Category: Philosophy
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stream of consciousness
We’re such creatures of habit that we underprocess the insane reality that goes on around us. Things just happen to us. And we just go with it. We get one shot at experiencing reality and we spend it trying to get money so we can be fed, feel safe and entertained, get more stuff to…
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Why Capitalism Might Not be the Future
There’s a famous story of a Russian diplomat in the Cold War era who visited an American city. In Russia, bread lines were a daily occurrence. People waiting in line (not working and producing) for bread and food stuffs. When the diplomat visited the American city and saw there was bread on every shelf, he…
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Power of Humanity: How Ideas Evolve
If you want to launch a revolution, don’t ask yourself how many people support my idea. Instead ask yourself how many of my supporters are capable of effective collaboration. – Yurval Noah Harai, Homo Deus Cooperation History as our teacher, societies that form social bonds and have learned to cooperate more efficiently than others have been…
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The Optimization Problem
What changes do you want to see in the world and what are you doing to achieve them? Control what you can, to see the change you want to see. The following is an introduction to optimization and an exercise in re-framing how we each see our world. I challenge you to be intentional with…
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The Search for ET
If the galaxy is so large, why haven’t we heard from other intelligent life? With new exoplanets being discovered seemingly daily (4065 so far), why haven’t we heard from ET? This is the so-called Fermi Paradox. Let’s take a step back and consider the time scale on which the galaxy operates. The big bang was…
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Two Kinds of Smart
How do you define intelligence? A scene from Good Will Hunting comes to mind. “My boy’s wicked smaht.” What does wicked smaht leadership look like? Here’s how the hard sciences are defining intelligence: The equation above was developed by Shane Legg (Deepmind) and Marcus Hutter. It states that intelligence is directly related to achieving positive outcomes across…
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Thinktank Evolved
A prior post outlined a structure, formally called SCRUM, which helps organizations achieve the best results. The process is completely dependent on how teams are formed within the project. The mix of individuals ultimately determines success or failure. People run companies. No matter how dynamic your development process is, without the right people, the company…
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Thinktank Methodology: Millenials, Boomers, and VC’s
I’ve been thinking a lot about the recent changes in our culture. There’s a big divide between the young and the old and how we interact with each other. I would like to sit down and source knowledge from people older than me; those went through the same situations as I am experiencing now. I…
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Friday Thoughts: Motivation
Find a scalable profession. While re-reading the The Black Swan by Nassim Taleb I came across the idea of scalable professions. These are professions where you can add zeros on your productivity and income without adding zeros onto your hours worked. By adopting a profession of this sort, you decouple your hours worked and income. Deploying…
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