GAME THEORY is the most powerful decision-making framework in history.

From Sun Tzu & Genghis Khan to John F. Kennedy, it was used to win wars, forge empires and conquer the world.

Here’s what it is, how it works and how to master it:

(thread) In 1962, world was ONE decision away from nuclear war:

Attack or Retreat?

If you think about it, our entire history is made of individual choices made by individual people.

But this goes far beyond war and politics…

Psychologist Ander Ericsson spent his life studying prodigies.

For 44 years, he studied brains and habits of 1000+ experts in different fields.

Last week, I binge-read his best work on peak performance.

Here are 6 lessons to learn anything faster:
(backed by science)
1/ Mental Representation

In one study, musicians learned a new song.

Average ones struggled to imagine how the music should sound—so they struggled to learn it.

But elite musicians built a detailed mental sound in their heads—and then used it as a feedback mechanism.

CRAZIEST EXPERIMENT EVER 🤯

After studying 1000+ geniuses, Laszlo Polgar was sure that geniuses are made, not born—so he found a wife and had 3 kids.

15 years later, all 3 daughters became chess grandmasters and spoke 7 languages fluently.

Here's how he did it: Hungarian psychologist Laszlo Polgar was born in 1946.

In university, he studied lives of the greatest geniuses in history—from Socrates to DaVinci and Einstein.

And this gave him a crazy idea...

The biggest scam in history:

IQ.

It never measured intelligence.

It was designed to rank, divide, and control society.

Here’s what IQ actually measures (and why it won’t make you successful):
Let's start with a question from IQ tests:

Which square belongs on the last tile?

DON'T CHEAT!

Try to answer it before reading further.

This guy cracked the code to learning.

At 9 — U.S. Chess Champion
At 16 — Chess International Master
At 20 — U.S. Martial Arts Champion
At 27 — Tai-Chi World Champion (2x)

Now, NBA stars & Fortune 500 CEOs pay millions for his advice.

His top 7 lessons to learn anything FAST:
Meet Josh Waitzkin.

Child prodigy, Tai-Chi World Champion and coach for top 0.1% performers.

Recently, he went on Andrew Huberman's podcast and shared thoughts on learning, training and mastery.

Here are his 7 most life-changing insights:

(No. 2 blew my mind)

Orgasm happens in your brain, not in your pants.

Here are 9 mindblowing facts about the neuroscience of sex: 🧵

(read now, thank me later) [1/9] SEX CREATES CHEMICAL EXPLOSION

Orgasm floods your brain with a mix of hormones.

They trigger pleasure, bonding, happiness, motivation ...

It's one of the most complex biological events in your body.

This is Niccolò Machiavelli.

In 1513, he wrote The Prince - a ruthless guide to power that was never meant for the public.

Yet, it served history's deadliest tyrants - Hitler, Stalin and Mussolini all swore by it.

Here's how it works:
Niccolò Machiavelli was a diplomat and military advisor in Italy, where he witness the brutal reality of war and politics.

In 1513, he put all his knowledge and experience into 'The Prince' - one of the most influential and infamous books in history.

I’m 25.

I used to think people were nice, they wanted the truth, and success was all about hard work.

Then I discovered 48 Laws of Power, and it changed my life forever.

7 lessons from America’s most controversial book that will change how you see the world: In 1998, Robert Green wrote The 48 Laws of Power.

The book instantly became a cult classic:

• 6,000,000+ copies sold
• New York Times bestseller
• Praised by 50 Cent, Jay-Z, and Michael Jackson

But behind shiny surface lurked a dark truth…

Andrew Huberman's advice will make you immune to procrastination.

But his podcast has 271 episodes and it would take 565 hours to watch them all.

I distilled his best ideas, so you don’t have to.

Here’s his top 10 productivity tips to unlock superhuman focus: 🧵 This thread will be short, simple and actionable.

Read it. Bookmark it. Apply what you've learned.

Remember - knowledge is useless if you don't take action.

Let's begin 👇

You’ve been lied to.

ADHD is not a mental disease.

It’s a gift.

Once you harness it, you’ll unlock hyper-focus.

Here’s how to turn ADHD into a superpower (backed by science): ADHD means Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

It hinders focus, motivation and impulse control.

1 in 10 children have ADHD.
15.5 million US adults have ADHD.
404 million adults worldwide have ADHD.

And I am one of them.

You’re not in control of your choices.

This Nobel Prize winner spent 44 years proving it.

He discovered a psychological flaw in human brain.

Once you see it, you can't unsee it.

And you'll question every decision you've ever made:🧵
This is Daniel Kahneman:

• New York Times Bestseller
• Nobel Prize in Economics (2002)
• Presidential Medal of Freedom (2013)

For decades, he was obsessed with one question:

Why do rational people made irrational decisions?

Survival isn't about strength - it's about strategy.

• Nuclear war
• World politics
• Life and death

'GAME THEORY' explains all of them.

Here’s what it is, how it works, and how to use it to win The Game of Life:
In 1962, the world was ONE decision away from nuclear war:

Attack or Retreat?

If you think about it, our entire history is made of individual choices made by individual people.

But this goes beyond war and politics…

This is Chris Voss.

He is the greatest negotiator in FBI history.

He’s deal with 150+ kidnappers, hostage-takers, and international terrorists all over the world.

His 9 most powerful rules to negotiate as if your life depended on it: 🧵 These rules are from @fbinegotiator's book "Never Split the Difference":

• Sold 3M+ copies worldwide
• New York Times bestseller for 60 weeks
• Praised by Forbes, Daily Mail & Business Insider

9 timeless lessons that will change your life and business forever:

You've been manipulated your entire life.

This Stanford professor spent 55 years proving it.

He discovered 7 psychological principles that secretly control all your decisions.

Once you learn the truth, you can't unlearn it.

And your world will never be the same...🧵
First, a warning:

These methods can be used to literally manipulate strangers into doing what you want.

Used them ethically, only if what you’re selling truly helps people.

With that out of the way, let’s begin:

I'm 25.

I wasted 12 years of my life watching porn every single day.

After 1047 days porn-free and 250+ hours studying the science of addiction

I found 7 brutal ways porn destroys your brain: I started watching porn when I was 10.

Curiosity turned into desire. Desire turned into pleasure. Pleasure turned into addiction. Addiction turned into pain.

It almost destroyed my life.

DOPAMINE:

The molecule that controls your life.

It’s the reason you watch po*n, you’re addicted to your phone, and you have zero motivation to work.

Here’s what dopamine REALLY is, how it hijacks your brain, and how to stop it from killing you (backed by science): Without dopamine, you would die.

• No motivation
• No movement
• No decision-making skills

It’s the most important molecule in your brain.

So, what IS dopamine, and what does it do?