21–30 of 67 posts
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulacra_and_Simulation
Deconstruction with lit crit is somewhat effective. Deconstruction to develop a mental model is EXTREMELY effective.
This is a good primer https://alistapart.com/article/liminal-thinking
I read it again every now and then. Explains cognitive biases, prospect theory and happiness.
This post has a good list of models:
https://25iq.com/2015/08/22/a-dozen-things-ive-learned-from-...
Tren’s weekly ‘dozen things I’ve learned from foo’ series is generally high quality.
This was a companion book for a very popular MOOC called "Learning How to Learn".
This gives you insights and practical advice on learning and it works for any subject, not just math & science.
Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman. I read it again every now and then. Explains cognitive biases, prospect theory and happiness. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thinking,_Fast_and_Slow
I'd also say "How to Solve It" by Polya helps create a good mental model for problem solving that can apply to most any situation that requires structured thinking.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Sorry in advance for this perhaps stupid question, but: Which Sapiens exactly do you mean? Is it an article, a book, a documentary movie, a presentation such as a TED talk? Which is the full title? I suppose you mean the book "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" (ISBN 978-0062316097), but I'm honestly not sure if I guessed correctly.
Use Occam's Razor?
(Or in this case: an ISBN, which serves the same purpose. Unambiguous references are no longer an open issue. Open issue are: the lazyness to not use them, and persistent references (until either Bittorrent or IPFS is fully deployed).)