The Heart Is the Bottleneck

This Pattern Recognition Theory of Mind for how the neocortex works offers a radical possibility: that the basic unit of cognition is not the neuron, but the cortical mini-column (i.e. pattern recognizer). In other words, the idea that “neurons that fire together, wire together,” which emphasizes the plasticity of individual neurons and is known as

The neocortex is an elaborately folded sheath of tissue covering the whole top and front of the brain, making up nearly 80% of its weight. It is responsible for sensory perception, recognition of everything from visual objects to abstract concepts, controlling movement, reasoning from spatial orientation, reason and logic, language – basically, eve

It will become an “expert manager.”

the book will endure as the minimum amount of concentrated attention required to become immersed in a story.

Trust the People (If you trust the people, they become trustworthy)

“…whenever a person or an organization or a country is in crisis, it is necessary to look at your own concepts and be critical of them because they may have turned into traps.”

a “racket.”

This definition starts to boil it down to its essence: a book is now best understood as a concentrated unit of attention.

It emphasizes “critical connections over critical mass” – it is the depth of relationships that determine the strength of a system.