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The Psychological Price of Intellectual Humility
A new paper suggests that being open to others and constantly doubting your own beliefs may not be the same virtue.
Aug 4
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Alexei Kapterev
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June 2026
Why do nice people hate Elon?
Be careful what you wish for, you might as well get it.
Jun 14
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Alexei Kapterev
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"We have a problem with ownership"
Words only becomes a useful diagnosis when they distinguish personality, competence, and organizational context.
Jun 4
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Alexei Kapterev
December 2025
Why Sam Harris Is Wrong — And Why Moral Realism Is Still Real
Sam Harris claims that morality is objective, but he treats this objectivity as absolute, applicable to all possible agents in all possible worlds. This…
Dec 11, 2025
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Alexei Kapterev
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September 2025
The Rise and Fall of the Growth Mindset
How a powerful idea reshaped psychology, conquered classrooms and boardrooms, and then shrank under the weight of evidence.
Sep 20, 2025
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Alexei Kapterev
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May 2025
What's wrong with theories of vertical development
In short, it's that they are seductive, but empirically flawed narratives.
May 29, 2025
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Alexei Kapterev
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April 2025
The Trauma Math Doesn't Add Up
If someone is depressed, it's far more likely to be because they lost their job three months ago than because their parents made them finish their…
Apr 20, 2025
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Alexei Kapterev
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March 2025
Training Seems Like an Obvious Good Thing—But Is It?
Training appears to be an obvious benefit: we give people access to knowledge, mentors, and development programs, and they become more productive…
Mar 10, 2025
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Alexei Kapterev
January 2025
The Science on Psychotherapy: What Works, What Doesn’t, and Why
Below is a summary of what I’ve read on over the past year psychotherapy, with sources listed at the end.
Jan 9, 2025
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Alexei Kapterev
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It's time to integrate reductionism
Reflecting on Wilber's Integral Theory, lessons from 25 Years of Evolution
Jan 7, 2025
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Alexei Kapterev
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September 2024
Grant's lost potential
He was a promising science communicator, but politics unfortunately threw him off course.
Sep 27, 2024
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Alexei Kapterev
August 2024
The Meaning of Clothing
Dissecting the style of Steve Jobs
Aug 18, 2024
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Alexei Kapterev
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