Jake
@jake
writer, creative programmer, running Printernet and trying to make the internet more interesting.
Jake
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A recent study found that e-bike riders, on average, get more exercise than riders of traditional (acoustic?) bicycles.
How can that be?
By amplifying the rider’s effort, the e-bike takes its rider further, faster. The rider who goes further, faster ultimately rides more than their unassisted counterpart. Their heart, lungs, and muscles grow stronger... See more
How can that be?
By amplifying the rider’s effort, the e-bike takes its rider further, faster. The rider who goes further, faster ultimately rides more than their unassisted counterpart. Their heart, lungs, and muscles grow stronger... See more
Jim Simons: "I’m not an extremely fast thinker myself; I just work hard."
That was all I needed to do—work hard, not fast. A paper I published in '68 took me five years. But it has had 1,850 citations. For a math paper, that’s an awful lot.
There’s too much emphasis on a person’s being able to answer questions quickly."
The Mysterious Disappearance of a Revolutionary Mathematician | The New Yorker
Rivka Galchennewyorker.comSo what’s the smallest way to have that kind of experience?
Matt Webb • Protocol Fiction, Desire, and Belief
Matt Webb asks in Protocols, Desire, and Belief in the context of creating belief and desire as illustrated by Stripes insanely simple “seven lines of code” to integrate
Is there a way to cultivate curiosity? To start with, you want to avoid situations that suppress it. How much does the work you're currently doing engage your curiosity? If the answer is "not much," maybe you should change something.