Laura Pike Seeley
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Laura Pike Seeley
Numerous psychological studies have found that we seek out information that supports our pre-existing views – and avoid information that might contradict them.
This cognitive bias can push people into more extreme ideological positions | BPS
Our current definition of “productivity” is broken. It pushes us to treat busyness as a proxy for useful effort, leading to impossibly lengthy task lists and ceaseless meetings. We’re overwhelmed by all we have to do and on the edge of burnout, left to decide between giving into soul-sapping hustle culture or rejecting ambition altogether. But are... See more
Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout by Cal Newport
We often think about relationships on a spectrum from positive to negative. But the most toxic relationships aren’t the purely negative ones. They’re the ones that are a mix of positive and negative.
Adam Grant • Opinion | Your Most Ambivalent Relationships Are the Most Toxic
In her ideal world, we’d halt work on making AI more powerful for the next five to 10 years. In the meantime, society could get used to the very powerful systems we already have, and experts could do as much safety research on them as possible until they hit diminishing returns. Then they could make AI systems slightly more powerful, wait another
... See moreThe case for slowing down AI
So here is the take-home lesson. We have to seek novelty, because this is what lays down new memories in the brain.
Want to Feel You're Living a Longer, Fuller Life? Neuroscience Says Making Denser Memories Is the Best Way to Slow the Passage of Time
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Our research shows that leaders at genuinely innovative companies consciously avoid that trap by deliberately seeking and spending time with people we call innovation catalysts: individuals who have a knack for cultivating networks that combine a sense of community and a diversity of perspectives.
