Shrink Becoming
Identity, growth, confidence, values, and who a person is becoming.
Better Thinking (13)
Decision Confidence
Confidence comes from your process, not your predictions.
Cognitive Endurance
Thinking has endurance just as physical performance does.
Cognitive Resilience
Resilience is measured by recovery as much as resistance.
Decision Recovery
Recovery is part of good decision-making.
Cognitive Humility
Humility protects learning.
Decision Velocity
Thoughtful action beats endless analysis.
Implementation Intentions
Planning ahead reduces decision fatigue later.
Adaptive Thinking
Adaptation is intelligence expressed through action.
Mental Momentum
Repeated thoughts become preferred pathways.
Mental Flexibility Under Stress
Flexibility is most valuable when stress is highest.
Perceived Control
Belief in influence shapes behavior.
Adaptive Uncertainty
The goal isn't certainty. The goal is capability.
Intellectual Humility
Confidence and humility can coexist.
Learning Science (11)
Reinforcement Learning
Behavior follows consequences.
Extinction Learning
Learning can be updated.
Transfer of Learning
Knowledge matters most when it travels.
Generalization
Learning becomes powerful when it spreads.
Discrimination Learning
Wisdom knows when patterns stop applying.
Desirable Difficulties
Struggle can strengthen learning.
Retrieval Practice
Memory grows through use.
Spaced Repetition
Space creates stronger memory.
Interleaving
Variation strengthens learning.
Cognitive Scaffolding
Support should decrease as competence increases.
Mastery Learning
Competence determines progression.
Human Operating Principles (4)
Adaptive Tradeoffs
Nature optimizes. It doesn't perfect.
Antifragility
Growth requires stress that can be recovered from.
Stress Inoculation
Prepared exposure builds capacity.
Adaptive Capacity
Capacity determines how well adaptation holds.
Motivation Science (4)
Self-Determination
Healthy motivation grows from autonomy, competence, and connection.
Intrinsic Motivation
Meaning fuels motivation.
Extrinsic Motivation
External incentives influence behavior.
Locus of Control
Beliefs about control influence behavior.
Behavioral Medicine (3)
Behavioral Activation
Behavior can help change mood.
Health Behavior Change
Lasting change develops through consistent behavior.
Health Self-Management
Daily choices support long-term health.
Confidence & Growth (2)
Self-Efficacy
Capability beliefs influence capability itself.
Learned Helplessness
Past helplessness can shape future behavior.
Identity & Self-Understanding (2)
Mental Models of Self
Identity influences behavior before behavior reinforces identity.
Narrative Identity
The stories we tell ourselves shape the lives we build.
Overthinking (2)
Self-Criticism
The way you speak to yourself shapes the way you experience yourself.
Uncertainty Tolerance
Growth often begins where certainty ends.
Resilience (2)
Resilience
Resilience is recovery applied over time.
Self-Compassion
Growth happens more reliably through guidance than self-attack.