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The four types of energy levels
Source: https://mypowerbar.co.uk/
Upstream Razor:
If somebody tells you something that goes against their incentives and identity – pay attention.
E.g. If someone tells you the worst part about living in their city or the worst part of their job – it’s usually signal rather than noise.
Why?
They’ve had to go against their identity to say it.
They’ve had to swim upstream.
If somebody tells you something that goes against their incentives and identity – pay attention.
E.g. If someone tells you the worst part about living in their city or the worst part of their job – it’s usually signal rather than noise.
Why?
They’ve had to go against their identity to say it.
They’ve had to swim upstream.
Margret Atwood in The Atlantic feeld Murdered by her Replica and compares the AI-copyright situation to the scifi-horror-classic The Stepford Wifes: "In that 1975 horror film, the human wives of Stepford, Connecticut, are having their identities copied and transferred to robotic replicas of themselves, minus any contrariness that their husbands... See more
Being fine with periods of solitude, working alone, pushing things forward without others cheering you on...that's a superpower.
The ability to run your own race, despite what the world is doing, initially looks behind - but puts you out front.
Dr. Julie Gurnertwitter.com
Idea Compass
North
UPSTREAM: Where does X come from?
What are its origins?
What belief does X support?
What domain exists an order of magnitude higher? zoom out.
What gave birth to X?
What causes X?
West
REINFORCING: What is similar to X?
What other disciplines could X already exist in?
What other disciplines could benefit from X?
What are other ways to say/do X?
South
DOWNSTREAM: Where can X lead to?
What does X contribute to?
What group/category could X be the headline of?
What domain exists an order of magnitude lower? zoom in.
What does X nutrure?
East
TRANSFORMATIVE: What competes with X?
What is the opposite of X?
What is X missing?
What is a disadvantage with X?
What could supercharge X?
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7r9t9T9Aww