Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

It almost doesn’t matter what type of sport I’m talking about, there are always two ways to play it: On the attack, or on the defence. The same is true for football, 8-ball, cricket, and for bridge. One could substitute any other sport or mindsport, and I think that the sentence would still have some…

The more different and unusual skills one can learn in a single lifetime, the richer and more interesting your life will be. People who are seen as “fascinating” or “eccentric” are those who have spent their lives living, absorbing experiences and skills that all add to who they are. What makes you better at bridge?…

In many articles and blog posts that have been written about the game through decades, it’s often said that bidding is “the language of bridge.” Without the aspect of bidding a contract before the first trick, we wouldn’t be playing contract bridge. In the absence of knowing how to bid, we wouldn’t know what we’re…