Daniel Wentsch
@klickreflex
Freelance designer and web dev from Freiburg, Germany.
Daniel Wentsch
zettel.org
When you ask people about their life’s meaning and purpose, parents say that their lives have more meaning than those of nonparents. A study by the social psychologist Roy Baumeister and his colleagues found that the more time people spent taking care of children, the more meaningful they said their life was—even though they reported that their
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Some were assigned to use AI and some were not. The results were nothing short of astonishing. Participants who used ChatGPT saw a dramatic reduction in their time on tasks, slashing it by a whopping 37 percent. Not only did they save time, but the quality of their work also increased as judged by other humans. These improvements were not limited
... See moreEthan Mollick • Co-Intelligence: Living and Working With AI
Faster and better results with ChatGPT?
Overview of the work of Jude Star, whose writing on meditation and and meaning I appreciate a lot.
Recent research highlights a strong correlation between prolonged interaction with AI systems and increased information overload, mental fatigue, and attention strain. In short: the more we are assisted, the more our cognitive system is taxed, sometimes to the point of depletion.
Luc Vachon • Cognitive Fatigue and Information Overload: The Side Effects of AI at Work
The Stranger Secret: How to Talk to Anyone – And Why You Should
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/vivgroskoptheguardian.com
Andy’s flow pattern is genius
It’s a good thing, in an election where the overwhelming majority of independent voters wanted both Biden and Trump to drop out of the race, for the Democrats to start fresh, with almost four full months to run a campaign emphasizing youth, intelligence, competence, honesty, and change. New is a positive adjective in America.
Biden Drops Out of Reelection Bid, Fully Endorses Kamala Harris
I hope Gruber is right on this
Don’t forget fiction. Using a zettelkasten to capture ideas conveyed through fiction is done in the same way you would any other work. But, fiction also makes it possible to engage with ideas in novel ways. Keep an eye out for character behaviors and traits, narrative arcs, scenes, and settings, all of which can be mined for insights.