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Announcing Aristotle in Your Pocket

What Is Called Thinking? • 29 implied HN points • 29 Jul 25
🚌 Education Learning
  1. There's a new digital library that has over 4,000 great books all in one place. It makes reading and learning easier and more enjoyable.
  2. This library connects different books, letting readers explore ideas and themes across various texts.
  3. The goal is to help people discover the joy of learning and make classic literature accessible to everyone.

📚 3 hours left till our Tidy First book club kickoff

🔮 Crafting Tech Teams • 39 implied HN points • 08 Jan 24
🚌 Education Learning
  1. Joining a book club can be a great way to set intentions, learn, and apply new knowledge.
  2. The goal of this book club is to help members apply impactful learning quickly, potentially sparking "a-ha" moments before finishing the book.
  3. Consider subscribing to receive more content and access to the full post archives, especially if you're looking to continue learning and growing.

Eschew Obfuscation

Sunday Letters • 79 implied HN points • 09 Jul 23
🚌 Education Learning
  1. Using complicated terms can create barriers in conversations and make others feel excluded. It's important to communicate in a way that everyone can understand.
  2. If you can't explain something simply, it might mean you don't fully understand it yourself. Writing things out can help clarify your thoughts.
  3. Taking time to explain clearly is more valuable than using jargon. It's better to focus on clear communication than to impress others with 'smart' language.
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Learning by Doing

Sunday Letters • 59 implied HN points • 15 Oct 23
🚌 Education Learning
  1. Doing is often better than just thinking. If you want to learn a skill, just start practicing it a lot.
  2. Trying many things and being okay with failure helps you learn faster. When you're not focused on being perfect, you can improve more easily.
  3. Having a 'beginner's mind' can lead to better results. Beginners often do well because they aren't held back by too much prior knowledge or self-doubt.

Group Theory. The Math Twin to Object Oriented Programming[Math Mondays]

Technology Made Simple • 79 implied HN points • 31 Jan 23
🕹 Technology Learning
  1. Group theory in mathematics helps in understanding inheritance and polymorphism in Object-Oriented Programming.
  2. In OOP, inheritance allows classes to inherit properties, similar to how groups inherit properties from subgroups.
  3. Group theory provides a framework for designing efficient and modular systems by understanding class and object relationships.

Cranking The Learning Machine Up To 11

Neckar’s Notes • 436 implied HN points • 11 Mar 23
🚌 Education Learning
  1. Focus on learning and growing every day through voracious reading and lifelong curiosity.
  2. Avoid the trap of consuming information to feel smarter without truly understanding or applying the knowledge.
  3. Seek balance between input, output, and periods of disengagement for optimal processing and application of information.

Nine ways to overcome the fear of making something bad

A Bit Gamey • 6 implied HN points • 14 Dec 25
🎭️ Culture Learning
  1. Beginnings are naturally clumsy, but showing up regularly leads to steady improvement.
  2. Lower the stakes by calling your work a sketch or experiment, make small fast iterations, and treat failures as data so fear doesn’t stop you.
  3. Surround yourself with curious peers and good teachers, track progress not perfection, and keep a bit of confident optimism to keep going.

How Writing has helped me- even though it's failed [Storytime Saturdays]

Technology Made Simple • 59 implied HN points • 28 May 23
🚌 Education Learning
  1. Creating content can provide exposure and opportunities, leading to networking and industry insights.
  2. Content creation can enhance learning by fostering a continuous search for knowledge and interactions with followers.
  3. Crafting content improves communication skills, critical thinking, and documentation, which can have a positive impact on personal and professional growth.

Launch Of Modeling Mindsets Book 🐙

Mindful Modeler • 139 implied HN points • 08 Nov 22
🚌 Education Learning
  1. Having multiple modeling mindsets can help overcome challenges in modeling projects.
  2. Different modeling approaches have different strengths and limitations.
  3. It's valuable to understand a variety of modeling mindsets to enhance problem-solving abilities.

Productive Struggle, Q&A

Pershmail • 58 implied HN points • 20 Feb 23
🚌 Education Learning
  1. Productive struggle has different definitions in research, leading to confusion and debate.
  2. Research on productive struggle focuses on the importance of struggle as a component of learning.
  3. It's crucial to dig deeper and understand the specific mechanisms through which struggle can lead to learning.

