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Thinking
5 great thinkers who rejected their own ideas
Philosophers rarely change their minds. These thinkers did — often at social and professional cost.
Shai Tubali
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Thinking
When your father is a magician, what do you believe?
A childhood spent under the spell of sleight-of-hand taught me skepticism, curiosity, and the habit of looking beneath appearances.
Richard E. Cytowic
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Business
Meet the philosopher outsmarting me since kindergarten
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Eric Markowitz
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Business
AI will never be a shortcut to wisdom
Real understanding, argues Jeff DeGraff, doesn’t come from outputs — it comes from practice.
Jeff DeGraff
A minimalist drawing of a duck outlined in white against a gradient background, with an orange star shape marking the eye, invites you to question your perception.
The Learning Curve
Why you should always question your perceptions
“Who ya gonna believe: me or your own eyes?” Until you can assess your perception, the answer should be neither.
Kevin Dickinson
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