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The ideas behind the ideas
How the Magical Insights Connect
No insight stands entirely alone. This map groups the collection into four broad themes and shows the direct relationships recorded between individual insights. Follow any title to read the complete page, or use the smaller links to move between connected ideas.
On a larger screen: point to or tab to an insight to reveal its connections. On any screen: the “Connects with” links provide the same routes in readable text.
Common Sense Magic
Theme 1
Emotional Life & Perspective How feelings, interpretations and comparisons change what we experience and decide.
MI–0001 Emotional distance improves problem-solving Connects with: 0003 , 0011 , 0012 , 0013 , 0020 , 0021 , 0024
MI–0003 Emotion makes the decision; logic makes the case Connects with: 0001 , 0006 , 0011 , 0020 , 0021 , 0024 , 0031
MI–0005 Unspoken expectations become resentment Connects with: 0008 , 0027 , 0029
MI–0006 Comparison is the thief of joy Connects with: 0003 , 0007
MI–0007 Happiness is a choice Connects with: 0006 , 0020 , 0024
MI–0012 A puzzle is a problem with the emotion removed Connects with: 0001 , 0013 , 0020 , 0024 , 0025
MI–0021 Offense can be used as a weapon Connects with: 0001 , 0003 , 0004 , 0024
MI–0024 Emotional control is a trainable skill Connects with: 0001 , 0003 , 0007 , 0012 , 0021 , 0025 , 0026 , 0027
Theme 2
Systems, Incentives & Risk Why rules, rewards, statistics and institutions often produce results nobody explicitly intended. MI–0030 Your Best People Are Your Biggest MISSED Opportunity Connects with: 0016 , 0019 , 0022 , 0023
MI–0002 Agreements become unstable when exit is rewarded Connects with: 0008 , 0010 , 0011 , 0017 , 0019 , 0022 , 0023
MI–0008 Responsibility manages risk without eliminating freedom Connects with: 0002 , 0005 , 0011 , 0026 , 0029
MI–0010 Corporate incentives drive the type 2 diabetes epidemic Connects with: 0002 , 0011 , 0019
MI–0011 Engagement algorithms favor misinformation Connects with: 0001 , 0002 , 0003 , 0008 , 0010 , 0019
MI–0017 A contract should not substitute for continuing value Connects with: 0002 , 0013 , 0015 , 0016 , 0023
MI–0019 Ask: relative to what? Connects with: 0002 , 0010 , 0011 , 0030 , 0031
MI–0026 Sometimes you have to lie to get the job Connects with: 0008 , 0020 , 0024 , 0025
MI–0023 Why Government keeps solving one problem—and creating another Connects with: 0002 , 0013 , 0017 , 0022 , 0030 , 0031
MI–0031 What If Democracy Elected Outcomes Instead of Politicians? Connects with: 0003 , 0019 , 0023 , 0032
Theme 3
Execution, Optimism & Agency How action, confidence, technology and short planning horizons turn possibility into progress.
MI–0009 AI is like magic in a box Connects with: 0020 , 0032
MI–0013 Execution turns an idea into value Connects with: 0001 , 0012 , 0014 , 0017 , 0020 , 0022 , 0023 , 0025 , 0032
MI–0020 Optimism creates energy Connects with: 0001 , 0003 , 0007 , 0009 , 0012 , 0013 , 0022 , 0025 , 0026 , 0028
MI–0025 How to handle big, hairy, complex projects the easy way Connects with: 0012 , 0013 , 0020 , 0024 , 0026 , 0032
MI–0032 I Needed a Ditch. You Brought an Atomic Bomb. Connects with: 0031 , 0009 , 0013 , 0025
Theme 4
Communication & Influence How the medium, structure and human relationship determine whether an idea becomes action.
MI–0004 Great minds discuss ideas Connects with: 0021
MI–0014 One action deserves one email thread Connects with: 0013 , 0015 , 0016 , 0022
MI–0015 Complexity needs conversation Connects with: 0014 , 0016 , 0017 , 0018 , 0027
MI–0016 Influence requires human communication Connects with: 0014 , 0015 , 0017 , 0018 , 0030
MI–0018 Call before you click Buy Connects with: 0015 , 0016
MI–0022 The Magic Trick to Getting Salespeople to Do Their Admin Connects with: 0002 , 0013 , 0014 , 0020 , 0023 , 0030
MI–0027 Translation must come before communication Connects with: 0005 , 0015 , 0024 , 0028 , 0029
MI–0028 A purposeless man and an isolated woman Connects with: 0027 , 0029 , 0020
MI–0029 She offers help. He hears doubt. Connects with: 0027 , 0028 , 0005 , 0008
A living map
The relationships will grow with the collection
This is a working view of the connections currently recorded in the Magical Insights Master Register. Some links are close conceptual companions; others connect the same principle across personal life, business, technology or public policy. As new insights are added and existing ones are developed, this map can reveal additional clusters, bridges and recurring ideas.
