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The maps of the world drawn by the medieval cartographers were so hopelessly inaccurate, so filled with factual error, that they elicit condescending smiles today when almost the entire surface of the earth has been charted. Yet the great explorers could never have discovered the New World without them. Nor could the better, more accurate maps of
... See moreAlvin Toffler • Future Shock
A really simple structure is the best, no need to overcomplicate it ✨ https://t.co/FU7CO1hVQB
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this was a big one. took a few months for it to really click. but when it did, i realized i could no longer not learn how to code (unless all of this was wrong. it is right).
The thing that no one ever tells you about your calling is that it’s boring. Oh, everything is interesting if you’re interested… shut up. Yes, it will be exhilarating and fun and fluid and and natural and meaningful. It will also be tedious. It will hurt. You will encounter obstacle after obstacle until you feel like you’re in a video game with... See more
Unspoken expectations are premeditated resentments.
— Neil Strauss
Going back to Excel and shifting my metaphor up a level, today ChatGPT sometimes seems more like the original PCs than like Excel (or VisiCalc). It’s a general purpose technology, there’s a command line, and some stuff that’s theoretically magic, and a few things that are extremely useful to a few people, but we don’t yet have the richness of all... See more
Benedict Evans • Unbundling AI
good format (seeing) begets function (reasoning)
on the same theme. we go from:
digits → tallying → numerals → digital digits
inscriptions → paper → word documents → infinite digital canvas
According to Keltner’s book, seeking “brief moments of awe is as good for your mind and body as anything you might do.”