Thought Stack: Design Principles, Mental Models, & Cognitive Biases

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TS 3: Why Are We Doomed to Repeat History? Apr 23, 2017

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Unlocking the combined wisdom of two historians, Will and Ariel Durant in their book The Lessons of History. Special guest, Kevin Espiritu, from EpicGardening.com joins us to give his thoughts on some of the key lessons discussed in the book.

Get the show notes at fuckingread.com/podcast.

Leave me a comment on today's nugget: What entrenched belief have you changed recently? For you chance to win a copy of Lessons of History.

Stay Thought-full.

TS 2: Hello Big Brother Apr 19, 2017

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George Orwell's masterful depiction of a dystopia where no one can think without fear of retribution from the Party.

This book shows us the world where those in power control the thoughts and actions of their citizens steeped in fear. Wars are created for the purpose of unifying one country (or team) against the other.

Although fiction, this book has lessons that we should always hold dear and prevent that type of future from manifesting.

Be sure to reach out and say hi to your representative either by email or meeting at their office: whoismyrepresentative.com.

Keep thinking,

Jon

TS 1: How to Protect Yourself from Fake News and Alternative Facts Apr 11, 2017

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Fake News. Alternative Facts. How did we get here?

Ex-media manipulator Ryan Holiday exposes the dirty secrets of how the mainstream media gets its stories.

Blogs like Buzzfeed and the Huffington Post drive the media agenda. Bloggers are slaves to money, technology, and deadlines. Manipulators wield the levers to shape everything you read, see, and watch -- online and off.

You are no long able to claim innocents. Arm yourself with the knowledge of how media manipulation works so you can see through the BS.