--- description: Parrish is the entrepreneur and wisdom seeker behind Farnam Street and the host of The Knowledge Project Podcast, where he focuses on turning timeless insights into action. His new book is Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments Into Extraordinary Results title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Shane Parrish ## Shane Parrish Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Parrish is the entrepreneur and wisdom seeker behind [Farnam Street](https://usw2.nyl.as/t1/270/1mc4i69iivbmmug9t2j2ltwc7/9/f373467b19ab3a104ae0dfd64070647af4dfac01c440e5cb5a4fbf8c586c9323) and the host of [The Knowledge Project Podcast](https://usw2.nyl.as/t1/270/1mc4i69iivbmmug9t2j2ltwc7/10/8bbfedbadfe6f2c454a2aa92f0a5c42c582514b6f3cd42a5bbca369fddb5e42a), where he focuses on turning timeless insights into action. His new book is [Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments Into Extraordinary Results](https://fs.blog/clear/) ## Shane Parrish Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close *  Oct 6, 2023 ### [Scrooge's Secret to Living Your Best Life](https://time.com/6321044/ebenezer-scrooges-secret-to-life-shane-parrish/) Ebenezer Scrooge played by society’s scoreboard until he realized that wasn't what mattered [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Apr 22, 2016 ### [How to Use Body Language to Become More Confident](https://time.com/4305165/amy-cuddy-body-language-confidence-2/) 'Don’t fake it ’til you make it. Fake it 'til you become it' *  Mar 7, 2016 ### [This Is What Makes Life Worth Living in the Face of Death](https://time.com/4244963/life-advice-death/) Advice from a neurosurgeon who had to face his own mortality [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Mar 4, 2016 ### [5 Life Lessons From the Founder of J.C. Penney](https://time.com/4244925/jc-penney-life-lesson/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Feb 11, 2016 ### [Here's Why We Should Recognize Our Flaws](https://time.com/4214526/wisdom-admit-flaws/) It marks the beginning of wisdom [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Feb 1, 2016 ### [This Is the Difference Between Science and Pseudoscience](https://time.com/4198966/pseudoscience/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jan 22, 2016 ### [How to Use Your Body Language to Become More Confident](https://time.com/4187042/amy-cuddy-body-language-confidence/) “Don’t fake it ’til you make it. Fake it 'til you become it” [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jan 21, 2016 ### [How to Improve Your Relationships With Others](https://time.com/4186660/relationship-human-nature/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jan 11, 2016 ### [What Quality Education Should Teach You, According to a Harvard Scientist](https://time.com/4166790/steven-pinker-broad-education/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jan 9, 2016 ### [How to Achieve Your Reading Goals This Year](https://time.com/4166733/daily-reading-habit/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jan 7, 2016 ### [A Profound Contradiction of Human Existence](https://time.com/4166896/alan-lightman-accidental-universe/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Dec 18, 2015 ### [5 Tips for Becoming a Great Scientist](https://time.com/4153774/e-o-wilson-scientist/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Dec 8, 2015 ### [4 Lessons for Success From the Cofounder of Paypal](https://time.com/4137012/success-peter-thiel/) Stay open-minded and flexible [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Dec 7, 2015 ### [How Analogies Can Make You Better at Arguments](https://time.com/4135307/analogies/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Dec 4, 2015 ### [4 Ways to Increase Your Resilience, According to Psychology](https://time.com/4135399/resilience-meaning-tips/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) Meta: {"meta\_title":"","meta\_description":"","og\_title":"","og\_description":"","og\_imageConnection":{"edges":\[\],"\_\_typename":"SysAssetConnection"},"twitter\_card":null,"\_\_typename":"Seo"} ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/author/shane-parrish/","name":"Shane Parrish"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Person","@id":"https://time.com/author/shane-parrish/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/author/shane-parrish/"},"name":"Shane Parrish","jobTitle":"","description":"Parrish is the entrepreneur and wisdom seeker behind Farnam Street and the host of The Knowledge Project Podcast, where he focuses on turning timeless insights into action. 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