neuroscience Predictive Processing Predictive processing is a theory of how our brain makes sense of the world. It says that "the brain is constantly generating and updating a mental model of the environment. The model is
book review Book Review: "When Should Law Forgive?" by Martha Minow “Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.” — Paul BoeseTo forgive or not forgive? That is the question. Should we forgive student debt, rent during COVID, and The Other
coherent pluralism Does WAP Empower or Objectify Women? AUTHOR NOTE: If you’re interested in these ideas, check out Roote—my online school for world-class systems thinkers.Cardi B (who I love) has a new song, WAP, which stands for wet-ass
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
abundance We Need To Talk: Marriage Counseling with Capitalism Itself Writing by Rhys Lindmark, illustrations by Audra Jacobi, Orbit prompts by Nick Torba. 10/19/21 Update:1. We have added Orbit prompts to this piece to help you remember the content. You'll
personal Personal Wednesday: Using "I Am" Statements to Make Your Identity Large In general, it's powerful to keep your identity small. But it's also helpful to have a clear sense of self identity. To achieve this, I've started a simple but powerful habit: "I am.
systems Better is Worse There's a popular(ish) concept among the Twitterati/developer community known as "Worse is Better"—"the idea that quality does not necessarily increase with functionality—that there is a point where less 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
