Rabbit holes are where you find gold. https://t.co/dO6ljhD6mP
The beauty of the rabbit hole, and the warren you create by falling down it, is how it activates your curiosity to generate new, reflective pockets of information and knowledge. And the better you become at “finding,” the more portals emerge, and the farther you get from a complete sense of having found. The state of curiosity is one of abundance: ... See more
Syllabus • How to Fall Down a Rabbit Hole
the internet is now so embedded within the human developmental process.
it's not merely a collection of servers and clients.
its evolutions shape us with each passing generation.
in turn, we shape its evolution, feeding into what it has fed us.
it follows from 4E cogsci that app/site interfaces will drastically affect our cognitive development. at leas
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The term rabbit hole makes us think of Alice plummeting straight down, but what I mean is an actual rabbit warren, the kind with endless looping tunnels, branching paths, all the accompanying claustrophobia.
Rebecca Makkai • I Have Some Questions For You: 'A perfect crime' NEW YORKER
"This got me thinking that, ultimately, it's the totality of those “nodal points” that indicate one’s own unique perspective. It doesn’t matter if you specifically sought out the nodal point or not, it’s the recognition that counts. When you encounter a piece of life-changing information (no matter how large the change part is), you are simultaneou... See more
are.na • On Motivation
A Blog Post Is a Very Long and Complex Search Query to Find Fascinating People and Make Them Route Interesting Stuff to Your Inbox
Henrik Karlssonescapingflatland.substack.com
The richest insights are found in overlooked sources and connections that are beyond the reach of the internet and the incentives of its curatorial algorithms. My inspiration comes from unexpected places: the yellowed pages of out-of-print software books, modern science fiction essays, the writings of early religious leaders, and unique items in ma... See more