Novelty fallacy: why new isn’t always better

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This is Kei and Kazuki, founders of Glasp 👋 

We hand-picked 3 good articles for you to highlight this week. Hope they'll help you get new ideas and perspectives. (You can read this online!)

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📚 3 Good Articles for You

What Would Happen to You in a Book?
by Nat Eliason (3 mins)

• The article uses the metaphor of book characters to highlight cause and effect in life, noting that actions in stories always have repercussions, unlike in real life.

• It promotes the "Chekhov's Gun" principle, where every action or habit in a story should later have a significant impact, as a model for viewing one's own behaviors and choices.

• The piece encourages self-reflection by visualizing oneself as a story character, to understand personal patterns and the potential consequences of actions.

🔗 Glasp Community Highlights

This Is Exactly How You Should Train Yourself To Be Smarter [Infographic]
by Michael Simmons (6 mins)

• The article promotes mental models as critical tools for better decision-making, providing a comprehensive list of over 650 mental models.

• The Pareto Principle, or 80/20 rule, is highlighted as a useful mental model applicable to various life domains.

• The author offers a free email course and a monthly membership program to guide readers in mastering these mental models.

🔗 Glasp Community Highlights

Novelty fallacy: why new isn’t always better
by Dr. Hannah Rose (6 mins)

• The "novelty fallacy" or "novelty bias" refers to the human tendency to prefer new ideas or products due to a natural cognitive bias stimulated by the brain's reward system.

• This bias can lead to impractical decisions, unnecessary investments, or uncritical acceptance of new concepts, often exploited by companies marketing newer but not necessarily improved products.

• To manage this bias, individuals and businesses should critically evaluate the practical benefits of novelty, document potential drawbacks, and delay decisions for thorough assessment.

🔗 Glasp Community Highlights

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📣 Community

• 🟥 Read5for5:
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🐣 User’s Hatch

Here’s an insightful hatch by Andy (Anders) Sporring

The Power of Persistence: How to Stay Motivated and Create Meaningful Work

Hatch is a new feature that generates new ideas/articles by finding common points in two articles. Please check here to see how to use it.

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❤️ Gratitude

We found some people who mentioned Glasp in their articles and blogs, and we appreciate all the kindness!

• Thank you for taking the time to talk to us! Your feedback is insightful and helps us improve the product!

• We found that Glasp was featured in the articles below. Thank you for writing about Glasp!

  • Highlight the Web and Streamline Your Research with Glasp on TechAcute

  • Imagine learning directly from Elon Musk’s notes. Glasp wants to help you do that and more. on BrainBox with KSA

  • Nie wieder vergessen: So merkst du dir ALLES was du im Internet gesehen hast. on YouTube

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Hope you enjoyed reading this newsletter!
See you next week ;)

Best,
Kei and Kazuki

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