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The Power of the Pause in Decision Making

A recording from Michał Poczwardowski and Yordan Ivanov's live video

Jan 20 • Michał Poczwardowski and Yordan Ivanov

Intelligence Compounds Over Time and We Can Improve It

Would you take an intelligence pill if it were available?

Jun 18, 2025 • Michał Poczwardowski

Power Up Your Brain with Mental Models

Think of software design patterns but for your mind and thoughts.

Aug 11, 2024 • Michał Poczwardowski

Second-order Thinking - Mental Model

How pausing and asking yourself — ”And then what?” — levels up your decision-making skill.

May 4, 2024 • Michał Poczwardowski

I Became a Monk for 10 Days so You Don't Have To

The Vipassana meditation retreat was one of the most impactful perspective shifting experiences of my life.

Mar 2, 2025 • Michał Poczwardowski

Most Popular

Socratic Questioning - "Meetings are a waste of time"

Nov 18, 2024 • Michał Poczwardowski

On One-on-Ones - Insights From 1,500 Meetings

Oct 29, 2024 • Michał Poczwardowski

Power Up Your Brain with Mental Models

Aug 11, 2024 • Michał Poczwardowski

Jul 10, 2025 • Michał Poczwardowski

For engineering leaders solving real problems — using mental models, thinking frameworks, and the power of perspectives.

Recent posts

Lenses: Data dopamines, adaptation, and attempting

A lighter format experiment: three recent quotes that made me think again.

Mar 5 • Michał Poczwardowski

Automatic Rules: Cure for Brain's Misclicks

Your shield against bad decisions.

Feb 26 • Michał Poczwardowski

Reversibility: The Joy of Starting From a Saved State

Save your game state, and Load when you need it.

Feb 19 • Michał Poczwardowski

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Data & Decisions with Yordan Ivanov

How does a Head of Data approach decisions? (The Brain Stack #1)

Feb 10 • Michał Poczwardowski and Yordan Ivanov

3 Principles of Good Incentives

Part 3: Setting incentives that benefit everyone.

Feb 5 • Michał Poczwardowski

The Cobra Effect: When Good Incentives Go Bad

Part 2: Why people game the system

Jan 29 • Michał Poczwardowski

Perspectiveship

Perspectiveship

For engineering leaders solving real problems — using mental models, thinking frameworks, and the power of perspectives.

perspectives

Automatic Rules: Cure for Brain's Misclicks

Your shield against bad decisions.

Feb 26 • Michał Poczwardowski

3 Principles of Good Incentives

Part 3: Setting incentives that benefit everyone.

Feb 5 • Michał Poczwardowski

The Cobra Effect: When Good Incentives Go Bad

Part 2: Why people game the system

Jan 29 • Michał Poczwardowski

Podcasts

Perspectiveship

Data & Decisions with Yordan Ivanov

Recommendations

Fundament – Product Design Newsletter

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The Indiepreneur

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mental-models

Reversibility: The Joy of Starting From a Saved State

Save your game state, and Load when you need it.

Feb 19 • Michał Poczwardowski

Scale - Mental Model: Imagine the Future

Understand scale before it breaks.

Dec 4, 2025 • Michał Poczwardowski

Replication - Mental Model

The copying mechanism that keeps us alive.

Oct 30, 2025 • Michał Poczwardowski

Socials

Mentoring Sessions

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