Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise Summary (7/10)
Malcolm Gladwell popularized the 10,000-hour rule that states that by practicing for roughly that amount of time on any skill, you will become an expert.
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Peterson’s Logos Argument, or why Atheists aren’t Atheists
Many months ago, “logos” was re-popularized by Jordan Peterson, who has used it as a weapon against atheists. To Peterson, “logos” proves that atheists only think they are atheists – they are just fooling themselves.
Apocalypse and Hope
In the final three chapters of his book "Battling to the End," René Girard engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Benoît Chantre, exploring the intricate relationship between mimetic desire, the escalation…
Law 27: Play on People’s Need to Believe to Create a Cult-like Following
Giuseppe Borri* “To become the founder of a new religion one must be psychologically infallible in one’s knowledge of a certain average type of souls who have not yet recognized that they belong toge
The Time Paradox Summary (7/10)
The Time Paradox is a book by Phillip Zimbardo and John Boyd that explains how our attitudes towards time shapes the way we live our lives, who we become, and what we value.
Law 40: Despise the Free Lunch (The 48 Laws of Power)
Law 40: Despise the Free Lunch El Dorado* Don’t fall for “free” gifts. There is a saying in business, “if you’re not paying for the product, you are the product.
Michel Foucault on Mental Illness, Medicine, and Dominance
One of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century, Foucault’s work has had a seismic impact in such fields as criminology, cultural studies, history, philosophy, political theory, and psychiatry, as well…
The Courage to be Disliked Summary (7/10)
The Courage to be Disliked, which was wildly popular in Japan, was written by Ichiro Kishimi, who did for Adler what Plato did for Socrates.
The Wanting Seed Summary (8/10)
“The Wanting Seed” by Anthony Burgess is a dystopian novel set in a future world where overpopulation and environmental decay have led to a society that is oppressive, violent, and chaotic.
Be Wary of Your Impressions (Week 8 of Wisdom)
Impressions are your preconscious reactions to the world. Some things are appealing to you, others are appalling. Your reactions to these things are normally outside your conscious awareness.
The Discovery of Numbers
One of the important ways in which modern people differ from ancient people, is that modern society has mastered risk.
The Digital Battlefield: How a Secret Cyberweapon Changed Everything
Picture this: It's the day before Christmas Eve, 2015. The lights go out across western Ukraine. Not because of a winter storm or a blown transformer, but because of something far more sinister. Something that would…