Fosbury Flop is a high jump technique discovered by Dick Fosbury. As it changed the high jump forever, later on, it also became a mental model to always look for improvements in business and life. “We’ve always done it this way.” How many times have you got this answer when you ask “why?” I bet…
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Second-Order Thinking: How To Make Better Decisions In Life
Second-order thinking is a useful mental model to make better decisions in life. First, a story from China will show you why it’s crucial to use second-order thinking for major decisions. Then, you’ll find practical tips on how to apply second-order thinking. Every decision has consequences When Mao Zedong declared war on sparrows with Four Pest Campaign in China,…
Input Goals vs Output Goals (And Why You Need Both)
Everybody set goals. But research shows 92% of people never got to achieve them. Why? Well, because people focus on the outcomes rather than the actions to get there. It’s one of the main reasons most goals fail. So it’s good to separate the input from the outcome and have two types of goals: input…