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Everyone searches for opportunities while running from problems, missing that they’re the same thing. Problems aren’t obstacles to opportunity, they ARE the opportunity. — Shane Parrish
52 Surprising Things / Watchable American history / See yourself as a verb
Reframing questions to the universe for clearer guidance, moving from seeking definitive answers to seeking reassurance for your path.
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Here's the truth. The universe always dreams bigger for us than we can. And there is a connectivity that spans over time and a much bigger picture than we can often see in our little myopic view of the here and now or where we at in our lives or the experience we having
So the question I would love people to ask instead of, is this the right
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Overcoming mental blocks by understanding the brain's safety instinct and using visualization to step outside your comfort zone.
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And I think when we think about our brain trying to keep us safe, and that's a really big reason why the brain tries to keep us kind of in our comfort zone, right? But it's super important to recognize and acknowledge that any sort of growth happens outside of our comfort zones.
I would not be in the position where I am today if I didn't take
... See moreCulturally, it is increasingly the case that the first step is to go online, search for the a desired end result of a thinking process instead of engaging in learning. This means that we are using the internet less and less to our advantage, because we have less and less prior knowledge: We detrain ourselves out of the ability to access the quality... See more
The Scam Called “You Don't Have to Remember Anything”
These misdirections are known as “dark patterns” – a term coined by Dr. Harry Brignull in 2010, when UX still prioritised accessibility and care for the user. Megumi Tanaka, a UX designer and educator, tells me: “We were kind of inventing the field from scratch then, so people just assumed that you had to think about the person on the other end.”... See more
The Good, the Bad, and the Iffy: is there such a thing as an ethical designer?
After all, the line only has to make sense to the people drawing it.
The Good, the Bad, and the Iffy: is there such a thing as an ethical designer?
Because the makers of AI aren’t damned by their failures, they’re damned by their goals. They want to build a genie to grant them wishes, and their wish is that nobody ever has to make art again. They want to create a new kind of mind, so they can force it into mindless servitude. Their dream is to invent new forms of life to enslave.
I Am An AI Hater
" For example, 'one' could be total veto. I disagree and I won't support it. 'Two' could be I don't agree, but I will back it. 'Three' could be I think we need more information. 'Four' could be I agree, but with these caveats. And 'five' could be I wholeheartedly agree. It allows people to take a position and make that clear very quickly "