Jake BornsteinYou Don’t Have to Do it AloneWhy shared cognition is the basis of our evolutionary success, and our success as individuals today9 min read·Feb 16, 2021----
Jake BornsteinConfusion and Clarity in the Era of Exponential InformationIf you like this and want more — sign up for Talentism’s weekly newsletter here…10 min read·Oct 7, 2020----
Jake BornsteinThe Defining 21st Century Conflict: Place v Movement (part 1)One of the highlights of my time in Italy so far has been taking my wife’s grandmother to the cemetery for the morning. She went around…2 min read·Aug 28, 2019----
Jake BornsteinStoryblind: Civil Rights v the Cold WarOne of the quirks of how we think that makes it difficult for us to navigate a changing world is a tendency to get “story blind.”3 min read·Apr 14, 2019--1--1
Jake BornsteinHow to grow (in two sentences)The line between emotions and rational thinking is far blurrier than most believe. The goals and blind spots of our supposedly rational…1 min read·Dec 21, 2018--1--1
Jake BornsteinComplex v Complicated Problems (and how to deal with each)Yuval Noah Harari recently wrote an article about the likely speed of change over the next 50 years, and how utterly unprepared our…4 min read·Dec 21, 2018----
Jake BornsteinBreadcrumbs for the OverwhelmedFor the people in my world struggling with purposelessness / existential fear / general overwhelm:1 min read·Dec 21, 2018----
Jake BornsteinDealing with the vol of the volHad a good conversation tonight with three brilliant friends that ended with what I think was its foundational topic, a shared, visceral…4 min read·Dec 21, 2018----
Jake BornsteinReflections on the unfulfilled instincts of a little dogBastian (my little dog) has this adorable / sad behavior pattern where he’ll go and get his favorite toy (it was his very first) and then…2 min read·Dec 21, 2018----
Jake BornsteinReflections on the American ExperimentThe American idea has been both so successful and so broadly propagandized that it can be hard to see it as it actually is. If you were to…2 min read·Jul 4, 2018----