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4 days ago
6 min

Does employment influence how you value your time? Insights from the Value of Time Calculator

Before we share our analysis on the Value of Time Calculator, we wanted to tell you about our new module on creative thinking, Enhancing ...

Jan 6
1 min

Keep track of your most important aspirations with our new goal-achievement program

What are some of your biggest, long-term goals? How do you go about pursuing them? It can be difficult to create effective plans to achie...

Dec 16, 2020
3 min

Looking back on 2020 for Clearer Thinking

What a year 2020 has been. We’ve very grateful that Clearer Thinking has been able to continue working on what we do: researching strateg...

Nov 24, 2020
5 min

Could You Be in One of These 8 Psychological Traps?

Rarely do we encounter physical traps in our lives; most of the uncomfortable situations that we get stuck in for a long time are Psychol...

Nov 11, 2020
5 min

We're launching 15 new tools made by Clearer Thinking users, as part of our Micro Grants program!

Are you eager to improve your life using a new Clearer Thinking tool? We have not one but fifteen new programs launching on our site toda...

Oct 21, 2020
8 min

12 Techniques to Accelerate Your Learning

Part 1: LEARN FASTER 1. Listen instead of reading Listening is the new reading: take advantage of technology by listening to books and a...

Oct 14, 2020
2 min

We've launched a podcast about ideas that truly matter!

You read that right, we’ve just launched a podcast! We’re proud to present Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg, the podcast about ide...

Oct 6, 2020
5 min

How resetting your psychological baseline can make your life better.

Many of us might be feeling bad about life at the moment. One approach that may improve your mood is shifting your psychological “baselin...

Sep 21, 2020
3 min

You're invited to Clearer Thinking's first ever (digital) community gathering!

Join us in being a part of the Clearer Thinking community by attending our (first ever) virtual Zoom meet-up Saturday, September 26th at ...

Sep 16, 2020
6 min

Principles of Prioritization

For a project, how do you decide WHAT to do WHEN? We propose that there are two main types of projects: Jigsaw Puzzles and Quests. Learn ...

Sep 2, 2020
3 min

How Ideology Eats Itself: A Quick Primer on How to Be a Genuinely Good Person Who Harms the World

It's easy to get caught up in ideology. We often look at people who we believe hold extreme views and wonder how they got to that place. ...

Jul 29, 2020
5 min

The Four States of Distress: how to comfort someone when something bad happens to them.

When a friend or loved one has something bad happen to them, what should you do to help them feel better? This question can be difficult ...

Jun 23, 2020
5 min

Learn the three types of binary thinking

One of the most important skill sets for thinking rationally is resisting binary dichotomies on important, complex topics. We’ve succinct...

Jun 10, 2020
11 min

Are you being misled by statistics? Use our guide to find out

Now more than ever, we’re seeing articles on our favorite news sites accompanied by eye-catching graphics, making it easier to understand...

May 28, 2020
1 min

What's your thinking style? This logic test can identify your mental strengths and weaknesses

Your brain is your most valuable tool — you use it every day to solve problems, make decisions, and navigate our complex world. But how w...

May 20, 2020
5 min

Contrary to Popular Belief: Challenging Misinformation with Skeptoid

Let’s talk fact-checking. At Clearer Thinking, we share interactive activities to help people incorporate important insights from psych...

Apr 30, 2020
14 min

COVID-19 end games: six major unknowns and four strategies for getting back to normal

Many of us have had our lives dramatically affected over the last few months by the COVID-19 pandemic. If you’re wondering when and how t...

Apr 28, 2020
3 min

Anxiety in the time of COVID

As you might imagine, anxiety and unhappiness have spiked sharply during lockdown. Good data is hard to come by, so we were very impresse...

Apr 15, 2020
2 min

Got an idea for a short online program? Apply for a Clearer Thinking Micro Grant!

We’re trying something a little different. Are you interested in improving the world using concepts from psychology, behavioural economic...

Apr 8, 2020
1 min

Discover what your most important values are with this new, comprehensive test!

Do you know what your most important values are? Even those of us who have thought carefully about what matters to us might not be aware ...

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