencies

Jul 29

#258: Shocking Realisation Hook, POP Writing & the Paradox of Originality

3 Ideas in 2 Minutes on Original Writing

Jul 22

#257: No True Scotsman, the Merchant and the Fisherman & Being Enough

3 Ideas in 2 Minutes on Being Enough

Jul 15

#256: Typology of Problems, Tower of Knowledge Problem & the Feynman Algorithm

3 Ideas in 2 Minutes on Problems with Problems

Jul 8

#255: Brand Promise, Expectancy Violations Theory & a Purple Cow

3 Ideas in 2 Minutes on Great Aspirations

Jul 1

June 2026

#254: Agenda-Setting Theory, Solid Snake Method & the Hurt-Rescue Principle

3 Ideas in 2 Minutes on Conversation Tactics

Jun 24

#253: Moving to a New Town, Gibson’s Law & Going Wrong

3 Ideas in 2 Minutes on Going Wrong

Jun 17

#252: BATNA Beyond BATNA & a Harsh Negotiation Truth

3 Ideas in 2 Minutes on Negotiation Goals

Jun 10

#251: Mechanistic Dehumanisation, False Consensus Effect & the NPC Illusion

3 Ideas in 2 Minutes on Living Among NPCs

Jun 3

May 2026

#250: Lying by Omission, Strategic Incrementalism & the Credulity Trap

3 Ideas in 2 Minutes on Indirect Deception

May 27

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