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Aria Framework
ARIA is used to get to insights faster. You can use this when you face a problem that requires an insight to move further. ARIA stands for...
Published on Nov 16, 2024
Anacyclosis Theory Rise And Fall Of Empires
Polybius, a greek historian living in Rome during the height of roman civilization created a theory on the cycle of rise and fall of empires called Anacyclosis.
Published on Nov 14, 2024
Affective Priming
People have a very brief emotion (good or bad) towards the idea presented(the so-called first impression). This drives our decisions more than the reasoning we use. Once we have the affect, reasoning is used to rationalize our subconscious decision.
Published on Oct 22, 2024
Schema Therapy
Schema therapy is a form of therapy developed to change aspects of the Self-Schema. According to this schools, people's behaviors are caused by...
Published on Sep 30, 2024
Stages Of Cognitive Development In Children
Stages of Cognitive Development / Developmental Psychology...
Published on Sep 30, 2024
Schema
Schema is the mental structure of ideas. We use this framework to represent an understanding of the world - and to organize and assimilate new information we get.
Published on Sep 30, 2024
Overton Window
The range of acceptable ideas in a society at a given time.
Published on Sep 24, 2024
Paradigm In Science
(Paradigm) provides a map whose details are elucidated by nature scientific research. And since nature is too complex and varied to be explored a random, that map is as essential as observation and experimentation to science's continuing development. thought the theories they embody, paradigms prove to be constitutive of the research activity
Thomas Kuhn, Book: The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Published on Sep 24, 2024
Pragmatism
Function of thought is to predict, act and problem solve. It is NOT to describe, or represent reality.
Published on Sep 15, 2024
Western Philosophy Timeline
Note: These are still a Work In Progress. Some cleanup required.
Published on Sep 15, 2024
General Semantics
Field of study created by Alfred Korzybsky(famous for Map is not the Territory)
Published on Sep 07, 2024
Meta Language
There is a need for having a meta language that can describe meaning in any language. This is because of the problem of Circularity.
Published on Sep 07, 2024
Social Construction Of Reality
The process by which people continuously create, through their actions and interactions, a shared reality that is experienced as objectively factual and subjectively meaningful.
Published on Sep 01, 2024
Myth In Semiotics
If a sign is used to mean a specific thing for a long time and by enough people, that meaning solidifies into a Myth. Eg. The sign 'red' has a meaning: danger. That is a myth.
Published on Aug 26, 2024
Semiotics
Semiotics is the study of signs - or how words and images(signs) come to have meaning.
Published on Aug 26, 2024
Reward Sharing In Humans
Humans share the rewards of shared actions(hunting, etc).
Published on Aug 24, 2024
Shared Intentions In Humans
We see others as 'Intentional agents' - and that is a major advantage our specie has: it enables us to corporate better with others.
Published on Aug 24, 2024
Curse Of Knowledge
When communicating with others, we assume that they have all the background information about the topic that we have already. Eg. when teaching others, the teacher can't understand why it's so difficult for the student to get it when it's so simple for themselves.
Published on Aug 14, 2024
Creative Mindsets
These are the different mindsets you need to be creative. You'll have to swap out these mindsets at different times in the project. Make sure only one mindset is working on the project at the time. Don't let it overlap or the project will have conflict.
Published on Aug 11, 2024
Drefyus Model Of Skill Acquisition
Dreyfus model is used to access and support skill development. It can also provide an acceptable level for measuring competence or capability.
Published on Aug 10, 2024
Cross Domain Thinking
Using the knowledge and insights of one domain in another domain. This can create new insights, products, solutions or processes.
Published on Aug 09, 2024
Memory Formation During Trauma
Most of our memory is explicit memory. Its a memory of how the mind thinks of the event. It has a time stamp associated with it.
Published on Jul 08, 2024
Ifs Internal Family Systems
IFS is a therapy framework that looks at a different aspects of a person as 'Parts'. Its useful to see each part as a person - it will help you connect with the part.
Published on Jul 08, 2024
Chunking In Rag
We'll get the best answer to our question in RAG if we input the entire document collection as the context for the prompt. But this is expensive(large token size for the prompt). So to optimize this we only use the parts of the documents that is relevant to the question as the context.
Published on Jun 28, 2024
Rag Retrieval Augmented Generation
If you want to use LLMs with your own data, you can do it using RAG. You'll have to create a RAG Pipeline...
Published on Jun 24, 2024
Vector Database
In the context of LLMs, vector is an array of numbers. This represents a point in a n-dimensional space - where n is the length of the array.
Published on Jun 23, 2024
Psycho Analytic Theory
This is the theory that was developed by Sigmund Freud to explain human behavior. According to this theory, the conflict between the unconscious to do pleasurable things and the conscious to do the 'good' things creates all behavior. Most of this branch is no longer supported by modern psychology.
Published on Jun 03, 2024
Trait Theory
Trait theory defines personality with stable and lasting behavior patterns and conscious motivations. It describe personality characteristics(or traits) - not explain why they are there. These Traits can predict behavior and attitude.
Published on Jun 03, 2024
Personality Psychology
Branch of psychology that studies personality and its variations. These show how individuals differ from each other.
Published on Jun 03, 2024
Environment For Self Growth
According to Carl Rogers, the growth of your self depends on what your environment gives you. For a healthy self, you would want these things…
Published on Jun 02, 2024
Super Thinking
Super thinking book is a list of Mental models for better decisions...
Published on May 19, 2024
Commodification Of Intrinsic Values
Value can be extrinsic(money) or intrinsic(love of your family, interest in a hobby). But in a market economy only extrinsic values are given any weight. This leads to commodification of intrinsic values.
Published on May 19, 2024
Niksen Art Of Doing Nothing
Niksen is making an intentional choice to sit down and day dream. It can be any activity where your brain is not engaged.
Published on May 19, 2024
High Mordernism
High Mordernism is the belief that science and technology will improve humanity - and as a result, try to get nature to bend to the will of central planning.
Published on May 19, 2024
Self Esteem
While Self-concept is the belief of who we are(eg. I am introverted), Self-esteem is the value we attach to such a belief(eg. I hate that I am introverted).
Published on May 05, 2024
Ideal Self
This refers to who we want to be. This can be our long term goals, ambitions, etc. One interesting fact about your Ideal self is that it is dynamic. It is easier to change than most of the other components in Self-Concept.
Published on May 05, 2024
Self Schema
Individual beliefs that you hold about yourself is called Self-Schema. Collectively, they make up the Self-Concept.
Published on May 05, 2024
Self Image
Self-Image is how we see ourselves. It can be about your physical self(eg. I am tall) or about your current situation(Eg. I am a victim). These are stable beliefs - it's not very easy to change. It can be
Published on May 05, 2024
Philosophy Of Self In Eastern Traditions
Eastern Philosophy's view of self...
Published on Apr 12, 2024
Casual Communication Styles
Different communication styles people employ in casual settings...
