# Nousimon > Nousimon is a personal project aimed at making all of my notes publicly accessible. Public Ghost content for AI and LLM tooling. Use `/llms-full.txt` for consolidated page and post context. Append `.md` to any post or page URL to get the content in Markdown (for example, `/example-post.md`). ## Pages - [Fuel Curiosity](https://nousimon.com/donations.md) - This website exists because people like you choose to keep meaningful ideas alive. Every article, insight, and resource here is created to genuinely help people think deeper, grow wiser, and see the world differently. Your donation does more than support a website, it protects independent work from… - [Frequently Asked Questions](https://nousimon.com/faq.md) - Welcome to our FAQ page. Here you'll find clear answers to the most common questions about our website, features, and services. What is Nousimon? Nousimon is a personal project aimed at making all of my notes publicly accessible. What is the Source of These Notes? Most of the notes are drawn from b… - [Privacy Notice](https://nousimon.com/privacy-notice.md) - 1. Scope and Purpose of This Notice This privacy notice explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you visit or interact with this website. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). For… - [Terms and Conditions](https://nousimon.com/terms-and-conditions.md) - 1. Introduction By accessing or using this website, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, you should not use this website. These terms apply to all visitors, subscribers, commenters, and anyone else who interacts with the website. 2.… - [Updates](https://nousimon.com/updates.md) - Breaking news! Welcome to our project updates page. Here, you'll find the latest news, progress updates, and everything else related to this project. You can now comment on articles!Readers of Nousimon can now comment on articles! Under every article, you’ll find a dedicated comment section where y… - [What is Nousimon?](https://nousimon.com/what-is-nousimon.md) - Nousimon is a personal project aimed at making all of my notes publicly accessible. I have gathered notes from books, movies, podcasts and conversations with great minds. All of these notes are presented in the form of micro-articles, brief and digestible pieces of writing designed to spark curiosi… - [You can now comment on articles!](https://nousimon.com/you-can-now-comment-on-articles-2.md) - Readers of Nousimon can now comment on articles! Under every article, you'll find a dedicated comment section where you can share your thoughts, ask questions, and engage in meaningful discussions with other curious and thoughtful readers. Just like in the photo below. Who can comment? Anyone with… - [Your curiosity is now cleaning the air!](https://nousimon.com/your-curiosity-is-now-cleaning-the-air-2.md) - You already care about the future. Now your reading habit can help protect it. Today, Nousimon takes a small but meaningful step, 1% of every subscription and donation goes toward removing CO₂ from the atmosphere through Stripe Climate. It's automatic and comes at no extra cost to you. Your support… ## Posts - [Poka-Yoke](https://nousimon.com/poka-yoke.md) - What Is Poka-Yoke in Simple Terms? Poka-Yoke is an error-prevention approach that focuses on designing processes and systems in a way that makes errors impossible to make or, at least difficult to overlook. Poka-Yoke was formalized and adopted as part of the Toyota Production System in the 1960s. T… - [Path Dependence Feedback Loop](https://nousimon.com/path-dependence-feedback-loop.md) - What is Path Dependence Feedback Loop in Simple Terms? A path dependence feedback loop describes how our past decisions shape our future by creating conditions that reinforce those early choices over time. As a result, we often become locked into a particular path, making alternative options increa… - [Framing Effect](https://nousimon.com/framing-effect.md) - What Is the Framing Effect in Simple Terms The framing effect is a cognitive bias in which people's judgments and decisions change based on how information is presented, even when the underlying facts remain the same. The Framing Effect in Real Life 1. A new medicine or medical procedure can be pre… - [Regression to the Mean](https://nousimon.com/regression-to-the-mean.md) - What Is the Regression to the Mean in Simple Terms? Regression to the mean is the statistical tendency for unusually high or unusually low results to be followed by results that are closer to the average. This happens because extreme outcomes are often partly due to random variation, not because an… - [False Cause Fallacy](https://nousimon.com/false-cause-fallacy.md) - What Is the False Cause Fallacy in Simple Terms The false cause fallacy is a logical error in which someone assumes that one event caused another simply because the two are correlated, or because one happened after the other. The False Cause Fallacy in Real Life 1. Many individuals who exhibited vi… - [Moral Licensing](https://nousimon.com/moral-licensing.md) - What Is Moral Licensing in Simple Terms? Moral licensing is a psychological pattern in which people, after doing something they see as good, feel they have earned permission to do something bad. Moral Licensing in Real Life 1. A person goes to the gym and then feels entitled to eat unhealthy food a… - [Survivorship Bias](https://nousimon.com/survivorship-bias.md) - What Is the Survivorship Bias in Simple Terms? Survivorship bias is the tendency to draw conclusions by focusing only on the people, things, or cases that remained visible or "survived" a selection process, while overlooking those that were lost, failed, or disappeared. As a result, we end up with… - [The Ship of Theseus](https://nousimon.com/the-ship-of-theseus.md) - What Is the