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I Want to be More Intelligent — The Mission
Would you take an intelligence pill if it were available?
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Michał Poczwardowski
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Power Up Your Brain with Mental Models
Think of software design patterns but for your mind and thoughts.
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Michał Poczwardowski
Second-order Thinking - Mental Model
How pausing and asking yourself — ”And then what?” — levels up your decision-making skill.
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Pause – Decision-Making Superpower
Taking your time — the tool that helps you gain perspective.
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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.
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For engineering leaders solving real problems — using mental models, thinking frameworks, and the power of perspectives.

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OODA Loop — Decide Like Fighter Pilots
Fast decisions, incomplete information — everyday reality in engineering leadership.
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Make Mistakes Cheap, Not Rare — Art of Making Mistakes
The shifted perspective on making mistakes.
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The Red Queen Effect - Mental Model: Work Smarter, Not Faster
Are you running fast but seem to stay in the same place?
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7 Flaws That Ruin Your Decisions — Cognitive Biases
Build your immunity to thinking mistakes.
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Evolution - Mental Model: AI-voiding Extinction
Species adapt, or they go extinct.
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4 Useful Japanese Concepts You Need to Know
Thinking in the Land of The Rising Sun.
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