Published on Apr 05, 2024
Philosophy Of Personal Identity
Different theories of how one person is themselves over time...
Published on Apr 01, 2024
Technology Adoption Curve
People who adopt new technology fit in one of these 5 categories...
Published on Jan 25, 2024
Externality
In economics, an externality is a cost to an uninvolved party because of the actions of another party. Its generally a non-financial price - but it can be positive or negative.
Published on Jan 24, 2024
Disconfirmation Bias
We tend to put a higher burden of proof for theories that we don't like / agree with / don't want to believe.
Published on Jan 24, 2024
Reframing a Problem
Looking at the problem from multiple different perspectives. Once you have different "frames" of looking at the same issue, you can choose a frame that is the most beneficial in that situation.
Published on Jan 24, 2024
De Risking
There is a chance that one or more of the assumptions that we are relating on might be false. That puts the entire project at risk. We can 'De-risk' the project from this issue by identifying critical assumptions that we are making and testing these assumptions. If they prove to be false, change your strategy accordingly.
Published on Jan 24, 2024
Inverting a Problem
Approach the problem from the opposite side. Instead of thinking how we can win, think how we can lose. Instead of how to sell a lot, think how could we sell very few.
Published on Jan 24, 2024
Storytelling 101
Parachute in, don't preamble: Cold start - start with the action. Don't go with weak openers like "I'm here to tell you a story about when I learned..."
Published on Jan 23, 2024
Levels of Listening
In this the 1-4 are called the Otto Scharmer's 4 Levels of Listening.
Published on Jan 12, 2024
Option Selection Strategies
Different processes to come to a decision on which option to pick from a list of possible options. This happens in the Converge part of the meeting.
Published on Jan 12, 2024
Diverge-Converge Model
Use this to create many options - and then pick one option.
Published on Jan 12, 2024
Me-We-Us
Framework that can be used to crowdsource decisions/ Diverge-Converge Model when facilitating a meeting
Published on Jan 12, 2024
GRASS Model for Facilitation
GRASS Model is useful checklist to make sure that you'll be able to plan and run a meeting efficiently...
Published on Jan 12, 2024
Behaviour Influencers in Organizations
In corporations, there three ways to influence behaviour...
Published on Dec 28, 2023
ERG Theory
Alderfer's ERG theory is a different representation of the idea shown in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. It shows human needs in three buckets...
Published on Dec 22, 2023
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
This model shows human needs as a 5 level pyramid. You only go to an upper level if the lower levels are satisfied.
Published on Dec 22, 2023
Conway's Law
Structure of the software will mirror the structure of the organization that built it.
Published on Nov 22, 2023
Stages of Awareness in Marketing
Your prospect/customer will be at 5 different stages with respect to their awareness about the problem, solution and products for your product area.
Published on Nov 19, 2023
Behavioral Psychology
This is an aspect of Psychology which focuses on the environment as the cause for specific behaviours. Its a study and analysis of observable behaviour.
Published on Oct 17, 2023
Scrum
Scrum is a management framework that teams use to self-organize and work towards a common goal.
Published on Jun 23, 2023
Deming Cycle
This is a framework for continuous improvement and learning. It has for steps that can repeat...
Published on Jun 23, 2023
Cone of Uncertainty
This is a concept in planning that says that estimates are more vague at the start of the project. As time progress, the estimates gets better because there are lesser things you are uncertain about.
Published on Jun 23, 2023
Psychoactive, Psychotropic, Psychedelic
Psychoactive: Substances that reacts with your brain chemistry. Includes caffeine, CBD Psychotropic: Changes your perception of reality, mood, reality, perception of time. Eg. THC Psychedelic: Drastic changes in perception of reality, hallucinations. Eg. LSD
Published on Apr 20, 2023
Luck Surface Area
Your serendipity(aka. luck surface area) is directly proportional to the amount of work you do and the total number of people you have effectively communicated it to.
Published on Apr 19, 2023
Spaced Repetation
This is a learning method that improves recall and typically done with flashcards. This is based on the idea of a 'forgetting curve' - the rate at which we forget new information over time. If we are exposed to the information again at the main points of the forgetting curve, we will not forget it.
Published on Jan 01, 2023
Social Identity Theory
Social identity is the part of a person's self-concept that is made from their membership in a social group.
Published on Jan 01, 2023
Shirky Principle
Institutions will try to preserve the problem to which they are the solution.
Published on Jan 01, 2023
Religion A Mode Of Knowing
Religious thinking is embedded in our cognitive process - its a mode of knowing.
Published on Jan 01, 2023
Proportionality Bias
We tend to believe that large events have large causes. This might be true in many instances, but not always.
Published on Jan 01, 2023
Johari Window
This is a tool to surface elements of people that might not be known to themselves - but known to others. Its generally used to share feedback.
Published on Jan 01, 2023
Goal Gradient Effect
The closer to the goal we are, the more motivated we are to do it.
Published on Jan 01, 2023
Feynman Technique
Zettelkasten uses a variant of this as it asks you to Capture Understanding - Don't Quote.
Published on Jan 01, 2023
Factors Of Production
This model was introduced by Adam Smith - Grandfather of Economics
Published on Jan 01, 2023
Discomfort Drives Growth
Comfort can ruin you. Growth happens in discomfort.
Published on Jan 01, 2023
Analytics Maturity
The lower you go, the more mature the analytics will be.
Published on Jan 01, 2023
Network State
A country that exists in a networked manner - places might be distributed all over the globe - but connected by internet and a shared national identity.
Published on Dec 02, 2022
Cognitive load theory
Different kinds of tasks has different demands on people’s working memory. More complex and difficult tasks has higher "cognitive load" and a greater perceived mental effort. There are 3 types of cognitive load..
Published on Nov 25, 2022
Compression Progress
Humans have a natural curiosity - its a drive to learn patterns, rules, heuristic that lets you compress your understanding into something that's easier to remember. If you encounter a new rule that can better compress knowledge than the earlier one, that is 'compression progress'. Brain will use the better rule from then onward. We learn many such rules as children - but we refine them as we grow older. Brain rewards us with a good feeling or 'Aha moments' when we find a better rule.
Published on Nov 25, 2022
GTD
GTD/Getting Things Done is a time management system that works on the principle of getting information from your mind to an outside system. It follows this workflow...
Published on Oct 18, 2022
CODE Framework
This is part of the PARA method of Personal Knowledge Management.
Published on Oct 16, 2022
Knowledge Shields
The use of existing knowledge to prevent new and perhaps contradictory knowledge to come in. The mind will try to protect its existing beliefs. Knowledge Shields can lead to wrong conclusions and can make us discount evidence.
Published on Oct 16, 2022
Cognitive Bias
Cognitive Bias is a known error in the thinking process. These are generally caused by brain using shortcuts to process large amount of inputs.
Published on Oct 15, 2022
Epistemic Trespassing
When someone judges/gives opinion on matters outside their area of expertise. Eg. A football star talking about a political situation.
