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Not everything needs to be optimized
Sometimes it's not a lack of effort, it's a lack of purpose
Jan 25
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Álvaro García
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Nothing is original: Mark Twain's honest letter to Helen Keller about originality
All the ideas are second-hand
Jan 21
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Álvaro García
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Rat effect: when progress makes you regress
The trap of obsessing over metrics
Jan 13
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Álvaro García
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Half-life of knowledge: Everything you know has an expiration date
Learning how to learn is the superpower of the 21st century.
Dec 20, 2025
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Álvaro García
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The 10 most dangerous logical fallacies (and how to avoid them)
Being right is not enough if you reason poorly
Dec 18, 2025
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Álvaro García
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Stockdale Paradox: Prepare for the worst and aim for the best
In the perfect plan, nothing is perfect
Dec 14, 2025
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Álvaro García
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The Matthew Effect: Why the winner keeps winning more and the loser keeps losing more
A small initial advantage changes everything.
Dec 12, 2025
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Álvaro García
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The Irish Mistake: Why You Need a Plan B
Ireland had the perfect Plan A... and that was the problem
Dec 4, 2025
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Álvaro García
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Zero Thinking: The Mental Model for Creating Solutions Others Can’t Even See
How Elon Musk created SpaceX
Nov 30, 2025
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Álvaro García
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Ant vs cicada: a mental model for life
Build a future or enjoy the present
Nov 28, 2025
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Álvaro García
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Bonfire Effect: Being exhausted without having taken a single step forward
You don't get tired of working, you're tired of not making progress
Nov 22, 2025
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Álvaro García
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The mathematical formula that predicts your creative success
The Rule of Equal Probabilities
Nov 16, 2025
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Álvaro García
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