psychology

When I think about how specific companies, factors, technologies, or even countries function in this spread, it begins to clarify how I should identify the asymmetry that exists. The critical thing about this spread is that many times, there isn’t a high-quality way to quantify the moving parts. There is a reason that people who get hard science de

The whole point here is that just because you see that a new form of technology is a helpful tool to increase the speed of iteration, it doesn’t mean you can make money from it. The global economy is based on the exchange of goods and services between OTHER PEOPLE. This means that other people are using the same tools you are.

By this time, every si

The use of AI, machine learning, deep learning, and artificial intelligence are creating the perception that understanding the causal mechanics of a system or how the world actually works doesn’t matter because all I need to have is a marginal degree of statistical significance in my actions to make A TON of money.

The speed at which things are adapting is accelerating. Everyone can feel this, but not everyone is able to put their finger on HOW they should respond to it. The pitfall I see is that many old-school thinkers are ignoring the speed at which things are changing with the excuse of “this time isn’t different.” On the other side of the spectrum, you h

2. Algorithm and the Role of Bridging Agreement – How It Works: Rather than a simple majority rule or immediate publication, the tool uses a “bridging-based agreement algorithm” that evaluates notes based on whether people who typically disagree find them helpful. This anti- manipulation feature is designed to ensure the note is neutral and infor- mat

17. Blue Dot Effect:

The more we solve our problems, the more we widen the definition of “problem” so that our number of problems remains constant. So don’t expect a life without problems. Progress doesn’t mean reducing your quantity of struggles, but increasing their quality. The goal of life is to trade bad problems for better ones.

5. Region-Beta Paradox:

Often we fail to improve our lives simply because things don't get bad enough. If your new job is hell, you’ll leave it, but if it’s just unsatisfying, you’ll likely grind it out. Thus, small problems often threaten our quality of life more than big ones.

25. Sphexishness:

Army ants follow each other’s pheromone trails to know where to go. Sometimes, they accidentally form a loop, or “ant mill”, circularly following each other until they die of exhaustion:

11. Explanatory Inversion:

Questions rest on unexamined assumptions, so always try flipping them. For instance, don’t just ask why there is poverty, ask why there is prosperity. This helps you realize poverty is the norm and the lack of it is the thing that needs to be explained.