Idea into Big Reality

Write it down.

Putting our thoughts in writing - with actual pen and paper, not just typing - can be a powerful way to force ourselves to reckon with our feelings.

For example, let’s imagine Ben takes some time to describe his feelings on paper. He m...

Things that our mind can process easily will make us overconfident.

When we see someone does hard thing effortlessly, we often think we can do it too.

When we see a final product that looks perfectly normal, we think the process leading to that is also easy and smooth.

When we s...

Encountering a big, new idea fills us with its vastness, and we experience ‘cognitive accommodation’ while trying to understand the concept. Ideas found in types of poetry, in quantum physics or the universe can get us to move into discovery and awe.

Even when we see a child understand so...