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A collage image featuring a side profile of a person, abstract patterns, financial data, a cloudy sky, a person resting, another with head in hands—capturing the essence of freedom from hindsight bias—and a sunset over the ocean.
Business
How to free yourself from “hindsight bias”
Josh Kaufman — best-selling author of entrepreneurial classic "The Personal MBA" — explores an essential truth about all decision-making.
Josh Kaufman
A smiling bald man is positioned in front of a collage featuring a large clock, a graph, and a timeline spanning from 2004 to 2010. The background is primarily yellow with various black and white elements, reflecting Horowitz hindsight at its finest.
Business
The hard thing about hindsight: Why looking back has its limits
Big Think asks startup legend and VC heavyweight Ben Horowitz to reflect on his bestseller "The Hard Thing About Hard Things."
Mike Hodgkinson
Illustration of a key with an ear inside its head part on the left and a hand holding another hand with a keyhole between them on the right. The background, reminiscent of Dale Carnegie's principles, features blue and black geometric shapes.
Business
Timeless influencer? Why Dale Carnegie has not been axed by hindsight
After almost a century in print, "How to Win Friends and Influence People" still has lessons to teach us.
Kevin Dickinson
A smiling man in a white shirt is centered in an abstract background featuring yellow and black graphics of interconnected neural networks and brain illustrations, symbolizing wisdom management.
Business
How hindsight can take us to a new level of “wisdom management”
Chip Conley — founder and CEO of JDV Hospitality and Airbnb’s former Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy — maps out an inclusive path from hindsight to wisdom.
Chip Conley
A woman performing a high-knee exercise is overlaid on an image of a brain scan, set against a green and black background, highlighting the importance of exercise in the fight against Alzheimer's.
Health
Aerobic exercise is surprisingly good at slowing, preventing Alzheimer’s
Could exercise be more effective than recently approved drugs?
Ross Pomeroy
A person with curly hair, reminiscent of Jesse Eisenberg's style, wearing a dark long-sleeve shirt and jeans, sits on a chair against a plain white background.
Business
Jesse Eisenberg’s leadership secret: Embrace your anxiety
A-list lessons for better work-life collaboration — direct from the movie set.
Big Think+
A man in a suit and bowler hat sits on a large turtle, holding reins attached to the turtle's head, symbolizing a steady change in pace.
Business
How to handle disruption the slow and steady way
When caught between the urge for wholesale change and fear of stasis, the best approach is to take it easy.
Ashley Goodall
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