For the first time, I opened the Mastodon app on my phone in the morning, rather than Twitter. It is quickly becoming just as good, as I discover and follow people. In some ways it is better that there are fewer people. Like the early internet or blogging. I am @[email protected]
"I've made an ELI5 in case you're tired of arguing with people who don't understand that it's not copypasting. I hope it didn't come out condescending, I do honestly feel like most of the people who try to explain it can't put it in simple enough terms and get lost in explai…
Remember: in higher dimensions you rarely get stuck in local maxima - usually it's a saddle point masquerading as a cul-de-sac.
This is why experiencing higher (phenomenal) dimensions on meditation/DMT can be so liberating. You notice you were never stuck. The knot isn't a knot.
The Peter Principle is the satirical theory that employees are generally promoted to their level of incompetence.
In 1974, the author of the Peter a principle, Dr. Laurence J. Peter, explained how he first got the idea and what can be done about it
The true leader in a group is rarely the person who talks the most. It's usually the person who listens best.
Listening is more than hearing what’s said. It’s noticing and surfacing what isn’t said.
Inviting dissenting views and amplifying quiet voices are acts of leadership.
You need to be sillymaxing. You need to be whimsical in esoteric and inscrutable ways. You need to be full of mirth and frivolity. You need to be laughing until your stomach hurts. You need to be mischievous in all that you do, your eyes twinkling as you delight in playfulness.
If you don't have all the facts yet, you shouldn't have a strong opinion yet.
Motivated reasoning is believing what you want to be true. Critical thinking depends on wanting to believe whatever ends up being true.
A key to learning is refusing to let your hopes bias your views.