Language and Thought
Looking at the connections between the language we use and the thoughts we have
Language and Thought
Most anxieties about the future are really about the present.
Jonah Peretti • The Anti-SNARF Manifesto
This is at the core of my beliefs regarding the fear of AGI. It’s a reflected fear of current economic trends
Self-promotion makes me uncomfortable.
Maybe because I (read: most women) am not really great at it?
Or because I never want to sound sales-y.
Or because with software, it's always easier to justify tossing in one more feature than exposing our work to criticism.
Maybe because I (read: most women) am not really great at it?
Or because I never want to sound sales-y.
Or because with software, it's always easier to justify tossing in one more feature than exposing our work to criticism.
A moodboard for people who hate self-promotion
Oh, I feel this, a lot.
something my six year old said today:
a tongue has no bones but it can break hearts
a tongue has no bones but it can break hearts
sari azout • Tweet
"Your boos mean nothing, I've seen what makes you cheer" is actually an excellent and life-affirming attitude
Divya Venn • Tweet
This is incredible
Like most social and political theory, the story Hobbes and his successors told was really unacknowledged autobiography.
Bob Black • The Abolition of Work
every failure is my fault and it’s up to me to fix those failures
Leo Guinan • The Biggest Obstacle To Scaling Creativity
Useful falsehoods
Curse of Knowledge : The inability to communicate your ideas because you wrongly assume others have the necessary background to understand what you’re talking about.
Morgan Housel • 100 Little Ideas
Learn to simplify if you want to connect.
björk said that trying to communicate through talking feels like trying to put the ocean through a straw
Example - Energy requirements of communication.
It’s possible to paint an dishonest picture of reality without telling a single lie.
if i'm honest with myself
The difficulty of valuing information.