<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[ClearerThinking.org]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clearer Thinking]]></description><link>https://www.clearerthinking.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:11:55 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.clearerthinking.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[What Capitalists and Marxists Agree and Disagree About]]></title><description><![CDATA[Can you tell Adam Smith's quotes from Karl Marx's? Discover where capitalism and Marxism's founding thinkers actually agreed and disagreed.]]></description><link>https://www.clearerthinking.org/post/what-capitalists-and-marxists-agree-and-disagree-about</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a964f90e25608e51aad4d53</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:16:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d7c802_571f3d34736b453fa4115c6ac9ab5f53~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_839,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Spencer Greenberg and Travis M. </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Stands Between You and Reality?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Your senses capture only a fraction of reality. 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Psychology's technical definitions often differ sharply from everyday usage.]]></description><link>https://www.clearerthinking.org/post/psychology-words-that-dont-mean-what-you-think</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a84604b6f644c8dfb486501</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:48:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f4e552_7fcafcf74d3746eba4ddc59266dd7e7b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_841,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Spencer Greenberg and Travis M. </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four Things You Probably Don't Know About Meditation (and a Free Tool for Understanding 100 Meditation techniques)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meditation needn't be spiritual and can be thought of as a collection of mental exercises.]]></description><link>https://www.clearerthinking.org/post/four-things-you-probably-don-t-know-about-meditation-and-a-free-tool-for-understanding-100-meditati</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7da0dcf1f88bc38be0625e</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:07:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f4e552_b9d394aadb7b4c20a8d180ebd5d87644~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_645,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jeremy Stevenson and Travis M.</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Report: Why Scams Succeed and Cures Fail (Understanding Hype vs. Value)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why do valuable ideas often fail while hype-driven ones succeed? A study of 327 people rating 185 items reveals how hype and value really relate.]]></description><link>https://www.clearerthinking.org/post/study-report-why-scams-succeed-and-cures-fail-understanding-hype-vs-value</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a71c257e1b75da43ec0a9db</guid><category><![CDATA[research]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:21:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d7c802_dc3390ee17fa42af8cba930859dabc83~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Markus Over</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Scams Succeed and Cures Fail: Understanding Hype vs. Value]]></title><description><![CDATA[Does hype predict real value? Clearer Thinking studied 327 people's ratings of 185 items to find out, and shares a model for what drives success.]]></description><link>https://www.clearerthinking.org/post/why-scams-succeed-and-cures-fail-understanding-hype-vs-value</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a71d97939328f6925c70669</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:21:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d7c802_21a5bc5ad1e2492ba3e6f3e0941a6d7e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_736,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Markus Over</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s the best self-help tip, if you could only use one? And how do you put it into practice?]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you could only give one self-help tip, what would it be? Spencer Greenberg reveals his answer, with 4 techniques to understand your problems deeper.]]></description><link>https://www.clearerthinking.org/post/whats-the-best-self-help-tip-if-you-could-only-use-one-and-how-do-you-put-it-into-practice</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a5efffebd30a9e3e57c8e12</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:23:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d7c802_697aaa2b866649c187344d640b2a83fa~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_736,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Spencer Greenberg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What are the policies that everyone wants to vote for, regardless of their political orientation?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Short of time? Read the key takeaways.  Politics can feel like an endless tug-of-war that leads to gridlock. We wanted to know whether there are policies that people across the political spectrum already agree on. 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Discover its core traits, hidden costs, and how to navigate relationships with it.]]></description><link>https://www.clearerthinking.org/post/what-you-should-know-about-one-of-the-most-common-and-least-known-mental-health-disorders</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4338f9c19ca7d97f2cd0e0</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:56:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d7c802_db714f3effae4fe9ba2f37167b38c46e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_736,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Spencer Greenberg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Strangest Things that Correlate with IQ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Higher IQ predicts less susceptibility to pseudo-profound nonsense, a link to nearsightedness, and support for free speech, but not happiness. 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Get a science-backed, step-by-step plan to build habits that stick.]]></description><link>https://www.clearerthinking.org/post/a-research-based-framework-for-forming-habits-that-actually-stick</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e5cbc55e3a88e8e09ef850</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:30:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d7c802_ce4452ed1a4b44b38b5e5ced9ed01694~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_736,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Spencer Greenberg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Things We Learned From Writing 'The 12 Levers']]></title><description><![CDATA[Spencer Greenberg and Jeremy Stevenson reviewed 100+ self-help books and nearly 500 techniques, uncovering 5 surprising findings, including why most techniques lack the evidence you'd expect.]]></description><link>https://www.clearerthinking.org/post/5-things-we-learned-from-writing-the-12-levers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e5d9bfe30ec41b7d047f07</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 08:52:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f4e552_7d66542dbd0d49f99b4448400f588740~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_645,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Spencer Greenberg and Jeremy Stevenson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How (And When) To Learn From Crowds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crowds beat individuals through math, not magic. 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