Published on Oct 15, 2022
Time Blocking
Time blocking is a time management method that divides a day into multiple time blocks. Each block is for a specific task, with the intention to stay focused on that task exclusively. To use this well, create your task list in advance - ideally at the start of the day.
Published on Oct 03, 2022
Dichotomy of Control
This is a concept in Stoicism. In its simplest form...
Published on Oct 02, 2022
Locus of Control
This refers to how we believe where the power in our life lies.
Published on Oct 02, 2022
Deterministic Universe
Also called a clockwork universe. We will be in a deterministic universe if everything is predictable. If all actions are the direct result of earlier actions and laws governing interactions between system.
Published on Oct 02, 2022
Stoicism
Stoicism is a Greek philosophy that aims to teach how to be content no matter what the external circumstances are.
Published on Sep 28, 2022
Learning is adding to Long Term Memory
Learning is adding things to your long term memory.
Published on Sep 28, 2022
Gamification - Octalysis Framework
These are the different methods used to motivate people to play games. But it can be used in other fields too. These can be used to drive behaviour.
Published on Jul 21, 2022
Write Better With Why What And How Framework
Use can use this in the Project Documentation.
Published on Jun 14, 2022
Atomic visuals to communicate your ideas
Atomic Visuals: simple, quick images
Published on May 22, 2022
Optimizing Load Algorithm - TCP with AIMD
To find the ideal load for a system, double the load in each iteration. Once the system fails, half the last load and increase load by one for each iteration. The load before the next failure is the ideal load.
Published on May 20, 2022
Selection Algorithm - 37% Rule
When you want a fast method to select the best option, use this rule.
Published on May 20, 2022
Encode Framework
Framework to use when creating notes in the Zettelkasten format.
Published on May 20, 2022
Conflict Resolution Strategies
People have a preferred conflict resolution strategy. This is explored in the Thomas-Kilmann Model
Published on May 18, 2022
Creativity comes from internalized knowledge
Creativity and problem solving is better when you have internalized knowledge about the problem domain. This helps you make quick connections, try multiple combinations, see patterns and intuit answers.
Published on May 18, 2022
Enmeshment
When boundaries between the identity of personal and professional gets blurred. The professional identity becomes the personal identity.
Published on May 15, 2022
Facets of Mental Health
How someone feels can depend on multiple facets. A disease can be because of a combination of biology(genes), behavior(lifestyle) and environment.
Published on May 15, 2022
Habits and Deliberate Practice is Mastery
We tend to do habits without thinking after a point - at this stage its easy to have errors - which we repeat. This is not good long term.
Published on Apr 17, 2022
Boredom with Habits
One thing that separates the mediocre from the great is acceptance of boredom. Anyone can stick to habits when you are motivated to do it. It takes better people to stick to it when they are not motivated - when they are bored of it.
Published on Apr 17, 2022
Commitment Device
Commitment Device is a choice you make in the present that locks in better behavior in the future.
Published on Apr 17, 2022
Goldilocks Rule
Humans experience peak motivation when working on tasks that are right on the edge of their current abilities.
Published on Apr 17, 2022
Accountability Partner
Accountability partner is someone who can monitor our habits - and reward/punish us for the habits. They create an immediate cost to bad behavior. Just knowing someone else is watching you is a good motivator.
Published on Apr 17, 2022
Habit Tracker
Habit Tracker is a visual indicator of your progress. The simplest form is a Scienfield calendar - just mark the days where you did the habit. The idea is to not break the chain.
Published on Apr 17, 2022
Behaviour Change - Make the craving attractive
Law 2 of Behavior Change in Atomic Habits.
Published on Apr 16, 2022
Behaviour Change - Make the Reward Satisfying
Law 4 of Behavior Change in Atomic Habits.
Published on Apr 16, 2022
Behaviour Change - Make the Action Easy
Law 3 of Behavior Change in Atomic Habits.
Published on Apr 16, 2022
Behaviour Change - Make Cues Obvious
Law 1 of Behavior Change in Atomic Habits.
Published on Apr 16, 2022
Atomic Habits
Habits are small actions repeated many times - enough to become automatic. It is the compound interest of our behavior. They can be good or bad.
Published on Apr 16, 2022
Social Media Distorts Sense making
We are programmed to observe the world and generalize our experiences into mental modals that can be used to understand and predict the world.
Published on Apr 09, 2022
Conversational Group Limit
Dunbar, who created the Dunbar's Number, says that language is a 'cheap' form of social grooming(akin to flea picking in apes). Its more efficient - you can talk to more than one person at a time - and you can do it when doing other things.
Published on Apr 08, 2022
Epistemic Legibility
Being easy to argue with is a virtue, and separate from being correct.
Published on Mar 27, 2022
Clarity is Dangerous
The feeling of clarity(or "I get it") is dangerous. Once you get that feeling, you think you know enough - and that will end further learning. Its a thought killing heuristic.
Published on Feb 17, 2022
3 People Groups we Imitate
If we surround yourself with people who has the same habits as the one you want to build, it will be easier for you to adopt that habit.
Published on Feb 10, 2022
Dunbar's Number
Human's can maintain social relations with upto 150 people. In such societies, everyone knows everyone else - and how each relates to others. These is a cognitive limit we have.
Published on Feb 10, 2022
Four Laws of Behavior Change
You can invert these laws to break bad habits.
Published on Feb 08, 2022
Break Bad Habits
Behaviors have a surface level craving and a deeper motivation. Habits are current solutions to evolutionary problems.
Published on Feb 08, 2022
Habits
Habits are small actions repeated many times. It is the compound interest of our behavior. They can be good or bad.
Published on Feb 07, 2022
Habit Loop
Habits are small actions repeated many times. It is the compound interest of our behavior. They can be good or bad.
Published on Feb 07, 2022
Plato
"Aristotelian" ideas are often Scientific, Bottom up, Nature based. This is generally seen as the flip side of "Platonic" - which is Mathematical, idealized/theoritical.
Published on Jan 30, 2022
Emotions in Sharing Content
Content than make you emotional are more likely to be spread/shared.
Published on Jan 27, 2022
Self Concept
Your self-concept is the collection of beliefs you hold about yourself. These smaller, specific beliefs are called the Self-schema. They are old sets of memories that would have generalized into beliefs about yourself. For eg, the Self-Schema/belief that 'I am introverted'.
Published on Jan 27, 2022
Post Truth
Objective facts are given less importance in favor of arguments that appeal to emotion and personal beliefs.
Published on Jan 18, 2022
Mental Health Benefits of Religion
Religions help mental health due to these factors...
Published on Jan 18, 2022
Common Factors Research
Common Factors between different types of therapy. As long as these factors are present, the therapy technique can help the mental health of patients.
Published on Jan 18, 2022
Online Drift
Online Drift happens in online social media platforms - where you start of as a centrist - but gets slowly pushed to one extreme or the other. All online platforms will serve you content that you like. There is a progression for this - it will start of as mild - but it will become more and more extreme over time. This is to increase engagement.
