# Farnam Street: Mastering the best of what other people have already figured out

> Timeless lessons on decision making, thinking, and continuous improvement\. Written by Shane Parrish\.hinking, and continuous improvement\.

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## Pages
- [Mental Models: The Best Way to Make Intelligent Decisions \(~100 Models Explained\)](https://fs.blog/mental-models/)
- [The Knowledge Project Podcast \(Episodes By Subject\)](https://fs.blog/episodes/)
- [Brain Food Archive](https://fs.blog/brain-food/)
- [The Spectrum of Independence](https://fs.blog/brain-food/january-25-2026/)
- [The Knowledge Project Transcripts](https://fs.blog/prime-podcast-transcripts/)

## Posts
- [Social Proof: Why We Look to Others For What We Should Think and Do](https://fs.blog/mental-model-social-proof/)
- [Ride the Wave](https://fs.blog/ride-wave/)

## Podcast
- [How McDonald’s Took Over America \| Ray Kroc \[Outliers\]](https://fs.blog/knowledge-project-podcast/outliers-ray-kroc/)
- [Logan Ury: Unlock the Secret to Building Strong Relationships \[The Knowledge Project Ep\. \#219\]](https://fs.blog/knowledge-project-podcast/logan-ury/)
- [Dr\. Leah Lagos and Joe Mazzulla: Control Your Heart, Conquer Your Stress \[The Knowledge Project Ep\. \#176\]](https://fs.blog/knowledge-project-podcast/dr-leah-lagos-joe-mazzulla/)
- [TKP Insights: Philosophy \[The Knowledge Project Podcast \#170\]](https://fs.blog/knowledge-project-podcast/tkp-insights-philosophy/)
- [TKP Insights: Making \(Even\) Better Decisions \[The Knowledge Project Ep\. \#150\]](https://fs.blog/knowledge-project-podcast/tkp-insights-decision-making/)

## Categories
- [Philosophy](https://fs.blog/category/philosophy/)
- [Thinking](https://fs.blog/category/thinking/)
- [Uncategorized](https://fs.blog/category/uncategorized/)
- [Mental Models](https://fs.blog/category/mental-models/)
- [Decision Making](https://fs.blog/category/decision-making/)

## Tags
- [Culture](https://fs.blog/tag/culture/)
- [Books](https://fs.blog/tag/books/)
- [Philosophy](https://fs.blog/tag/philosophy/)
- [Psychology](https://fs.blog/tag/psychology/)
- [History](https://fs.blog/tag/history/)

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