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Shane Parrish

Shane Parrish is a writer and entrepreneur focused on decision-making, mental models, leadership, and behavioral psychology. He founded Farnam Street, hosts The Knowledge Project podcast, and wrote Clear Thinking and The Great Mental Models series. His work has reached a broad global audience of executives, investors, and lifelong learners.

Biografie & Werdegang des Autors

Shane Parrish built his public reputation at the intersection of national-security discipline and wide-ranging self-education. Trained first in computer science at Dalhousie University and later earning an MBA from Royal Roads University, he spent the first phase of his career at Canada’s Communications Security Establishment in cybersecurity roles from 2001 to 2016. A major turning point came when he grew dissatisfied with education that seemed to emphasize vocabulary and case solutions more than deep understanding. In 2009, while still working in intelligence, he began a blog to record what he was learning on his own; that private notebook gradually became Farnam Street. ((https://s202.q4cdn.com/676416790/files/doc_financials/2023/sr/tinycircular.pdf?utm_source=openai))

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"Shane Parrish is on a mission to make you think, and think better"

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"Shane Parrish demystifies the process of thinking clearly so you can create better odds in your personal and professional life"

Annie Duke

"Shane Parrish is the entrepreneur and wisdom seeker behind Farnam Street, focused on turning timeless insights into action"

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"Shane Parrish has a marvelous gift for asking the right questions to elicit how clear thinkers think"

Jim Collins

"Shane Parrish is someone I have been reading for many, many years. This book is his masterwork"

Ryan Holiday

"Shane Parrish, the brilliant thinker behind Farnam Street and The Knowledge Project, has distilled his wisdom into a must-read book"

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"Shane Parrish doesn't just teach clear thinking - he lives it"

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