Published on Jan 10, 2022
Deliberate Practice
Deliberate practice is a planned series of mindful activities designed to improve a specific skill and guided by well-informed feedback.
Published on Jan 10, 2022
How to read a scientific paper
Try to read the paper by answering these questions...
Published on Dec 28, 2021
End of History Illusion
If someone asks you how much have you changed over the last 10 years, you can describe your change fairly well. But if you are asked "How much will you change in the next 10 years", your prediction will be way lesser than the actual change. You tend to think you'll stay more or less the same.
Published on Dec 28, 2021
Cognitive Distortions
Exaggerated irrational thinking that can lead to anxiety/depression - or continue the state of anxiety/depression. This causes people to have a wrong idea about reality - often a negative one. It reinforces negative thoughts and emotions. Part of the CBT model.
Published on Dec 16, 2021
ABC of CBT
The ABC model in CBT helps you react to negative situations in a better way.
Published on Dec 16, 2021
CBT
CBT is a Therapy model that focus on the reducing or managing symptoms of mental health conditions. CBT belongs to the Cognitive and Behavioral schools in Psychology.
Published on Dec 16, 2021
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp)
Catch it, Check it, Change it
Published on Dec 13, 2021
Post scarcity economy
A theoretical economic situation where most goods and services can be produced easily and at a low cost. They will be available to all very cheaply or freely.
Published on Dec 03, 2021
Creative Commons
A moment to share creative work so that others can use and innovate freely. They wish to create a Commons for the creative field.
Published on Dec 03, 2021
Belief Systems
Belief systems refers to any belief or group of beliefs under one name. Eg. Christianity or Capitalism.
Published on Dec 02, 2021
Exploratory vs Conformatary Thought
If people make judgments without needing to explain themselves to others at some point, they are more likely to use gut feelings and jump to conclusion. If people think they have to explain, they will use more reason in coming to their judgment - and be more willing to change their minds about their initial position.
Published on Nov 25, 2021
Understanding Rules in a Creative Field
When starting in a new creative field, knowing the rules is very important. This is how you go about it...
Published on Nov 22, 2021
I do, we do, you do - Skill Transfer modal
This model says that skill transfer can be done in three phases...
Published on Nov 15, 2021
Play vs Game
Play is exploration of a mechanic, while game is a competition using the mechanic.
Published on Nov 15, 2021
Commons
Commons refers to a shared resource that can be used by all. If everyone uses it appropriately, it can last. But few people tend to over-exploit it - making it run out. This is called the Tragedy of the Commons.
Published on Nov 15, 2021
Psychology
The science of understanding the mind and behaviors. This tries to understand why you do what you do.
Published on Nov 14, 2021
Three Types of Note Taking Personalities
The word Digital Garden comes from this type.
Published on Nov 12, 2021
Our wants are driven by others
Our wants are driven by others. We start wanting things when we see others have it. It can have a reverse effect as well - we might want the opposite thing to from our peers to stand out.
Published on Nov 12, 2021
Surprise Method for Writing
When writing an Essay and deciding on where to go next, pick the most interesting by aiming for maximum surprise. Surprise usually means that...
Published on Nov 12, 2021
Externalizing Ideas
Expressing an idea - be it speech or written, helps in forming it. A good way to create content about something is just talking about it and recording yourself. This process of of externalization helps with the thinking.
Published on Nov 12, 2021
Process to Get Novel Ideas
These are the behaviors/ attitudes to cultivate to facilitate creation of new/novel ideas...
Published on Nov 11, 2021
2 Lists Prioritization Strategy
Warren Buffett's method of prioritization.
Published on Nov 02, 2021
The Ovarian Lottery
Ovarian lottery is a thought experiment created by Warren Buffet influenced by a book called "A theory of justice". The idea behind the experiment is that a truly just society can only be created if everyone agrees to it before knowing where they'll land in the society.
Published on Nov 02, 2021
Mission Statement
Mission statements define your organization's purpose and its main objectives. This comes after the Vision Statement.
Published on Oct 21, 2021
Vision Statement
Vision statements focus on the goals and aspirations of the organization.
Published on Oct 21, 2021
Personal Philosophy
Everyone has a personal philosophy. Try to make it an intentionally reasoned and chosen one - and not an amalgamation of all that has accumulated in your brain because of the environment that you were in.
Published on Oct 20, 2021
Bloom's Taxonomy(Revised)
Bloom's Taxonomy is a hierarchical system that orders cognitive tasks that can be used to help teach and learn.
Published on Oct 20, 2021
Motivated Belief
Motivated Belief is when a person believes something because they want it to be true, not necessarily because that belief is supported by facts or other evidence.
Published on Oct 06, 2021
Situation Predicts Behavior
Situational constraints typically predict behavior far better than personality, intelligence, or other individual-level traits.
Published on Oct 06, 2021
Symptoms of Withdrawal
These are the symptoms of withdrawal from any addictive substance.
Published on Sep 19, 2021
Supernormal Stimuli
Supernormal Stimuli is a Stimuli that is larger or more intense than naturally occuring Stimuli. Due to this they have a higher behavioural effect. Eg. porn. These are Stimuli that are outside of your brain's operating parameters.
Published on Sep 15, 2021
Status Quo Bias
We tend to favor decisions that continue the status quo. This is because of the comfort of the familiar.
Published on Sep 14, 2021
Binary Framing
People rethink less when an issue is presented as black and white. But many activism movements tend to employ a binary framing. You are either an environmentalist or your a climate change denier. You are woke or you are a racist. Picking a side is an emotional task - not a good way to change your mind.
Published on Sep 13, 2021
PACT Goals
SMART Goals are good for small tasks. But for larger goals, they break down. PACT system is more useful for those. Eg. "Learn Coding"
Published on Sep 12, 2021
Symmetric vs Asymmetric Competition
Symmetric Competition is multiple elements competing for the same resource.
Published on Sep 12, 2021
Cognitive Transformation Theory
Therefore, learning process should include unlearning.
Published on Sep 09, 2021
Accelerated Expertise Training
Accelerated Expertise is 'taking the concept of skill development to the limit'.
Published on Sep 09, 2021
Pedagogy Model for Creating Trainings
Note: This was given as an example of what not to do - so use with caution. A suggested better method was Accelerated Expertise Training
Published on Sep 09, 2021
Intelligence is ability to accomplish complex goals
Intelligence = ability to accomplish complex goals
Published on Sep 09, 2021
Uncertainty Is A Good Epistemic Habit
Instead of talking only about things that you are convinced about, talk also about things that you believe along with the path you took to arrive at your belief. You should convey your uncertainty in the belief if you have some.
Published on Sep 02, 2021
Hot-Cold Empathy Gap
There is a significant difference in how we act in an emotionally changed state(hot state) when compared to your normal state(cold). When you are in cold state, you cannot predict how you will act when when in a cold state - you predict using your current state.