Ship of Theseus in Simple Terms? The Ship of Theseus is a thought experiment that explores the nature of identity through a simple scenario. Over time, a ship has each of its damaged parts replaced one by one. By the end of this process, every original component has been substituted wit… - [Cultural Lag](https://nousimon.com/cultural-lag.md) - What Is Cultural Lag in Simple Terms? Cultural lag refers to the phenomenon in which social institutions fail to keep pace with rapid technological change, resulting in a widening gap between the two. Cultural Lag in Real Life 1. The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence is occurring faster th… - [Red Queen Effect](https://nousimon.com/red-queen-effect.md) - What Is the Red Queen Effect in Simple Terms? The Red Queen Effect is the phenomenon in which continuous adaptation and evolution are necessary simply to keep up and avoid falling behind. The Story Behind the Red Queen Effect The term "Red Queen" references the novel "Through the Looking-Glass, and… - [Evolutionary Mismatch](https://nousimon.com/evolutionary-mismatch.md) - What is Evolutionary Mismatch in Simple Terms? Evolutionary mismatch is the concept that a trait which evolved because it provided an advantage in a past environment can become a disadvantage when the environment changes. Evolutionary Mismatch in Real Life Thousands of years ago, an efficient metab… - [Permanent Underclass](https://nousimon.com/permanent-underclass.md) - What Is the Permanent Underclass in Simple Terms? The concept of the permanent underclass describes a social phenomenon in which individuals and families become trapped in cycles of poverty due to systemic socioeconomic conditions, such as limited access to education, employment, and capital. These… - [Tinkerbell Effect](https://nousimon.com/tinkerbell-effect.md) - What Is the Tinkerbell Effect in Simple Terms? The Tinkerbell effect is a term describing things that exist only because people believe in them. The Tinkerbell Effect in Real Life 1. Money has value because societies have collectively decided to give it value. By itself, the paper note or the digit… - [Decoy Effect](https://nousimon.com/decoy-effect.md) - What Is the Decoy Effect in Simple Terms? The decoy effect is a decision-making bias in which adding a third, deliberately less appealing option changes how people choose between two existing ones. The new option isn't meant to be chosen, it exists to make one of the original choices look better by… - [Anecdotal Fallacy](https://nousimon.com/anecdotal-fallacy.md) - What Is the Anecdotal Fallacy in Simple Terms? The anecdotal fallacy is an error in reasoning in which a person relies on an isolated event or personal experience to override broader statistical evidence. Anecdotal Fallacy in Real Life 1. Person A: Alcohol is bad for your health. Person B: I know a… - [Peter Principle](https://nousimon.com/peter-principle.md) - What Is the Peter Principle in Simple Terms? The Peter Principle is the tendency for people to rise through a hierarchy until they reach a position they can't perform well, and then to stay there. The Peter Principle began as a semi-satirical observation, but over time people started to take it ser… - [Perverse Incentive](https://nousimon.com/perverse-incentive.md) - What Is the Perverse Incentive in Simple Terms? The Perverse Incentive or Cobra Effect is a situation where the intended solution or incentive ends up making the original problem even worse. The Story Behind The Perverse Incentive The authorities of British India wanted to reduce the population of… - [Omission Bias](https://nousimon.com/omission-bias.md) - What Is Omission Bias in Simple Terms? Omission bias is the tendency to judge harmful actions as worse than equally harmful inactions, even when the outcome is the same. Omission Bias in Real Life 1. Technically, they did not lie about it. In many situations, individuals deliberately hide informati… - [The Tragedy of the Commons](https://nousimon.com/the-tragedy-of-the-commons.md) - What Is the Tragedy of the Commons in Simple Terms? The tragedy of the commons describes a phenomenon in which individuals, acting primarily in their own self-interest, overuse finite shared resources, ultimately harming the entire group. The Tragedy of the Commons in Real Life 1. Excessive Fishing… - [Fundamental Attribution Error](https://nousimon.com/fundamental-attribution-error.md) - What Is the Fundamental Attribution Error in Simple Terms? The fundamental attribution error is the tendency to view other people’s behavior as a reflection of their character or personality, while overlooking the situational factors that may have influenced their actions. Fundamental Attribution E… - [Marginal Gains](https://nousimon.com/marginal-gains.md) - What Are Marginal Gains in Simple Terms? Marginal gains is the idea that breaking a process into small parts and improving each one by just 1% can lead to significant overall improvement over time. Marginal Gains in Real Life 1. A restaurant wants to improve customer satisfaction, but it cannot com… - [Confirmation Bias](https://nousimon.com/confirmation-bias.md) - What is Confirmation Bias in Simple Terms? Confirmation bias is the practice of favoring information that confirms our existing beliefs while discarding anything that challenges them. Confirmation Bias in Real Life 1. Reading news exclusively from sources that align with our existing beliefs, while… - [The Diderot Effect](https://nousimon.com/the-diderot-effect.md) - What is the Diderot Effect in Simple Terms? The Diderot Effect describes the tendency for a single new purchase to trigger a chain reaction of unplanned follow-up purchases, all connected to the original item. The Diderot Effect in Real Life 1. You buy a new TV, but suddenly your old sound system