This archive page lists the last 100 articles in the Ness Labs library by date and title. Articles are listed in reverse chronological order with the newest articles at the top and the oldest ones at the bottom. If you want to read the best articles first, you can also explore the library by thematic categories.
- Unshackling knowledge management with Samiur Rahman, co-founder of Heyday
- How to use strength-based journaling for self-esteem and resilience
- Cognitive bottlenecks: the inherent limits of the thinking mind
- Present bias: how instant gratification impacts your long-term goals
- How to access paywalled research papers without institutional access
- The psychology of unfinished tasks
- Get smarter everyday with Vladimir Oane, founder of Deepstash
- Temptation bundling: how to stop procrastinating by boosting your willpower
- Servant leadership: why being a servant leader is worth the work
- Building an extension of your mind with Tobias van Schneider, co-founder of mymind
- How to switch from Roam Research to Logseq
- How to switch from Notion to Roam Research
- How to switch from Roam Research to Obsidian
- Planning your intentions and ambitions with Ashutosh Priyadarshy, founder of Sunsama
- The false compromise fallacy: why the middle ground is not always the best
- Self-organized knowledge management with George Levin, CEO of Hints
- The dangers of apophenia: not everything happens for a reason
- Control your time to free your mind with Nunzio Martinello, founder of Akiflow
- Weak arguments and how to spot them
- The psychology of negative thinking
- The TEA framework of productivity: managing your time, energy, and attention
- Unlocking the power of less with Francesco D’Alessio, creator of Bento
- How to design a sustainable workplace at home and in the office
- Building your digital legacy with Kazuki Nakayashiki, co-founder of Glasp
- How developing mental immunity can protect us from bad ideas
- Making time for what matters with the co-founders of Agenda
- How to increase your creativity by cultivating creative self-efficacy
- What is neurodiversity?
- The emerging theory of authentic leadership
- Productivity addiction: when we become obsessed with productivity
- Psychological reactance: how we react to the threat of losing our freedom
- Using the goal gradient hypothesis to help people cross the finish line
- How to become a brain myth buster
- Building your web of knowledge with Scrintal
- The danger of emotional reasoning and using our emotions as proof
- Mae Jemison: the power of developing multifaceted skills
- Rosalind Franklin: the power of unbounded curiosity
- Vera Rubin: The power of evidence-based visual thinking
- Elizabeth Blackwell: the power of applied education
- Simone de Beauvoir: the power of intellectual advocacy
- Aspasia: the power of debate and collective learning
- Katherine Johnson: the power of questioning the rules
- Jane Goodall: the power of experimentation and conviction
- Ada Lovelace: the power of imagination and poetical science
- Marie Curie: the power of sharing radical ideas with the world
- Creating the perfect hybrid work space with Craig Doig, co-founder of Markee
- The Pink Elephant Paradox: how intrusive thoughts impact our emotions and decisions
- Scaling peer-to-peer learning with Jennifer Smith, founder of Scribe
- Gratitude traps: why we should be critical of gratefulness
- Nurturing thoughtful relationships with the co-founders of Clay
- Mental filtering: when we focus on negative details
- The science of self-love: the evidence-based benefits of loving yourself
- Augmenting product work with Rishank Pandey, co-founder of Workduck
- Social proof: is there always safety in numbers?
- Exploring the power of augmented intentionality with Welf von Hören, founder of Potential
- Your circle of competence: should you stick within it or step outside of it?
- Fostering authentic relationships in distributed teams with the co-founder of Remotion
- Belief perseverance: why we cling on to old ideas
- From knowledge-management to knowledge-creation with the founders of RemNote
- Learned optimism: how to cultivate a talent for positive thinking
- The art and science of abstract thinking
- Attentional bias: the invisible puppeteer behind our decisions
- Become more calm and conscious with Kai Koch, co-founder of Ahead
- The Zwicky box: a powerful method for problem solving and creativity
- The power of self-reflection at work
- 2021 year in review: making friends with fear
- Designing a better reading experience with Ben Springwater, co-founder of Matter
- Redefining knowledge management with Kevin Lin, founder of Dendron
- How to measure meaning in life
- Living and working outside your inbox with the co-founder of Mailman
- High agency: how to feel more in control in your life and work
- Building a social knowledge base with Dmitriy Fabrikant, founder of Knovigator
- The boredom paradox: how to turn boredom to your advantage
- Take control over your smartphone usage with Jorn Rigter, co-founder of Unpluq
- Decision anxiety: how to make decisions when feeling anxious
- Making the most of your memories with Suman Kanuganti, CEO of Personal.ai
- An introduction to applied neuroscience
- How to manage “Can I pick your brain?” requests
- Authority bias: when we irrationally trust the judgement of experts
- Get the most out of what you read with Daniel Doyon, co-founder of Readwise
- The forgetting curve: the science of how fast we forget
- Understand your brain patterns with Ariel Garten, founder of Muse
- Distance learning, e-learning, online learning, or virtual learning?
- Solving the biggest productivity bottleneck with Richie Bonilla, co-founder of Clarity
- How to harness the power of self-affirmation
- The benefits of mindfulness meditation
- Status anxiety: when striving for success impacts our mental health
- How to improve your relationship with your phone
- Fear of judgement: why we are afraid of being judged
- Fight or flight: understanding how the stress response works
- Focus, relax, and sleep with Endel
- Self-handicapping: when we avoid effort to protect our self-esteem
- Reducing information anxiety with the founder of Summari
- The psychology of regret: how inaction affects our sense of self
- Building a latticework of mental models with ModelThinkers
- Projection bias: how your “emotional temperature” impacts your decisions
- The impact of the ambiguity effect on decision-making
- Life management: a holistic approach to make the most of your life
- The MoSCoW method of prioritization
- Emotional exhaustion: a leading indicator of burnout