MindVault presents you with distinct ideas and concepts that are related to one of the main pillars of personal growth (Calibration, Awareness, Navigation, Cultivation).
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Click here for a deep dive into these pillars
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Calibration(click)Calibrate and become more resilient to outside influences on your thoughts, emotions and decisions.
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Intellectual UnderstandingHow your environments impact how you feel, what you think & what you do
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Systems & Structures
Cultural narratives
Societal premises
Political systems
Media systems
Incentive structures
Organizational psychology
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Psychology
Belief formation
Suggestibility
Neuroplasticity
Group/ Mass Psychology
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Visceral Awareness
Understanding how you are being influenced as it is happening
Mindfulness
Humility
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Mental ResilienceDon't act on unwanted influences
Self-Reflection
Better Environments
Behavior Resilience
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Awareness(click)Understand more about your place in the world and what you truly want out of life.
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Self-perception
How you see yourself as an individual
Character vs. Personality
Strengths & Weaknesses
(Limits of) Knowledge
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Intrinsic Motivators
Understanding what drives you
Needs
Desires
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Extrinsic Motivators
Understanding what pulls you
Formulated Goals
Assumed Proxies for Happiness
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Navigation(click)
Become able to construct ideas, set goals, make plans and act on them effectively while cultivating appreciation for where you are at every step along the way.
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Cognitive Capacity
Being able to comprehend various complexities
Logic & Reason
Number-based Structures
Systems Thinking
Intellectual Variability
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Belief Calibration
Understanding, testing and iterating your beliefs about what’s right, wrong and possible
Growth Mindset
Process Orientation
Passion Calibration
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Mental Models
Useful reductions of the complexity of the terrain of reality to maps that help you navigate the world
Meta-ethics
Rules of the Game of Life
Concern, Influence, Acceptance
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Cultivation(click)
Nourishing the process of learning and creating opportunities through curiosity and inspiration.
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Habits
Useful regular and frequent actions
Physical Health
Baseline Productivity
Creative Expression
Resilient Social Interactions
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Repeated Motivation
Self-induced motivation to overcome inertia and procrastination
Content-based Self-motivation
Self-motivating Practices
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Social Interaction
People skills and relationship building
Professional Connections
Close Social Circle
Romantic Relationships
Love
Empathy
Communication
Cooperation
Conflict
Competition
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Mind Wellness
Cultivating a healthy inner mental and emotional landscape
Gratitude
Acceptance
Equanimity
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For each of these ideas you will find a quick introduction — an access point to the deeper concept.
A few specific resources (articles, videos, ...) will help you explore the idea further on your own.
At the bottom of each idea, there is an extensive resource list with books, podcasts, Youtube channels and much more that are loosely related to the idea and that might be valuable for your own further exploration and learning path.
Can I Contribute?
As humans, we usually default to 'experts' for knowledge and inspiring ideas — however, one of the core convictions behind MindVault is that basically everyone has valuable ideas and perspectives to offer to others.
That's why you can contribute directly to MindVault.
If there's an idea, a concept or an insight from science, philosophy or any other area of life that you find meaningful, reach out here:
