Molly Simpson
@spagmol
thinker, feeler, third-wheeler
collecting dots here, connecting them there ￬
Molly Simpson
spagmol.substack.com
This was my gut feeling: someone’s style is nothing but their deviation from the average. What makes something striking is the very fact that it slightly surprises us in a specific direction
i prompt therefore i am (essay)
“deviation from the average” is getting harder and harder
Gut feel is simply the combination of your own experiences and your unique ability to make connections in nonlinear, non-incremental, and hence unexpected and delightful ways.
Laura Huang • Edge: Turning Adversity into Advantage
gut feeling is not a mysterious force, but an incorporated history of experience. It is the sedimentation of deeply learned practice through numerous feedback loops on success or failure.[20]
Sönke Ahrens • How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking – for Students, Academics and Nonfiction Book Writers
i prompt therefore i am (essay)
if we get rid of those feedback loops (by removing friction), then we can’t build our instinct and gut feeling to begin with
i prompt therefore i am (essay)
we carry chatgpt with us everywhere we go, it has become a reliable coupled system, almost too reliable