What Shane Parrish thinks about energy

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Founder of Farnam Street (fs.blog) and host of The Knowledge Project podcast. Writes and curates on decision-making, mental models and rational thinking.

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1. 28 Jun 2017

   Our readingAlthough activation energy is a scientific concept, it can serve as a practical mental model.

   Their wordsAlthough activation energy is a scientific concept, we can use it as a practical mental model.

   ↗Activation Energy: Why Getting Started Is the Hardest Partfs.blog 2nd of 3 in this piece

3. 28 Jun 2017

   Our readingThe bigger and more challenging an action is, the more activation energy it takes.

   Their wordsThe bigger and more challenging an action is, the more activation energy we require to do it.

   ↗Activation Energy: Why Getting Started Is the Hardest Partfs.blog 3rd of 3 in this piece