Weekly I/O - Learn something cool to understand the world better.
Aloha, I’m Cheng-Wei! I love learning all kinds of cool stuff to understand the world better. Every week, I share the things I learn across psychology, science, philosophy, productivity, writing, creativity, startup, actionable life hacks, and all other cool and weird stuff.
The Best of Weekly I/O:
Psychology and Science
Why people look better when they are in groups? Cheerleaders Effect
How to bargain? Try the Ackerman Bargaining Model: 65%, 85%, 95%, and 100%
Zeigarnik Effect: People remember uncompleted tasks better than completed tasks
Why do we forget bad feelings about memories faster? Fading affect bias (FAB).
Three Levels of mint-giving: How to increase tips by 23 percent
Goal Gradient Effect: The tendency to approach a goal increases with proximity to the goal
Philosophy
Hanlon's razor: never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.
We need to hang out with people who fit our future, not our history
"He suffers more than necessary, who suffers before it is necessary." - Seneca
Productivity and Life Hacks
Goodhart's Law: when a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure
When to make a quick decision? Happiness Test, Only-Option Test, Two-Way Door Test
Consider how your product makes customers "feel" instead of what it functionally does for them.
Extrinsic motivation undermines intrinsic motivation. Focus on Game Design, not Gamification.
When looking for honest feedback, ask for a 0-10 score and then ask how to get closer to a 10
Creativity
When it comes to idea generation, quantity is the most predictable path to quality.
Writing is thinking. You can write first then derive clear perspectives from your own writing.
"A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention." - Herbert Simon
Derek Sivers' writing advice: Try writing one sentence per line.
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