Thinking Better

Reflections on decision-making, cognitive biases, self-trust, personal growth, and clearer thinking.

A growing collection of essays for people who like thinking, and who want that thinking to lead somewhere.

Featured reflections

Decision-making

The decision you keep re-making

Revisiting a choice can feel like diligence. Often it is avoidance wearing a more respectable coat.

Cognitive bias

Thinking clearly about your own life

The biases we spot easily in others get quiet and persuasive when the stakes are personal.

Self-trust

Self-trust is a practice, not a trait

How to build a track record with yourself, one small kept decision at a time.

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