While writing that previous post, I needed a title for it. Asked chat GPT: I want to create a title for a blog post the post will talk about the value of engaging with a material, how cognitive effort is the key to effective learning I want to contrast it against the idea of merely…
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Yesterday this video showed up on my YouTube recommendation feed. Benjamin Keep, PhD, JD – What makes something memorable? https://youtu.be/UW4EMIucmHs Judging by the title, initially I thought it’s about writing techniques, but apparently it’s specifically about learning. Fortunately, learning is still one topic I’m into and I had some time during a commute, so I…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI2g8V2uw3w&ab_channel=ElyseMyers Saw this video earlier. Immediately thought, “this is such a good example to use when I want to talk about externalisation”. Yes, externalisation is such a boring technical term. Conveniently, computer people calls it: “rubber ducking”. // leaving a meta-trace here to talk about an underrated magic that human has access to: creating a…
I was bumping a couple of ideas and concepts against each other this morning. I’m still formulating my thoughts on what problems these parallels and lenses could be useful for, but let’s just look at them right now. Concretely, we’ll talk about Microsoft, Walmart, and Barnes and Nobles. Abstractly, we’ll talk about ‘pattern languages’, differentiations,…
I heard a sentence I like recently: “now is the only time there is”. Later that day, I thought of two other ways of articulating the same idea, but they somehow feel less profound. “now is all you have” “there is only now” AI’s “taste” Curious, I decided to ask Chat GPT to analyse them.…
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C45I6n5RvdY/ I stumbled upon this video of Karlina Supelli, an Indonesian philosopher, astronomer, and public intellectual, where she discussed the value of reading. In the video, she said that while films and social media provide visual and auditory stimulation, they do not typically require the same level of intellectual engagement or provoke a deep internal…
I used to read books ear to ear. I started reading when I was 4. I’d read any book I could lay my hands on. This was OK because I had infinite time & curiosity, and limited discernment. Everything is interesting and relevant. I was in explore mode. I’m almost 40 now. Still a proud…
I have this pet framework I’m going to call “the five Cs of bulletproof relationships”. The more of these five that you possess or invest on building together, the more fulfilling your relationships will be. This checklist is applicable beyond romantic relationships. commitment communication compatibility character chemistry I put commitment at the top the because…
Hey, as promised, I’ll start introducing the different scripts in the Nootroscripts project. youtube2llm.py [TOC] Overview: analyse, embed, and ask anything about the content of a YouTube video. Feel free to skip to Example usages for a quick start and refer to the documentation-like sections later if you’re not an RTFM kind of person. Input…
was triggered yesterday morning I find it hard to even replay and describe what happened even though it’s as simple as: mom asked me if I am going to the gym that morning. she said I can use the other car now if I am planning on going. in hindsight, she’s essentially telling me that…