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Can an AI be bored?

Emotion is a human cognitive function, and it would, therefore, be very difficult to simulate in an AI or AI-controlled robot; boredom may probably be the most difficult emotion to simulate at all. It may become possible to implement “happy” or “sad” emotions in silico, by making an AI or robot learn from happy and sad examples.... See more

The meaning of boredom: Properly managing childhood boredom could lead to more fulfilling lives

To the wrongs that need resistance,
to the rights that need assistance,
to the future in the distance,

give yourselves.

It’s okay to say, “it’s not for you,” to most people. In fact, that’s the only way to do work that matters. —Seth Godin.

We have turned competition into connection because it’s the only way we’ve learned that we can get attention — and when you see a continuous decline in relationships outside of your phone because spaces continue to disappear, you’ll cling to whatever you can to feel like you belong to a larger world. That’s without taking into account how the platf... See more

Julia Alexander • Here's What the Fight for Your Attention Really Looks Like

Don’t work for a company you would not invest money in, because when you are working you are investing the most valuable thing you have: your time.

101 Additional Advices

because popularity often has nothing to do with quality.

Opinion | Personalization Has Failed Us

The message of many things in America is “Like this or die.”

— George W.S. Trow, Within the Context of No Context, 1980

Apr Edt • Have Algorithms Destroyed Personal Taste?

Finish something. Anything. Stop researching, planning, and preparing to do the work and just do the work. It doesn’t matter how good or how bad it is. You don’t need to set the world on fire with your first try. You just need to prove to yourself that you have what it takes to produce something.

sent by James Clear

James Clear • Finish something. Anything. Stop researching, planning, and preparing to do the work and just do the work. It doesn’t matter how good or how bad it is. You don’t need...