The Cobra Effect

The Cobra Effect

public 8 min read
In the heat of 19th-century British-occupied India, a frustrated governor had a problem—cobras. Deadly snakes slithered through the streets…
The Dunning-Kruger Effect

The Dunning-Kruger Effect

members 9 min read
They sit in cafes, sipping overpriced coffee, sketchbooks open, laptops aglow. The self-proclaimed visionaries, the misunderstood geniuses, the rebels with…
The Matthew Effect

The Matthew Effect

members 9 min read
We all know that one person. The golden child. The one who seems to catch every break, while the rest…
Controlling the Center

Controlling the Center

public 8 min read
Paula Modersohn-Becker wasn’t famous in her lifetime. She didn’t have galleries lined with admirers or critics writing about…
Premeditatio Malorum

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,…
The Lindy Effect

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…
The Halo Effect

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,…
The Sunk Cost Fallacy

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…
The Zeigarnik Effect

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…
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