PSTM Notes

PSTM: Human Frailty, LIfe, and the Major System

The Idea: Our brains suck. You know it. You and I forget it all the time, because sometimes our brains seem like marvelous creations. You remember the smell of your 2nd...

PSTM: Human Frailty, LIfe, and the Major System

The Idea: Our brains suck. You know it. You and I forget it all the time, because sometimes our brains seem like marvelous creations. You remember the smell of your 2nd...

PSTM: Automation, Life, and What Annoys You

Humans hate change. Change is scary and takes work and causes stress. However, in every other period of human history, it has been stressful, and at the end of it,...

PSTM: Automation, Life, and What Annoys You

Humans hate change. Change is scary and takes work and causes stress. However, in every other period of human history, it has been stressful, and at the end of it,...

PSTM: Loss Aversion, The Format, and a Bunch of...

Loss aversion, fear of failure, sunk cost fallacy: they all point back to one thing: we hate losing.

PSTM: Loss Aversion, The Format, and a Bunch of...

Loss aversion, fear of failure, sunk cost fallacy: they all point back to one thing: we hate losing.

PSTM: A Week of Acceptance

The idea: The thing you’re resisting is often proof that what you’re doing is working. I am a perfect example for this: hunger. I have been looking to stop snacking late...

PSTM: A Week of Acceptance

The idea: The thing you’re resisting is often proof that what you’re doing is working. I am a perfect example for this: hunger. I have been looking to stop snacking late...

PSTM: Axiety, Faust, and Action

"As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live"

PSTM: Axiety, Faust, and Action

"As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live"

PSTM: Learning, Trust and Growth

PSTM: Learning, Trust and Growth The idea: I was wrong about what learning is, and I think most people think similarly to how I used to think. You see, I believe...

PSTM: Learning, Trust and Growth

PSTM: Learning, Trust and Growth The idea: I was wrong about what learning is, and I think most people think similarly to how I used to think. You see, I believe...