The Inversion Mental Model: Solve Your Hardest Problems Backwards
Inversion solves hard problems backwards: ask what would guarantee failure, then avoid it. A researcher’s guide to the mental model, with workplace examples.
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Your Brain Can’t Multitask: The Science of Single-Tasking at Work
Multitasking is rapid task-switching, and it costs you accuracy and time. The neuroscience of single-tasking, and how to structure a genuinely focused workday.
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Small Data, Big Decisions: What MRI Research Taught Me About Deciding With Incomplete Information
MRI studies run on 30 people, yet conclusions must be drawn. What small-sample brain research teaches about making sound decisions with incomplete information.
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Second-Order Thinking: Seeing the Consequences Your Colleagues Miss
Second-order thinking is seeing the consequences of the consequences. Learn the mental model, with worked examples for career and workplace decisions.
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The Neuroscience of Procrastination: Why Your Brain Resists Hard Work
Procrastination is not laziness. A brain researcher explains the neuroscience of why your brain resists hard work, and evidence-based ways to start anyway.
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Cognitive Biases at Work: How Your Brain’s Data Filter Distorts Decisions
Your brain filters data before you ever reason with it. A neuroscience researcher explains the biases that distort work decisions, and how to correct for them.
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Signal vs. Noise: A Signal-Processing Engineer’s Guide to Information Overload at Work
A signal-processing engineer turned brain researcher shows how to separate signal from noise at work: practical filters for email, meetings, and information.
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How AI Makes Critical Thinkers More Valuable, Not Less
AI is not replacing critical thinkers; it is raising their value. A brain researcher explains the evidence, and the thinking skills worth building right now.
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The 5 Mental Models Every Young Professional Needs First
A doctoral brain researcher explains the five mental models young professionals should learn first — each with a workplace example and an honest evidence grade.
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How to Think Like a Scientist: A 5-Step Method for Solving Any Problem
A doctoral brain researcher explains the 5-step scientific method he uses daily — and how to apply it to workplace problems, from stalled projects to dropped metrics.