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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

Cultivate a Purpose

Finding a purpose might be a wrong path to take to get a purpose. A better one would be to cultivate it.

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Published on Aug 11, 2021

Mind Accepts Coherent Stories

Mind greatly prefers any Coherent story over uncertainty. It will choose a explanation it deems likely over saying "I don't know".

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

Published on Aug 11, 2021

Emotions take over the thinking process

When you have a strong emotion(eg. Shame), it can take over your rational thinking process. The thinking process will be co-opted to think up reasons to feel the emotions(eg. I'm feeling shame because I failed in my exams when I was a child) - its looking for some coherent explaination - not the truth.

Tagged With: #permanent-notes #emotion

Published on Aug 11, 2021

Ulysses Contract

Know the list of areas that you will generally be biased in(eg. I have a tendency to have a positive bias) - so that you can be more mindful in those areas - or even figure out ways to limit your choices in those areas.

Tagged With: #permanent-notes #psychology #cognitive-bias #therapy

Published on Aug 06, 2021

Hindsight Bias

People tend to think that events could have been easily predictable AFTER the outcome is clear. The certainty that people attribute to their predictions are much higher that it actually is.

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

Published on Aug 06, 2021

Thinking in Bets

Beliefs are bets on the future.

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

Published on Aug 06, 2021

Why saying I don't know is a key to success - Poker champion Annie Duke

We have to embrace uncertainty. We have been taught that "I don't know" as a bad state of mind. But in most case it is an accurate model of the world. The more accurate our maps are, the better our decision making.

Tagged With: #permanent-notes

Published on Aug 06, 2021