Imagine you’re at a bustling restaurant, and your waiter effortlessly recites a long list of specials without missing a beat. Yet, moments after you’ve placed your order, they seem to have forgotten your face entirely. What’s going on here? This scenario illustrates the Zeigarnik Effect, a fascinating psychological phenomenon named after Soviet psychologist Bluma Zeigarnik. […]
Words Into Works #123 | The Rubber Duck Debugging Method
The Rubber Duck Debugging Method is a simple yet powerful technique for problem-solving. Introduced by Andrew Hunt and David Thomas in their seminal work The Pragmatic Programmer, this method involves explaining your problem, step by step, to an inanimate object — traditionally, a rubber duck. While it may sound quirky, this practice is rooted in […]
Words Into Works #122 | The Lindy Effect
Imagine you’re in a bustling city, observing the world around you. As you walk down a street lined with shops, restaurants, and people going about their day, you might notice that some places seem timeless. The bookstore on the corner has been there for decades, while the trendy café down the block is new and […]
Words Into Works #121 | The Regret Minimization Framework
Imagine you’re 80 years old, looking back on your life. What decisions would you regret not making? What opportunities would you wish you had seized? This simple yet powerful mental exercise is at the heart of the Regret Minimization Framework, a decision-making tool famously used by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. In his book The Everything […]
Words Into Works #120 | The Spotlight Effect
Have you ever left your house with a small stain on your shirt and felt like everyone was staring at it? Or made a minor mistake during a presentation and believed the entire audience noticed? If so, you’ve experienced the Spotlight Effect. The Spotlight Effect is a cognitive bias that causes us to overestimate how […]
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