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Established in December 2018, Hustle Escape is a blog for curious self-improvers, covering the intersection between psychology, productivity, money and minimalism. Articles draw on scientific research to demonstrate how changes in our approach to these four areas can help us live our best lives.

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Backcasting and Premortems: Working Backwards From Success and Failure

Backcasting and premortems encourage us to work backwards mentally from success and failure. Here’s why they can help improve our creativity.

Flow: The Psychology of Being in the Zone

Psychology research suggests that “flow” activities can help keep us healthy and happy. Here’s how to find yourself in the zone more often.

The Ultimate Decision Models for the Modern World

Mental models can help us think and understand the world better. Here are some of the best mental models for decision making and innovation.

The Costs of Clutter: Why Needless Accumulation Harms Us

Clutter has a wide range of costs for our well-being. Now, more than ever, we need to understand those costs and take action.

Confirmation Bias: The Mother of All Thinking Errors

Confirmation bias is perhaps the most dangerous of all our thinking errors. In a world of information abundance, we need tools to reduce it.

5 Big Ideas From Positive Psychology

Positive psychology is teaching us more about the foundations of a happy, fulfilled life. Here are 5 must-read ideas from the field.

Cognitive Biases: Predictable Thinking Errors and How to Avoid Them

Mastering the world of cognitive biases can open the door to better judgements and better habits. Here’s the only introduction to cognitive biases that you need.

Why Financial Independence Is More Important Than Ever

Three important trends underline the importance of financial independence more than ever. And everyone should be awake to them.

The Feynman Technique: 4 Steps to Learn Anything

The Feynman technique is a highly effective mental model to learn and understand concepts. These are the four steps to follow.

5 Ways to Increase Your Cognitive Flexibility

Modern routines can be a force for mental rigidity. Here’s what the research tells us about how to improve our cognitive flexibility and creativity.

Financial Independence and the Four T’s of Autonomy

The research tells us that autonomy can make us feel and perform better. So how can we find more of it in our work and personal lives?

The Psychology of Maintaining and Breaking Streaks

Our obsession with streaks can be a force for good or bad. Here’s why streaks play such a powerful role in our psychology.

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