Eureka Newsletter Archive
Festina Lente
Festina Lente is a Latin phrase that represents the idea of combining speed with carefulness. It's about acting quickly but without rushing, ensuring that actions are both efficient and effective.
Leisure Theory
Leisure Theory suggests that leisure is essential for improving quality of life, fostering individual growth, and maintaining social bonds.
Gartner Hype Cycle
The Gartner Hype Cycle is illustrates the typical progression of a new technology from inception to maturity and widespread adoption.
Second Brain Theory
The Second Brain Theory refers to the idea that our gastrointestinal tract functions like a second brain in our body.
Social Contract Theory
Social Contract Theory is a foundational notion in political philosophy claiming that individuals surrender some of their freedoms and submit to a greater authority in exchange for protection of their remaining rights.
Halo Effect
The Halo Effect describes how our overall impression of a person, a company, or a brand can be influenced by one positive trait.
Hedonic Treadmill
The Hedonic Treadmill, also known as Hedonic Adaptation, is a psychological theory that suggests that individuals tend to return to a relatively stable level of happiness despite major positive or negative events or life changes.
Broken Windows Theory
The Broken Windows Theory is a criminological theory that suggests that visible signs of disorder and misbehavior in an environment encourage further disorder and criminal behavior, leading to serious crimes.
Lotus-Eater Effect
The Lotus-Eater Effect refers to a situation where individuals or groups become complacent and lose sight of their goals or the realities of their environment due to an excessive comfort or luxury that numbs their drive to achieve more or change their circumstances.
Peter Principle
The Peter Principle suggests that in a hierarchical organization, employees are promoted based on their performance in their current role rather than their abilities relevant to the intended role.
Kelly Criterion
The Kelly Criterion is a mathematical formula used to determine the optimal size of a series of bets in order to maximize long-term growth of capital.
Zeigarnik Effect
The Zeigarnik Effect is a psychological phenomenon that describes the tendency for people to remember uncompleted or interrupted tasks more easily than completed tasks.
Stress Inoculation
Stress inoculation is a psychological technique aimed at preparing individuals to handle stress more effectively by exposing them to manageable levels of stressors in a controlled environment.
Benford’s Law
Benford's Law is a statistical phenomenon that describes the frequency distribution of leading digits in many real-life datasets.
Cross-Species Friendship
Cross-species friendship refers to the relationships that form between members of different animal species, including humans and animals.
Thin-Slicing
Thin-slicing is a psychological concept referring to the ability to find patterns and make quick judgments based on very limited slices of experience.
Negative Space
Negative space, a fundamental concept in art and design, refers to the empty or open space around and between the subjects of an image.
Zeitgeist Inflection
Zeitgeist Inflection refers to the pivotal moment in an individual's career or life when they transition from obscurity to recognition.
Curse of Knowledge
The Curse of Knowledge is a cognitive bias that occurs when an individual, possessing a certain level of expertise or knowledge, finds it challenging to imagine what it's like not to know something.