Premeditatio Malorum members – 5 min read Centuries ago, Seneca sat in his Roman villa, eyes closed, conjuring every imaginable catastrophe. Not because he was a masochist,… Nov 3, 2024 Cristian Mihai
The Lindy Effect members – 6 min read The Lindy Effect is the rule that says the longer something has survived, the longer it’s likely to keep… Oct 27, 2024 Cristian Mihai
The Halo Effect public – 7 min read – In 1961, Andy Warhol decided that a can of Campbell’s Soup was art. Not just a simple, functional object,… Oct 20, 2024 Cristian Mihai
The Sunk Cost Fallacy public – 6 min read – You’re staring at a half-finished manuscript, the cursor blinking like a metronome. Each blink taunts you. The words, the… Oct 13, 2024 Cristian Mihai
The Jack of All Trades Model members – 10 min read They'll tell you to pick a lane. Find your niche, specialize, become the best at one thing. But… Oct 9, 2024 Cristian Mihai
The Zeigarnik Effect public – 8 min read – Ernest Hemingway didn’t finish A Farewell to Arms in one glorious sitting. Leonardo da Vinci didn't paint… Oct 6, 2024 Cristian Mihai
The Sprezzatura Technique members – 10 min read Picture Miles Davis in a smoky club, trumpet in hand, eyes half-closed. The notes that escape his horn sound like… Sep 29, 2024 Cristian Mihai
The Power Law public – 6 min read – In the smoke-filled rooms of Paris, amidst the cacophony of clinking glasses and impassioned debates, a lanky man with a… Sep 25, 2024 Cristian Mihai
Opportunity Cost members – 7 min read Napoleon Bonaparte never painted a single stroke, never penned a line of poetry, but he understood something that every artist,… Sep 22, 2024 Cristian Mihai
The Four Stages of Creativity members – 14 min read A bearded Greek mathematician, belly-deep in bathwater, freezes mid-splash as if Zeus himself had whispered a secret into his ear.… Sep 15, 2024 Cristian Mihai
The 10/10/10 Rule public – 6 min read – Three o'clock in the morning, and the world is an inkblot test. You sit there, staring at the… Sep 11, 2024 Cristian Mihai
The Butterfly Effect public – 7 min read – It’s 1936, and Salvador Dalí stands in front of a canvas, a cigarette dangling from his lips like a… Sep 8, 2024 Cristian Mihai