PinnedThe lies we tell ourselvesWe repeatedly tune into stories that no longer serve us. — I have been keeping track of my thoughts lately, and am not amused by what I noticed: our brains can be awful lie-spewing machines. This got me to think of how we make living hard for ourselves. …Wellbeing5 min readWellbeing5 min read
Jun 25, 2021Something’s gotta give, right?A zero-sum mindset could be impacting our well-being. — The fixed pie In economics and game theory, there’s an interesting phenomenon called the zero-sum fallacy, or the idea that an economic pie is fixed, and that there will always be a winner and a loser; for someone to grow rich, another must become poor. In situations of zero-sum, both parties have goals…Cognitive Bias4 min readCognitive Bias4 min read
