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[1] https://www.henrikkarlsson.xyz/p/good-ideas
I think the key to ensuring you don't lose your own ability to think is to just delay the onset of using AI when solving a problem. The more deeply you think, you train your brain harder, but also improve the utility of the AI systems themselves because you can prompt better.
I think the key to ensuring you don't lose your own ability to think is to just delay the onset of using AI when solving a problem. The more deeply you think, you train your brain harder, but also improve the utility of the AI systems themselves because you can prompt better.
> Obsidian: An Org-Mode replacement? I doubt it. Obsidian is not open source, and the core is maintained by a small group of people, rather than a community. What happens when the company dies? That said, I am willing to have more faith in Obsidian, than many other things since they are not [VC funded]( https://stephango.com/vcware )
I've been using pen & paper lately. The context switch between digital and analog is compelling. There is something satisfying about throwing a piece of physical paper away after pushing your commits. I tend to hoard information, so having a medium that is highly constrained keeps me honest with what I hold onto over time. Not being able to do full text search over my notes means I prefer to keep no more than ~one le…
Yup. I use 3x5 notecards. I like their "heft" and the fact that I can't lose a physical card like I lose digital content.
I think I got over that sometime while Clinton was in office ))
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The money is not the problem - you want the source code so that if the company disappears, you can still maintain the software. I would prefer to buy from those commercial players that have a clause in their license saying upon sunsetting the commercial offering or closure of the company the source code becomes open source. In the absence of such a clause, I prefer open source solutions. [RMS was right saying "Free a…
I'd prefer if computing wasn't structured around the idea of applications and the social component preferred the UNIX way of piping data through various small programs till the desired output manifested and then shared recipes instead of "software", but here I am enjoying YouTube on a small device that's completely locked. But yeah, your vision is the next best thing I like to day dream about sadly.
I had the same workflow with Markdown files if you prefer the closed source Markdown editors. At the time, I was using VIM for editing and viewing the Markdown files.
> Emacs is a powerful tool, but it also demands a lot from its user. Eventually I got tired of dealing with the host of plugins and customizations that I needed to keep my system running the way I wanted. I'm at a point in my life where I would rather spend my spare time on hobbies, hanging out with family and friends, and otherwise not messing around with a patchwork of ELisp code snippets that I've cobbled together…
If you're interested in preserving your ability to think for yourself in the age of AI, I recommend Henrik Karlsson's blog Escaping Flatland. While not directly about AI, his articles "Cultivating a state of mind where new ideas are born" [1] and "Childhoods of exceptional people" [2] explore similar themes of how to train your mind to have original ideas and learn to solve problems on your own. [1] https://www.henri…
At least read Gatto’s work in education because he knows what he’s talking about as an actual teacher who has put more students through schooling than anyone writing these articles. His work contradicts some of this because he studied very non-exceptional childhoods of exceptional people. He has a better answer to how to think for oneself as well.
To actually get to the bottom of things: I think most normal folks are concerned more about getting by and making decent money in “the age of AI” than they are about being brilliant whizkid prodigies coming up with original ideas. A lot of those end up being poor anyway. But the desire to live a quality life is a more universal thing. No amount of “mind training” will help here. Just steer clear of paths that AI can dominate (they’re expanding), and failing that, use it to your advantage as best as you can.
Right now working with one’s hands seems to be in vogue because it’s one of those things that people are unaware of is actually dominated by robotics in the industrial/manufacturing sectors, so the ignorance there can probably get people through some hard times. But eventually even that will be shown for what it is and we’ll have to find better ways to spend our time.
If you're interested in preserving your ability to think for yourself in the age of AI, I recommend Henrik Karlsson's blog Escaping Flatland. While not directly about AI, his articles "Cultivating a state of mind where new ideas are born" [1] and "Childhoods of exceptional people" [2] explore similar themes of how to train your mind to have original ideas and learn to solve problems on your own. [1] https://www.henri…
I recommend Byung-Chul Han’s books The Burnout Society and Vita contemplativa: In praise of inactivity for a short but deep dive into this aspect we’re rapidly losing.
(I have just finished reading both books and I quite enjoyed the main thesis, though thick with philosophical discourse at times. Thankfully, they are quite short, not even reaching 100 pages so they don’t overstay their welcome)
The OP linked "You'll Never Think Alone"[1] is a good read. [1] https://publiccomment.blog/p/you-ll-never-think-alone-170518...