Published on Aug 30, 2021
Focus Difference in System 1 and System 2
When we encounter an easy problem we are relaxed/not focused. In this mode, the System 1 thinking is strengthened and system 2 weakened. When we are in this state, we will be more creative and intuitive. But we are more likely to make mistakes.
Published on Aug 18, 2021
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?"
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.
Published on Aug 18, 2021
Thinking Fast and Slow, Blinkist
Summary of the Thinking Fast and Slow book. Does not cover the things mentioned in the other note.
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.
Published on Aug 18, 2021
Define Dreams and Fears
When doing a long term plan, define your fears as well as your dreams.
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).
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.
Published on Aug 18, 2021
Stages of Learning
When learning a skill people go thru 5 cognitive progression stages. They learn to think differently in each stage...
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.
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".
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.
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.
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.
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.
Published on Aug 06, 2021
Self-Serving Bias
Self-Serving bias is a cognitive process to maintain a favorable perception of oneself. We tend to associate our good outcomes to our actions - but bad outcomes we attribute it to external factors. Eg. I got a 90% is maths because I studied hard - but I got a 20% in english because my teacher hates me.
Published on Aug 06, 2021
Intuition in Philosophy
Intuition in philosophy is "an indirect way to grasp knowledge and morality". You intuitively know if an action is right or wrong - even though you can't work out why.
Published on Aug 03, 2021
Epistemology
Epistemology means the theory of knowledge. Main questions in Epistemology are...
Published on Aug 03, 2021
Chunking
When you can store a bunch of information in your working memory as one unit. Eg. 2,0,1,9 is four numbers - but 2019 is chunked into one recent year. You can hold more information if you can chunk it up. Education should give you lots of chunkable abstractions. Chunks can be handled better by System 1.
Published on Jul 28, 2021
Negative habits are to avoid a negative feeling
The unwanted habits or behaviors are triggered by a negative emotion that you want to get away from. The unwanted behavior is how you distract yourself from the negative emotion. People strive to avoid psychological discomfort.
Published on Jul 19, 2021
Illusion Of Explanatory Depth
People hold passionate views about topic that they don't really understand. They think they understand it - but its only apparent when they are asked to explain it in detail. That is where they will fail.
Published on Jul 17, 2021
Fast Thinking Exploits
People make different decisions if they pause and think about the decision vs when they react immediately. System 1 is way more vulnerable to exploits.
Published on Jul 16, 2021
Fundamental Attribution Error
We attribute the reason of our own(or of our friends) failures to the environment, but the failures of others(or our enemies) to their character.
Published on Jul 15, 2021
Six Thinking Hats
This is a way to look at one decision from multiple different angles/perspectives.
Published on Jul 10, 2021
Connection circles
Helps in studying a system - identify relations and feedback loops.
Published on Jul 10, 2021
Second-order thinking
This is a tool that makes you think of the long term consequences of your decisions. Process...
Published on Jul 10, 2021
Productive Thinking Model
Method to find creative solutions to well defined problems. Ask yourself these questions...
Published on Jul 08, 2021
Conflict Resolution Diagram
This is a simple method to come to a shared goal when having a conflict. Process is...
Published on Jul 03, 2021
Cynefin framework
This framework attempts to categorize situations into 4 areas so that we can decide which response to use for each area. You can understand which area the situation will fall into using these questions...
Published on Jul 02, 2021
Socratic Questioning
Disciplined questioning that enables critical thinking...
Published on Jul 02, 2021
5 Whys
Ask yourself why recursively about a problem 5 times. This will lead you to root cause of the problem. It will take you down the cause and effect relationship till you reach a deep enough point.
Published on Jul 02, 2021
First Principles
This tool will let you break down a problem into is smallest units and build a solution focusing on those units. We generally understand by analogy - we connect the new information to something we already know. That's easier and quicker - but not as accurate as getting to the first principles. Some ways to do this...
Published on Jul 02, 2021
Fishbone Diagram
Use this to find the root causes of issues. Also know as Ishikawa diagram or cause-and-effect diagram.
Published on Jul 02, 2021
Learning in Public
Sharing the process of building/learning something in public is better that sharing the goal of building it. Advantages of sharing the process...
Published on Jun 25, 2021
How to learn anything faster
There are other Process to Learn a new skill as well.
Published on Jun 25, 2021
Process to Learn a new skill
This is a modified version of the Organizational Knowledge Management process. This process is more geared for Personal Knowledge Management and skill building.
Published on Jun 24, 2021
Types of Knowledge
There are three types of knowledge in Organizational Knowledge Management...
Published on Jun 24, 2021
Progressive Summarization
Progressive Summarization is a technique that relies on summarizing a note in multiple stages over time. You save only the best excerpts from whatever you’re reading, and then create a summary of those excerpts, and then a summary of that summary, distilling the essence of the content at each stage.
Published on Jun 23, 2021
AAARRR Pirate Funnel
AAARRR(or A3R3-funnel) is a framework to split a marketing plan to parts and understand where to focus.
Published on Jun 23, 2021
Seek-Sense-Share Framework
Part of the Personal Knowledge Mastery school of thought.
Published on Jun 13, 2021
Sense Making
Sense-making is the process by which people give meaning to their collective experiences.
Published on Jun 11, 2021
DIKW Pyramid
DIKW Pyramid is a model that is useful in Personal Knowledge Management.
Published on Jun 11, 2021
You Only Know What you Make
You will only internalize knowledge when you apply it in someway, to create something. The smallest version of this is creating the notes when you consume content in systems like Zettelkasten. Expect only to know what is there in the notes.
Published on Jun 09, 2021
Content Blocks
When creating content, blocks or parts of it can be used in other projects too. Keep re-usability in mind when creating content.
Published on Jun 09, 2021
Slow Burn Projects
If you have multiple open projects, they will all be on a 'slow burn'. After a while, you'll notice that there was progress in all of the projects even if you were not actively working on them. The opposite approach is the heavy lift - when you are focused on working on just one project.
Published on Jun 09, 2021
Idea Capture Habit
Brain is for getting ideas - not keeping them. Have a fast access mechanism to immediately capture an idea whenever you have it. While in the shower or driving or whenever - if you have an idea, capture it outside your brain.
Published on Jun 09, 2021
Being mindful of defensive thinking
When we encounter ideas that are contrary to what we believe, we have a mental barrier that automatically defends against it. We can only think of reasons why the new idea is wrong. We need to be mindful of this barrier - and have to learn how to disable it. Very important in having a Scout Mindset
Published on Jun 01, 2021
Majoritarian
Illiberal means that the most important unit is not the individual - it's the group.
Published on May 17, 2021
Observational Mimicry
People learn behavior by observing and duplicating the behavior of others. This starts in childhood - and continues thru life. This can lead to conflict. If one person wants something, another person sees that desire and wants the same thing. Now there are two people in competition for the same thing. This can happen to large groups as well.
Published on May 17, 2021
Goodhart's Law
When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.
Published on May 17, 2021
DAOStack
DAOStack is an Open Source stack to make it easier to create DAO organizations.
Published on May 12, 2021
DAO - Decentralized Autonomous Organizations
Its a system that lets a group of people to code their process for decision making into a blockchain(eg. Smart Contracts in Ethereum). This software will become the tool that tallies votes and execute actions based on the encoded process.
Published on May 12, 2021
Amygdala Hijack
The Thalamus region of the brain gets sensory data. Parts of this is sent to Amygdala(emotional/irrational part of the brain) and parts to the neocortex(thinking/rational brain). If the Amygdala matches it with an earlier threat stimulus, then it activates a shortcut(HPA/hypothalmic-pituitary-adrenal axis) - and effectively takes over the brain overriding the rational area.
Published on May 12, 2021
One Level Higher
One Level Higher is a Mental Model that tries to go to a higher level of abstraction.
Published on May 08, 2021
Regret Minimization
Take the decision that will lead to the minimum regret over a long time frame.
Published on May 08, 2021
Pareto Principle(80-20 Rule)
20% of the effort should create 80% of the output. To maximize ROI, invest in the 20%.
Published on May 08, 2021
ICE Model
When you have to prioritise, rate all options 1-10 for these questions...
Published on May 08, 2021
Eisenhower Matrix
Make a 2x2 grid with 2 axis - Important and Urgent. This is how you treat the four quadrants...
Published on May 08, 2021
Mental Models
Mental Model is a simplified mental representation of a complex real world system.
Published on May 07, 2021
Environmental Psychology
Environmental psychology: interplay between people and their surroundings - how our environment affects our behavior, our performance, and our well-being. Its used in many fields such as interior design, architecture, retail, education and more.
Published on May 07, 2021
Mindful Productivity
Mindful productivity: Being consciously present in what you’re doing, while you’re doing it. Be aware your mental and emotional states. Calmly acknowledge and accept your feelings and thoughts while engaged in the activity.
Published on May 07, 2021
Custom Productivity System
Create a custom productivity system that works for you. Keep updating that as needed.
Published on May 07, 2021
Confidence to Convince Others
People think that you need absolute certainty when communicating your opinions to others for others to accept them. This is what I call evangelical mode. Julia Galef argues that it needn't be the case. There are two types of confidences...
Published on May 07, 2021
Scout Mindset vs Soldier Mindset
Soldier mindset thinks of their ideas as the land to defend - and attacks other external ideas or evidence that threaten their idea.
Published on May 07, 2021
SWOT Analysis
Strengths, Weaknesses are looking internally - while Opportunities and threats are outward facing.
Published on Apr 27, 2021
Psychological Safety at work
A working environment where you are not afraid to ask for help or admit failure. You are not worried that it will cause some formal or informal action to be taken against you.
Published on Apr 23, 2021
Emotional Tweet Virility
Using a moral or emotional word in a tweet increase the likelihood of it being retweeted 15-20%.
Published on Apr 23, 2021
Imagined Community
In Anthropology, imagined community is the idea of a community within all its members minds. Eg. Nations. Some characteristics...
Published on Apr 19, 2021
Anthropology
Anthropology is the study of humanity. It asks the same questions philosophers have asked - but only questions about humans(Why language? What is morality? etc). But rather than looking inward like philosophy, anthropology studies human cultures to get the the answers. Due to this, the answers Anthropology finds are not universal truths - its the truth of a set of people at a specific point in time.
Published on Apr 19, 2021
Critical Thinking Framework - CAMPER
Use this framework when consuming content to practice critical thinking. Use this when you immediately agree/disagre with the content(that points to subjective thinking).
Published on Apr 09, 2021
Brainstorming Frameworks
There are 2 frameworks we can use when brainstorming...
Published on Apr 09, 2021
Adaptation or Evolution in Systems
Complex Systems react to changes in the environment - this can be at different scales...
Published on Apr 08, 2021
System States
State are the variables in a Complex Systems - you can study a system by looking at how the states changes. If states change relative to time, its a linear change(if not, non-linear). Complex systems are generally non-linear.
Published on Apr 08, 2021
System Self Organization
Complex Systems can self organize thru emergence - create a complex global behavior without an external or central authority.
Published on Apr 08, 2021
Complex Systems
The study of how many smaller systems(components) interacting with each other and their environment can create a bigger system without the need for an centralized authority or external interventions(System Self Organization). The super system that is built might not be predictable by knowing all the smaller systems. You'll have to see the parts, the connections - and also how these connections result in a new system. The creation of new behaviors and properties like this is called emergence.
Published on Apr 08, 2021
Music Theory - Chord Progression and Melody
You can think of the chord progression as the “background” and the melody as the “foreground” of a song. The chords create the general mood, and the melody is the specific, memorable sequence of notes.
Published on Apr 08, 2021
Surf the urge
Surfing the Urge is a practice to increase your Distress Tolerance(Ability to be in control when things go wrong). This is the process
Published on Apr 07, 2021
Willpower Challenge
Two parts of your mind have competing goals. Long term and short term. Willpower Challenge happens when the brain has to choose between these goals. Eg. Forgo the current pleasure of eating an ice cream vs the long term goal of losing weight.
Published on Apr 07, 2021
Defensive Pessimism
Pessimism when planning has a good effect on your plan to change.
Published on Apr 07, 2021
Self Compassion Message
When there is a Willpower Challenge failure, you can give yourself a self compassion message.
Published on Apr 07, 2021
Effect of Self Compassion on Willpower
If you are very self-critical of a Willpower Challenge failure, the more likely it is for you to fail again.
Published on Apr 07, 2021
ADHD
ADHD : Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - this mental health issue can be found in both adults and children. Its helpful to think of ADHD as attention regulation disorder - rather than Attention Defiant.
Published on Apr 05, 2021
Hyperfocus and ADHD
Hyperfocus: intense fixation on an activity for an long time. Hyperfocus can be a symptom of ADHD. A better way to look at it is that people with ADHD have a deregulated attention system.
Published on Apr 05, 2021
Psychology of Giving and Getting Gifts
When people give gifts, they want...
Published on Mar 20, 2021
How to change a habit
Process to change an existing habit. We are using the example of "You drink a can of coke every day"
Published on Mar 20, 2021
Dopamine Fast
We indulgence in rewards. This makes is difficult to convince yourself to do things for a small or distant reward. When the reward system is starved, our motivation comes back - smaller rewards are enough.
Published on Mar 20, 2021
Managing Finance - 50-30-20 Rule
This is how you should split up your net income(in hand salary)...
Published on Mar 20, 2021
Overcoming Conflict Avoidance
Strategies for overcoming Conflict Avoidance...
Published on Mar 20, 2021
Reduce Mind-Wandering
You can't completely shut off stray thoughts. But these will help reduce them...
Published on Mar 05, 2021
Ubermen Metamorphosis
According to Friedrich Nietzsche, people go thru 3 stages before becoming Ubermen
Published on Mar 05, 2021
Change emotion by changing your internal story
People can cultivate positive emotions by learning to change the stories they tell themselves about the events in their lives. This is what ABC of CBT does as well.
