Dealing With Difficult People: Alternative Approaches

We all meet ‘difficult’ people. ‘Difficult’ is a subjective term, of course: very few people are considered to be ‘difficult’ by every...

Discussions: Yes, Arguments: No.

Some of us use these two words ‘Arguments’ and ‘Discussion’ interchangeably. Both involve individuals talking with one another and te...

Twelve Virtues of Rationality by Eliezer Yudkowsky

The first virtue is curiosity. A burning itch to know is higher than a solemn vow to pursue truth . To feel the burning itch of cur...

Why Humans Run the World, According to Yuval Noah Harari

Seventy thousand years ago, humans were minor players on Earth. Today, the fate of forests, markets, and entire species often turns on human...