The hottest Substack posts of 10-year Horizon

And their main takeaways
137 implied HN points 31 Dec 23
  1. Life is guided by predictive forces, with prediction playing a key role in human experiences.
  2. Tension is a crucial aspect of our predictive machinery, serving as a form of restriction and steering mechanism.
  3. Our psychosomatic bridge combines the vascular, neural, and conscious systems to optimize prediction in emotional states.
39 implied HN points 18 Jan 24
  1. The author shares a new approach to managing tension in the body, called Inner Move #21.
  2. Inner Move #21 involves acknowledging and accepting tension, separating it from reactions, and recognizing it as a primitive predictive system.
  3. By reassuring the primal system of tension and building alliances within oneself, one can ease tension and create pathways for communication within the body.
157 implied HN points 24 Apr 23
  1. Learning often involves modeling others' behaviors, beliefs, and ways of thinking. We unconsciously create mental models of people we admire or learn from.
  2. Our brains and AI models share similarities in how they learn and adapt, going through training phases to recognize patterns and predict outcomes.
  3. Exploring and understanding our inner sub-personalities through techniques like Internal Family Systems can help us manage relationships with these models for personal growth.
78 implied HN points 21 Jul 23
  1. The key to resolving disputes is to keep the conversation between cooperative selves.
  2. When someone switches to a defensive self, it's challenging for the other to stay calm.
  3. Detecting and staying in the cooperative self is crucial to navigating arguments effectively.
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