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Substitution Heuristic

We substitute the actual question with an easier to answer question. Eg. "Will this man be a good secretary" becomes "Does this man fit my mental idea of a good secretary?"

Tagged With: #permanent-notes #cognitive-bias #meta-cognition #psychology

Published on Aug 18, 2021

Availability Heuristic

You overestimate the probability of something that you hear more often/remember easily. Eg. We think accidents kill more people than strokes.

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Published on Aug 18, 2021

Excited vs Happy

Choose What makes you excited vs what makes you happy. Seeking happiness might lead you to complacency or boredom.

Tagged With: #permanent-notes #growth #productivity #framework

Published on Aug 18, 2021

Define Dreams and Fears

When doing a long term plan, define your fears as well as your dreams.

Tagged With: #permanent-notes #growth #fear #uncertainty #framework

Published on Aug 18, 2021

Story Spine

A specific formula for structuring stories...

Tagged With: #permanent-notes #story #story-telling #framework

Published on Aug 18, 2021

Talent Stacking

Develop a variety of skills that make you unique. You can get to the top 20% with Deliberate Practice and limited time - with just 20% of the effort. Collect a list of such skills and you will have a very competitive advantage. Ideally, pick up skills that compound over time - it should get better the more you use it(eg. Writing).

Tagged With: #permanent-notes #productivity #systems #learning #growth

Published on Aug 18, 2021

Assume Criticism to be True

When receiving criticism, just accept it in the initial stage. Hear out the criticism assuming it is true. You can analyze it later.

Tagged With: #permanent-notes #behavior #feedback #psychology #meta-cognition

Published on Aug 18, 2021

How to Teach - for computer programmers

A lesson is a user interface to knowledge. All concepts in UX can be used to create better lessons.

Tagged With: #literature-notes #teaching #framework #tech #meta-cognition

Published on Aug 17, 2021

Stages of Learning

When learning a skill people go thru 5 cognitive progression stages. They learn to think differently in each stage...

Tagged With: #permanent-notes #learning #teaching #psychology #framework

Published on Aug 17, 2021