Stardustwyn
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Stardustwyn
“All great truths begin as blasphemies.” George Bernard Shaw
Peter D'Autry • Math and Logic Cannot Create Minds
In New York, people speak fast. In the American South, they speak slowly. Both of them are a form of politeness, understood in a different way. In New York, you speak quickly because you respect the value of the other person’s time and you don’t want to take up too much of it. In the South, you speak slowly because you want to respect the person by... See more
Adam Grant • Are We Too Impatient to Be Intelligent?
Energy Three areas with the biggest AI potential • Smart metering – real-time information on energy usage, helping to reduce bills.
• More efficient grid operation and storage.
• Predictive infrastructure maintenance.
Consumer benefit More efficient and cost-effective supply and usage of energy.
Timing Ready to go: Smart metering.
Medium-term potential:
... See morereadwise.io • Sizing the Prize
I’ve observed that for some people confidence is more closely associated with doing (and is dependent on their skills and performance), while for others it is related more to their felt security with others. My suspicion is that confidence gets tied up with doing when parents put a lot of emphasis on competence. When children are not shamed for
... See moreJasmin Lee Cori MS LPC • The Emotionally Absent Mother: A Guide to Self-Healing and Getting the Love You Missed
I’ve finally realized why I’ve never been a fan of focusing just on productivity without focusing on other things as well.
Productivity is a natural outcome that happens when you have a deep purpose. When you have a deep purpose, you naturally come up with clear priorities to work on.
When you have a deep purpose and clear priorities, you become
... See moreTo know others brings intelligence.
To know yourself brings wisdom.
To control others requires force.
To control yourself requires true strength.
Contentment allows wealth.
Discipline allows perseverance.
Those who stay in the center endure.
Those who die, but do not perish,
abide eternal.
To know yourself brings wisdom.
To control others requires force.
To control yourself requires true strength.
Contentment allows wealth.
Discipline allows perseverance.
Those who stay in the center endure.
Those who die, but do not perish,
abide eternal.