Published on Mar 05, 2021
Ubermen
The ultimate ideal person according to Friedrich Nietzsche. They have...
Published on Mar 05, 2021
Transactional Analysis
"Method of therapy that analyses transactions by understanding what state of mind they are in when communicating - and how those states of mind came to be."
Published on Feb 06, 2021
Ta Time Structuring
In Transactional Analysis, spending time with other people falls in one of these criteria...
Published on Feb 06, 2021
TA: Drivers
In Transactional Analysis, Drivers are a major type of counter-injunctions - "Messages on how to be a good boy/girl". People generally have upto two primary driver. This is a condition you hold if you want to consider yourself worthy. Eg. I'm worthy if I'm strong.
Published on Feb 06, 2021
Ta Injunctions
In Transactional Analysis, Injunctions are negative restrictive messages given from child ego state of the parent and received by Child ego state of the child. This plays a role in creating the Life Script.
Published on Feb 06, 2021
TA: Life Script
In Transactional Analysis, Life Script is internal programming about how to live your life based on your childhood experiences. Its created in childhood, reinforced by parents. We continuously seek evidence to strengthen these beliefs - and tend to interpret events around to support our life script. Example of life script: "Everyone is out to get me".
Published on Feb 06, 2021
TA: Life Positions
In Transactional Analysis, these are the possible life positions you can hold...
Published on Feb 06, 2021
Ta Stroke Economy
In Transactional Analysis, there is some rules regarding Stroke - Rules for being miserable
Published on Feb 06, 2021
TA: Stroke
In Transactional Analysis, a Stroke is a unit of recognition. types...
Published on Feb 06, 2021
Ta Ego States
In Transactional Analysis, personality is sub-divided into sections called ego state. We are in one of these ego states all the time. Moment to moment we can switch based on internal or external triggers. These are the ego states...
Published on Feb 06, 2021
Rules to improve your writing
The advice from "The Elements of Style" by Strunk and White and "On Writing Well" by Zinsser. The primary philosophy is that if you can't write well, then you haven't thought it through. The act of writing is an act of reasoning.
Published on Feb 04, 2021
Keyfabe
Portraying staged events(like wrestling) as real - including the internal politics, rivalries and relationships.
Published on Feb 02, 2021
Motivational Interview
When trying to change someone's mind on something, try to find their own internal reason to change. This can be done by talking to them - asking open ended questions and listening to understand their reasons. You can do this by asking how they plan to implement their philosophy - this will show them the gaps in their understanding of the situation(Illusion Of Explanatory Depth).
Published on Jan 31, 2021
Shorting the market
You do this when you expect the value of a stock to go down. You borrow a stock from a broker and sell it immediately at the current price. When the stock price falls, you buy the stock back at the lower price and return the shares you borrowed to the brocker - keeping the difference.
Published on Jan 29, 2021
Cost of Mistrust
The decreased trust in others is both the reason to and result of decreased participation in communal activities. Without trust, we have to find costly ways to formalize our relationship(eg. creating a contract).
Published on Jan 27, 2021
Cognitive Dissonance
When someone holds beliefs, ideas, values that are contradictory to each other, it creates psychological stress. People will do all they can to change them till it becomes consistent so as to reduce the stress.
Published on Jan 22, 2021
Replication Crisis
The replication crisis is an ongoing methodological crisis in which it has been found that many scientific studies are difficult or impossible to replicate or reproduce. The replication crisis most severely affects the social sciences and medicine.
Published on Jan 20, 2021
Zettelkasten
Zettelkasten is a note taking process and a knowledge management system. It's really good for researchers, academics who want to create content - but also good for people trying to learn.
Published on Jan 20, 2021
Paraphrasing to Remember
Paraphrasing something after we learn it is the best way to understand our gaps in knowledge. It is a way better tool to remember things compared to re-reading the content.
Published on Jan 20, 2021
Feelings are noisy signals
Feelings are noisy signals about met & unmet needs.
Published on Jan 06, 2021
Allergy, Intolerance
Allergy, Intolerance & Sensitivity are distinct things, with different mechanisms
Published on Jan 06, 2021
Self-Determination Theory
The theory states that, besides our physical needs, evolution's also given us 3 main psychological needs.
Published on Jan 06, 2021
Zeigarnik Effect
You will remember interrupted/incomplete activities better than completed activities. Open tasks tend to occupy our short-term memory - until they are done.
Published on Jan 05, 2021
Ego Depletion
Temporary reduction in the capacity or willingness to engage in action(controlling the environment, controlling self, making choices, initiating action) caused by prior exercise of choice.
Published on Jan 05, 2021
Mere-Exposure Effect
Psychological phenomenon by which people tend to develop a preference for things merely because they are familiar with them. Doing something many times makes us believe that we are good at it - independent of our actual skill. Used in advertising - seeing the advertisement of a brand multiple times will make us like it more.
Published on Jan 05, 2021
Imposter Syndrome
This is a psychological pattern in which an individual doubts their skills, talents or accomplishments and has a persistent internalized fear of being exposed as a "fraud". Individuals with impostor syndrome incorrectly attribute their success to luck, or interpret it as a result of deceiving others into thinking they are more intelligent than they perceive themselves to be.
Published on Jan 05, 2021
Dunning–Kruger Effect
Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which people with low competence in a field overestimate their competence.
Published on Jan 05, 2021
Impact of Metaphor Thinking
Issues that come with Metaphorical Thinking idea in Conceptual Metaphor Theory
Published on Dec 25, 2020
Embodied cognition
The mind is not only connected to the body but that the body influences the mind (in a way that the two always have to be considered together).
Published on Dec 25, 2020
Conceptual Metaphor Theory
Conceptual Metaphor Theory: Abstract concepts are metaphorically understood. Eg. "Affection"(Abstract concept) is understood in terms of "warmth"(metaphor).
Published on Dec 25, 2020
Code is Harder To Read than it is to Write
There’s a reason that programmers always want to throw away old code and start over: they think the old code is a mess. They are probably wrong. The reason that they think the old code is a mess is because of a cardinal, fundamental law of programming: It’s harder to read code than to write it.
Published on Dec 24, 2020
Identity Created from Suffering
Defining yourself by your suffering is an effective way to keep suffering forever (ex. incels, trauma).
Published on Dec 24, 2020
Keep Identity Small
Keep your identity small. "I’m not the kind of person who does things like that" is not an explanation, it’s a trap.
Published on Dec 24, 2020
Insights with Psychedelic or mystical Experiences
In Psychedelic trips, insights are more stronger - they seem like the revealed truth. This is true in mystical experiences as well - what you learn in such experiences has a higher authority in your mind.
Published on Dec 20, 2020
Default Mode Network On Drugs
If we can say that the ego has a location in the brain, it would be the default mode network. Its very active when you are doing nothing - its where self talk takes place. Default Mode Network regulates a lot of other parts of the brain - when drugs dials it down the rest of the brain is "let off the leash". Networks in the brain that don't generally communicate directly starts communicating directly. This can have an effect of jolting the brain out of bad habits.
