How to Be More Strategic at Work: A 90-Day Roadmap from Task-Doer to Strategist
A 90-day roadmap from task-doer to strategist: evidence-based habits, mental models, and weekly practices for becoming genuinely more strategic at work.
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How I Use Cognitive Frameworks to Navigate My Research Career
A doctoral researcher explains how he applies cognitive frameworks like signal vs noise, first principles, and hypothesis testing to navigate a research career.
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The Art of Unlearning: Why Letting Go of Old Methods Unlocks Growth
Old methods can quietly cap your growth. The science of unlearning: why the brain holds on to outdated approaches, and how to let them go deliberately.
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AI Gives You Answers. Your Value Is Asking Better Questions
AI produces answers cheaply. The scarce skill is framing the right question. A brain researcher on problem framing, the ability that AI cannot replace.
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The Science of Skill Acquisition: How to Learn Faster and Retain Longer
How skills actually form in the brain, and what the evidence says about learning faster and retaining longer: spaced practice, retrieval, and real difficulty.
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How to Generate Ideas on Demand: The Neuroscience of Structured Creativity
Creativity is not a lightning strike; it is a process your brain can run on demand. The neuroscience of structured ideation, with steps you can use at work.
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Sleep and Cognitive Performance: What One Bad Night Does to Your Judgment at Work
One bad night of sleep measurably impairs judgment, memory, and risk assessment. What the evidence says about sleep and your cognitive performance at work.
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Decision-Making Under Pressure: What Your Brain Does in a Crisis
Under pressure, your brain trades accuracy for speed. The neuroscience of crisis decision-making, and evidence-based ways to keep your judgment intact.
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First-Principles Thinking: The Engineer’s Tool for Future-Proofing Your Career
First-principles thinking, explained by an engineer turned brain researcher: how to reason from fundamentals and future-proof your career as AI advances.
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How Chronic Stress Changes Your Brain — and What You Can Do About It
Chronic stress measurably changes brain structure and function. A neuroscience researcher explains what the evidence shows, and what genuinely helps reverse it.