neuroscience Predictive Processing Predictive processing [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predictive_coding] is a theory of how our brain makes sense of the world. It says that "the brain is constantly generating and updating a mental
book review Book Review: "When Should Law Forgive?" by Martha Minow > “Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.” — Paul Boese To forgive or not forgive? That is the question. Should we forgive student debt, rent during COVID, and The
coherent pluralism Does WAP Empower or Objectify Women? > AUTHOR NOTE: If you’re interested in these ideas, check out Roote [http://roote.co/]—my online school for world-class systems thinkers. Cardi B (who I love) has a new song, WAP, which
paradigms Defining Paradigms What is a paradigm? They show up in many places as a "crucial concept", but are extremely abstract and difficult to grok. In today's article, I'll help you understand paradigms by defining their
personal Personal Wednesday: Using "I Am" Statements to Make Your Identity Large > 10-06-22 Update: Added "I am serious & driven, and move with urgency and high standards." In general, it's powerful to keep your identity small [http://www.paulgraham.com/identity.html]. But it's also helpful
systems Better is Worse There's a popular(ish) concept among the Twitterati/developer community known as "Worse is Better" [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worse_is_Better]—"the idea that quality does not necessarily increase with functionality—
coherent pluralism Daily #2: The Need for Conservatism and Progressivism in Times of Exponential Change Conservatives and progressives present two sides of the ultimate question: how should we respond to change? Conservatives want stability during change. Progressives want change during change. Both are necessary andneed each other. We