So, I’m close to burn-out. How do I know? A few days ago, in class, I was about to snap at a student when he said: ”Pascal is an idiot. He’s so irrational.” I felt shivers of rage (if this is possible ...

Humans are often full of uncertainties as we face life’s daily challenges. A meteorologist might tell us there’s a 60% chance of snow today, or an economist might say she’s 40% certain that a stock ...

Steven Pinker’s new bestseller, “Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters,” is filled with riddles and quizzes and problems to ponder. Reading it, I bombed on every single one. The ...

I met the most rational person I know during my freshman year of college. Greg (not his real name) had a tech-support job in the same computer lab where I worked, and we became friends. I planned to ...

How do buyers choose what to buy? A purchase decision can be broken up into two processes, rational and irrational. Dan Ariely’s book, Predictably Irrational, did a wonderful job of explaining how ...

I was first introduced to author Morgan Housel on an episode of Shane Parrish’s The Knowledge Project podcast in 2016. Both individuals are prolific thinkers who greatly influenced my approach to life ...