There is a fundamental difference between remembering something and understanding it. For me, mathematics is a great example of this. I can memorize a theorem without understanding its proof at all. This means I can maybe (barely) apply the general
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Remembering vs. Understanding
Spontaneity vs. Planning
I have always valued spontaneity in my life. Most of the time, I would decide on the spot how to spend my time. For most of my adolescence, this worked perfectly fine, but once my adult life became filled with
Read moreWhat is the right amount of stubbornness?
My last article was about becoming an expert at something. Writing that article made me think about stubbornness. To excel at something, one needs a good amount of stubbornness while being flexible enough to allow for improvements. Stubbornness in discussions
Read moreWhy everyone should strive to become an expert at something
Life is complicated. This is why we have evolved to prioritize what we perceive. The average human cannot access all the sensations and impressions of reality. This means that we have an easier time processing things that seem important to
Read moreThree weeks later: How to be wrong more often – Diary
In my article how to be wrong more often, I presented the idea of making a diary to record one thing I was wrong about each day. Here, I will talk about what happened and how I changed the general
Read moreInstant Karma? Why does it feel real?
Maybe it’s just me, but sometimes, when I work hard and take care of myself, everything else just seems to fall into place. It feels like instant karma. The converse also holds.
Read moreResults-based thinking and what poker taught me
Having invested a lot of time into poker theory, I have often stumbled across situations where results-based thinking is a common and attractive fallacy. It is easy to say: “I won the pot, so I made the right call”. But
Read moreHow to be wrong more often
I have recently started listening to Adam Grant’s book “Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know” and so far, it is quite an insightful book on spotting one’s own errors of cognition and perception. Being wrong is
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