What Paul Bloom thinks about innovation

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Psychologist at the University of Toronto and professor emeritus at Yale, author of Against Empathy and The Sweet Spot. He writes the newsletter Small Potatoes.

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1. 24 Sept 2026

   Our readingReading broadly across many fields, not just one's own discipline, makes a person smarter and sparks better research ideas.

   Their wordsReading broadly provides new ideas for studies, introduces you to new theories, and overall makes you smarter and more interesting.

   ↗Some non-obvious advice for psych graduate studentssmallpotatoes.paulbloom.net 1st of 3 in this piece