f… - [The Straw Man Fallacy](https://nousimon.com/the-straw-man-fallacy.md) - What is the Straw Man Fallacy in Simple Terms? The straw man fallacy is a common error in reasoning in which someone misrepresents an opponent’s argument, making it easier to attack and dismiss, rather than engaging with the original position. The Straw Man Fallacy in Real Life 1. Person A: I think… - [Yak Shaving](https://nousimon.com/yak-shaving.md) - What is Yak Shaving In Simple Terms? Yak shaving is a metaphor that refers to a chain of seemingly unrelated tasks that must be completed, before you can finally return and complete your original goal. Yak Shaving in Real Life You decide to watch a movie. You reach for the TV remote, only to discov… - [AI Deskilling](https://nousimon.com/ai-deskilling.md) - What is AI Deskilling in Simple Terms? AI deskilling is the process by which individuals lose existing skills or fail to develop fundamental ones due to their over-reliance on AI tools, ultimately leading to the atrophy of those abilities. AI Deskilling in Real Life 1. Writing, whether emails, essa… - [Pareto Principle](https://nousimon.com/pareto-principlethe-pareto-principle.md) - What is the Pareto Principle in Simple Terms? The Pareto Principle, also known as the 80/20 rule, suggests that about 80% of results come from 20% of causes. A small portion of actions, inputs or efforts usually produces the majority of outcomes. It highlights the idea that not everything contribut… - [Status Quo Bias](https://nousimon.com/status-quo-bias.md) - What Is Status Quo Bias in Simple Terms? Status quo bias is our deep-seated preference for keeping things exactly as they are. When faced with a choice between change and staying put, we instinctively favour the current situation, not because it is objectively better, but because any departure from… - [Boiling The Frog](https://nousimon.com/boiling-the-frog.md) - What Is Boiling the Frog in Simple Terms? Boiling the frog is a metaphor for the danger of gradual change. The idea is rooted in the observation that if you place a frog in boiling water, it jumps out immediately, but if you place it in cool water and slowly raise the temperature, it fails to notic… - [Black Swan Event](https://nousimon.com/black-swan-event.md) - What Is a Black Swan Event in Simple Terms? A black swan event is something that almost no one saw coming, causes a huge impact and only seems obvious after it has already happened. Black Swan Event in Real Life 1. The COVID-19 Pandemic. The world was largely unprepared when it arrived. Within week… - [Dunning-Kruger](https://nousimon.com/dunning-kruger.md) - What Is the Dunning-Kruger Effect in Simple Terms? The Dunning-Kruger effect is a cognitive bias where people who know very little about a subject tend to overestimate how skilled or knowledgeable they actually are. It is worth noting that none of us are immune to this trap, the Dunning-Kruger can… - [Illich's Law](https://nousimon.com/illichs-law.md) - What Is Illich's Law in Simple Terms? Illich's Law states that beyond a certain threshold of time spent on a given task, efficiency begins to decline and continued effort ultimately becomes counterproductive. Illich's Law in Real Life 1. Studying for an Exam. After several focused hours of revision… - [Barnum Effect](https://nousimon.com/barnum-effect.md) - What Is the Barnum Effect in Simple Terms? The Barnum effect, also known as the Forer effect, is a psychological phenomenon in which people rate vague, broadly applicable personality descriptions as highly accurate. This effect helps explain, at least in part, why paranormal beliefs and practices s… - [The Toupee Fallacy](https://nousimon.com/the-toupee-fallacy.md) - What Is the Toupee Fallacy in Simple Terms? The toupee fallacy is a cognitive bias in which individuals judge an entire category as low quality, poorly made or unreliable, simply because they only notice the failed examples, while the successful ones go undetected. Toupee Fallacy in Real Life Many… - [Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon](https://nousimon.com/baader-meinhof-phenomenon.md) - What Is the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon in Simple Terms? The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon, also known as the frequency illusion, is the experience where something you have just learned about or noticed for the first time suddenly seems to appear everywhere around you. Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon in Real L… - [Sunk Cost Fallacy](https://nousimon.com/sunk-cost-fallacy.md) - What Is the Sunk Cost Fallacy in Simple Terms? Sunk Cost Fallacy is the phenomenon in which a person persists with a strategy or course of action, not because it remains effective, but because they have already invested significant time, money and energy in it. Even when abandoning it would clearly… - [Diminishing Marginal Utility](https://nousimon.com/diminishing-marginal-utility.md) - What Is Diminishing Marginal Utility in Simple Terms? Diminishing Marginal Utility is a concept that describes how the satisfaction or utility you get from consuming something decreases as you consume more of it. Diminishing Marginal Utility: Real-Life Examples One of the simplest illustrations of… - [Affective Forecasting](https://nousimon.com/what-is-affective-forecasting.md) - What is Affective Forecasting in Simple Terms? Affective forecasting refers to the process of predicting one's emotional responses to a future event. How good or bad it will make us feel and for how long. We are surprisingly bad at this. Affective Forecasting in Real Life We tell ourselves that onc… ## Optional - [RSS Feed](https://nousimon.com/rss/) - [Sitemap](https://nousimon.com/sitemap.xml) - [Full content of pages and posts](https://nousimon.com/llms-full.txt)