feature or a bug?
how advantages can be disadvantages and strengths can be weaknesses
feature or a bug?
The “thinking mind” is the part of the mind that seeks to make sense of the world; it analyses situations, imagines scenarios, evaluates solutions, and tells stories. It’s an inherent aspect of what makes us human. However, it’s limited by multiple cognitive bottlenecks.
The human mind has many limitations. For instance, our limited sensory... See more
The human mind has many limitations. For instance, our limited sensory... See more
Ness Labs • Cognitive bottlenecks: the inherent limits of the thinking mind
We should accept that our brains are strange, delicate instruments that evade our direct commands and are perplexingly talented at warding off the very ideas that might save us or help us flourish.
The School of Life • How to Think More Effectively: A guide to greater productivity, insight and creativity (Work series)
You're under no obligation to remain the same person you were a year ago, a month ago, or even a day ago. You are here to create yourself, continuously.
Prof. Feynmanx.comOur cognitive apparatus is designed, at least in part, to sustain us in the long term rather than balm us in the near term.
Daniel H. Pink • The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward
I developed the governing impression that our minds are wonderful explanation machines, capable of making sense out of almost anything, capable of mounting explanations for all manner of phenomena, and generally incapable of accepting the idea of unpredictability.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb • The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable (Incerto Book 2)
THE GREAT TRIUMPH (OR horrible tragedy, depending on how you look at it) of being human is that our brains have evolved over hundreds of thousands of years to understand our mortality.
Caitlin Doughty • Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory
“Contrary to popular belief, time does not heal, time does not fly, time does not do anything. Time has no consciousness. It does nothing for you. The key to happiness now is what you choose to do with your time right now. Are you, right now, making the most valuable use of your time? This moment is, after all, the time of your life. Your choices... See more
Nobody ever figures out what life is all about, and it doesn't matter. Explore the world. Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it deeply enough.
Richard Feynman
“Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become, and the same is true of fame.”
—Arthur Schopenhauer
—Arthur Schopenhauer
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