Blog | ClearerThinking2020

Apr 7
25 min

How to achieve self-control without "self-control"

What is self-control and how do we master it? Part of what we think is challenging about answering this question is that self-control...

Mar 14
5 min

How should you order the questions in a personality assessment or survey?

In the past psychological tests were taken with the use of a pen and paper. The order of items in tests, although significant, could have...

Mar 14
8 min

Do people have a tendency to agree on anonymous surveys administered online?

The utility of self-report surveys depends on the degree to which research participants provide accurate and true responses....

Mar 14
4 min

Uncover the Top Predictors of Fatigue

Fatigue is a major problem in society, associated with a host of negative outcomes such as decreased cognitive performance and increased...

Mar 2
5 min

7 Reasons Why You Could Be Defining a Concept Ineffectively

Can a chosen definition be "wrong"? No. If you choose a definition, then you can define a sound or series of characters to mean whatever...

Feb 17
2 min

Learn four principles for decision-making dilemmas with this free tool.

This week, we’re highlighting one of the educational tools created during our 2020 Micro Grants program: “When to Stop Exploring.” Made...

Feb 16
19 min

What best predicts how fatigued you’ll be? We ran a huge study to find out

We ran a very large study to help increase understanding of what factors contribute to making people tired.

Feb 3
3 min

Ten Conditions to Help You Succeed in Changing Your Behavior

Today we're launching a new website for changing behavior, called the Ten Conditions for Change! Almost all of us have a behavior that we...

Jan 20
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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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