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What thinking may look like
Click any link to see one or more chain-of-thoughts from that thinking session.
Books
The Art of War
The enemy outnumbers me
I am being pressed on three fronts
My soldiers have lost their will to fight
Atomic Habits
I broke my streak and now I want to give up
I know what I should do but I keep not doing it
I want to change a habit but it never sticks
How to Win Friends and Influence People
I keep getting into arguments I cannot win
I need someone to change their behavior
Nobody listens to what I have to say
Man's Search for Meaning
I am suffering and I cannot see the point
I have everything I wanted but I still feel empty
Nothing in my life feels meaningful
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Everyone around me agrees so we must be right
I am sure this will work out
I made a decision I regret
Fallacies
Confirmation Bias
All the evidence supports what I already believe
Sunk Cost
I have invested too much to quit now
Personas
Emma, 16
Everyone seems to have their life figured out except me
I do not fit in with my friend group anymore
My parents do not understand me
Ingrid, 72
I am afraid of becoming a burden to my children
I worry that I have not left enough of a mark on the world
I do not know what to do with myself now that I am retired
Marcus, 36
I should be further ahead financially by now
I am stuck in a job that pays well but feels meaningless
My relationship feels like it is on autopilot
Philosophy
What does it mean to live a good life?
Is it ever right to lie?
Situations
We need to cut 20 percent of the budget
Our competitor just launched the product we have been building