Daniel Santos
@danielsantos
Brazilian lifelong learner. Curiosity waves surfer. I will probably die next to a pile of things I was meaning to read.
Daniel Santos
danielsantos.org
The best reading should ordinarily start with what I’m going to call a question, though I mean that in a very general sense.
Not Boring • Read More Books
“Disbelief in one’s capabilities,” writes the psychologist Albert Bandura, “creates its own behavioral validation.”
Tom Vanderbilt • Beginners
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A descrença em nossas próprias capacidades cria sua própria validação comportamental. Falando em português claro, conforme o meu entendimento em relação ao que o autor está dizendo, se acreditarmos que “podemos fazer”, acabamos de fato conseguindo fazer. E se acreditarmos no contrário, que não podemos fazer, nós mesmos nos impediremos de conseguir fazer de fato.
Learning a skill means doing the most with the least. Expert performers, we often say, “make it look easy.” This is for good reason.
Tom Vanderbilt • Beginners
O principal pecado capital, portanto, é o da covardia, do pânico em relação ao que deve ser feito, ao que se precisa enfrentar, ao que se precisa viver. Isso envelhece bastante. A preguiça envelhece. → (Vivemos mais! Vivemos bem? P. 13)
Mario Sergio Cortella • O Melhor Do Cortella
Is an online relationship as honest, open and palpable as a face-to-face relationship? Does the absence of taste, touch, smell – or blood, sweat and tears for that matter – make a difference in the quality of what is experienced? Is immersion in a video game or chat room the same as playing a game on a wet grassy field, or congregating with an... See more
Kirk Schneider • Tech-vexed: how digital life threatens our capacity for awe | Aeon Essays
AI chronicles and business development
Cal Paterson discute qual é o modelo de negócios por detrás da Inteligência Artificial, sobretudo dos LLMs, e o coloca entre dois extremos — empresas aéreas e a Coca-Cola. Muito interessante.
Put simply: to highlight the importance of storytelling in work, in life, in all things.A business without a clear story resembles a car without an engine. No matter how much you kick, scream, or turn its crankshaft over, it won’t go anywhere. It’s no more than a dead vehicle sitting (or a dead company walking, for that matter).Like near all things... See more
Tom White • Once Upon a Time
Market forces and social pressures have caused junk info to dominate the web because it's cheap, easy to produce, and good at stealing your attention. Its ubiquity means it's always within easy reach of netizens, and as a result, millions of people are now hooked on it. It's why they endlessly scroll their Twitter timelines or check their Instagram... See more