Published on Dec 20, 2020
Belief Threshold
People tend to accept ideas that a threshold percentage of their friends also subscribe to. This can be manipulated by creating a Majority Illusion
Published on Dec 19, 2020
Majority Illusion
Social networks can create the illusion that something is common when it is actually rare. Its the local impression that a specific attribute is common when the global truth is entirely different. Eg. In a group of 5 people, 1 person is a drinker and others are drinkers. Everyone in the group is friend with one person and the drinker. So 4 people will see that 50% of their friends are drinkers - even though, in reality only 20% of the 5 is a drinker.
Published on Dec 19, 2020
Connections in People Groups
Too much bonding social capital and it will create group think that will not take in ideas from outside. Too little and ideas will not be shared between members.
Published on Dec 19, 2020
Surgery, The Ultimate Placebo
Book "Surgery, The Ultimate Placebo": evaluation of commonly performed surgical operations that have been tested and shown to be no more effective (and arguably worse) than placebo, or that have never even been tested. It covers the history of sham surgery studies, talks about placebo effects, and explains why so many surgeons ignore the evidence and continue to do ineffective operations. Source
Published on Dec 19, 2020
Human Needs
Human needs are finite and classifiable. There are 9 fundamental human needs that are constant across time periods and cultures.
Published on Dec 19, 2020
What Boredom Says
Getting bored is our mind's way of saying it finds the current activity as low value.
Published on Dec 18, 2020
Memory Filters
Before we store an event in our memory, it goes thru many filters. So the final memory is very different from the actual event. The filters are...
Published on Dec 18, 2020
Tendency for Interpersonal Victimhood
Tendency for Interpersonal Victimhood (TIV): "an ongoing feeling that the self is a victim". It involves 4 dimensions...
Published on Dec 18, 2020
Map Is Not The Territory
Map is a simplified representation of the reality(territory) in someone's mind. People generally confuse map for territory - but Map is not the territory.
Published on Dec 18, 2020
Re-framing
Re-framing is considering an negative issue from many different aspects to find a positive
Published on Dec 18, 2020
What is a Goal
A goal is a recognizable, desired state in the future, that causes you to act differently in the present in order to realize it. It is...
Published on Dec 17, 2020
Apophenia
Apophenia is the tendency to perceive a connection or meaningful pattern between unrelated or random things (such as objects or ideas)
Published on Dec 15, 2020
Semantic Versioning
With semantic versioning, every version number is of the form: major.minor.patch. Rules...
Published on Dec 15, 2020
Tech Centers
The tech industry has had a new center roughly every fifteen years. A model of computing sets the agenda, and the company or companies that win that model dominate the industry, and everyone is scared of them, and then a new model comes along, forms a new center, and the old model stops mattering. Mainframes were followed by PCs, and then the web, and then smartphones.
Published on Dec 15, 2020
Parasocial Interation
Parasocial interaction: A kind of psychological relationship experienced by an audience with performers in media(talk show host, celebrities, fictional characters, social media influencers). Viewers or listeners come to consider media personalities as friends, despite having limited interactions with them. PSI is described as an illusionary experience, such that media audiences interact with personas as if they are engaged in a reciprocal relationship with them. A parasocial interaction, an exposure that garners interest in a persona, becomes a parasocial relationship after repeated exposure to the media persona causes the media user to develop illusions of intimacy, friendship, and identification. Positive information learned about the media persona results in increased attraction, and the relationship progresses. Parasocial relationships are enhanced due to trust and self-disclosure provided by the media persona.
Published on Dec 15, 2020
Dopamine's Function: Creating the Want
Dopamine didn't affect liking something - but it was created the 'wanting'. Dopamine increases temptation. Wanting is more fundamental than liking. Ultimately, it doesn't matter for the preservation of our genes whether we like sex, or like food. Far more important is whether we want to have sex, and whether we seek out food.
Published on Dec 15, 2020
Unsolvable Problem can be Overcome
There are a lot of important problems that are fundamentally insolvable. They can never be solved - but can be outgrown. You can accept the problem - which will reduce the suffering caused by the problem.
Published on Dec 08, 2020
Existential Psycological Disorders
According to Existential Psychotherapy, some psychological disorders are the result of individual's inability to reconcile themselves with certain characteristics of the human condition.
Published on Dec 08, 2020
2 Minute New Habit
To establish a new habit, make sure that it requires no more than 2 minutes in the beginning. Work yourself up from there.
Published on Dec 08, 2020
Acknowledge the root of distraction
Acknowledge your need to avoid pain and to seek pleasure. Every time you want to focus on a task, acknowledge your immediate response. Are you trying to avoid pain? Or you’re looking for pleasure? When you become the observer, you’ll be able to be in charge.
Published on Dec 07, 2020
Faith Programming in Brain
Our brains have a programming, a 'mode of knowing' that lets us believe 'stories' about things we can't fully understand/explain. This programming can be called faith. This can reduce stress. Proof: All human societies have had a religion.
Published on Dec 07, 2020
Eiqenqestion in Framing Problems
Framing is the process of breaking down a problem into a set of choices, trade offs, and options that enable a team to make a call. Try to find one question which, if answered, it likely answers the subsequent questions as well. This is the eigenquestion.
Published on Dec 04, 2020
Thinking in Zettelkasten
The main work of understanding happens when we think and make connections. The Zettelkasten work flow makes thinking a concrete step - when you convert your fleeting notes to permanent notes. This also makes us think how this information is connected to our previous ideas - this makes connections between ideas. And also, will let us remember better.
Published on Dec 04, 2020
Authentic Listening - Reality
Listen to understand the reality of the speaker - treat it as the only reality. If done right, you should be able to recreate that reality in your own mind. If you can do this the other person will think that you "get" them.
Published on Nov 28, 2020
Aristotle
"Aristotelian" ideas are often Scientific, Bottom up, Nature based. This is generally seen as the flip side of "Platonic" - which is Mathematical, idealized/theoritical.
Published on Nov 12, 2020
Two Types of Empathy
Person can imaginatively take the role of another and can understand and accurately predict that person's thoughts, feelings and actions.
Published on Nov 02, 2020
Pseudo Sets - Behavior Push
Create and communicate clear ‘pseudo-sets’ to persuade people to complete a certain number of tasks (you've read 1 out of 4), encourage a specific number of donations (donate 6 packs, 1 for each family member), or buy a group of products (collect all 5 candles). People will stop at the reference point you set, but they are much more likely to reach it rather than abandoning earlier.
Published on Oct 23, 2020
Motivated Reasoning
Motivated Reasoning is a Cognitive bias - we tend to accept/believe more easily and with less scrutiny things we think are correct. If we encounter an idea that we think is wrong, we subject it to more scrutiny - it has a higher bar to clear for us to accept it.
Published on Jul 21, 2020