Shape of the Week: Zonogon

Pershmail • 58 implied HN points • 17 Mar 23
🚌 Education Learning
  1. The 'Shape of the Week' feature introduces a new geometric shape each week to expand knowledge and make learning fun.
  2. A zonogon is a parallelogram with point symmetry and can be dissected into multiple parallelograms, creating an interesting mathematical pattern.
  3. Regular zonogons can produce beautiful dissections, and studying them can lead to exploring concepts like Minkowski's First Theorem.

sunday memepool: gato's home schoolin'

bad cattitude • 105 implied HN points • 20 Oct 24
🚌 Education Learning
  1. The education system isn't broken; it's doing what it was designed to do. We need to recognize that and adjust how we teach to make it more effective.
  2. Teaching kids important skills is vital. If we don't step in, they might not be ready for tough jobs in the future.
  3. Homeschooling can be a good alternative to standard education. It allows for tailored learning that meets a child's specific needs.

Polymathic Aspirations

Polymathic Being • 95 implied HN points • 17 Nov 24
🚌 Education Learning
  1. Embrace your white belt attitude. This means being curious, humble, and open to learning new things without thinking you know it all.
  2. Understand the complexity of problems around you. Instead of simplifying them, try to appreciate their depth to find better solutions.
  3. Connect with others to learn together. Sharing insights and challenges in a community can help strengthen your polymathic mindset.

Learning to see better by learning to unsee | #15

pole • 78 implied HN points • 03 Apr 23
📖 Philosophy Learning
  1. In the journey of learning and growth, it's important to embrace the process and not get too caught up in setbacks.
  2. Sometimes, the key to understanding and creativity lies in viewing the world from different perspectives and challenging existing perceptions.
  3. Learning to unsee and approach situations with a fresh perspective can lead to deeper insights and personal growth.

LLM links

In My Tribe • 182 implied HN points • 29 Jan 24
🕹 Technology Learning
  1. Large language models (LLMs) do not work by remembering and spitting back information, but by analyzing word patterns and coding them into vectors.
  2. Artificial intelligence has significantly improved human gameplay in board games like Go, leading to more creative and strategic play.
  3. Learning from artificial intelligence in board games involves recognizing and correcting suboptimal moves, rather than trying to imitate the AI's every move.

Applying Socratic Wisdom to Engineering Management

The Healthy Engineering Leader • 39 implied HN points • 08 Nov 23
💼 Business Learning
  1. Humility is important in engineering. Recognizing that you don’t know everything helps create a culture where everyone feels valued and can share ideas.
  2. Being a leader means being a lifelong learner. It’s vital to keep learning about your team and technology to support them effectively.
  3. Taking time to reflect on actions and decisions can lead to better results. Regular team retrospectives can help improve processes and boost team morale.

'Human intelligence'

imperfect offerings • 13 HN points • 10 Apr 24
🚌 Education Learning
  1. The concept of 'artificial intelligence' has historically been used to define and value 'intelligence', leading to discriminatory practices in education and beyond.
  2. The term 'human intelligence' has been co-opted by the AI industry to alleviate concerns about job displacement, but in reality, it devalues certain types of work and people, especially those involving care and emotional labor.
  3. The comparison between artificial and human intelligence creates a double bind for students and workers, expecting them to conform to data-driven systems while also being 'more human', which can lead to confusion and anxiety.

Mental Models: tools supporting problem solvers for better decision making

Poczwardowski Notes • 39 implied HN points • 07 Nov 23
🚌 Education Learning
  1. Using mental models can enhance decision-making by offering different perspectives and minimizing blind spots.
  2. Engaging with tools and frameworks like mental models can lead to improved problem-solving strategies.
  3. Learning from mistakes is valuable, but utilizing structured models like mental models can equip problem solvers with additional support.

Presentation Night - Feb 7 - Recap

Omar’s Writing • 59 implied HN points • 02 Apr 23
🎭️ Culture Learning
  1. Presentation Night is an event where people give 5-minute talks about anything they find joy in sharing and learning
  2. The event encourages learning, sharing joy, meeting interesting people in a social setting to talk about their passions, expanding horizons even with topics one may not initially be interested in
  3. Creating a community for shared learning and growth through public and private presentation nights can be fun and enriching

The problem with "educate yourself"

The Ruffian • 227 implied HN points • 06 Sep 23
🚌 Education Learning
  1. Educating yourself involves thinking more clearly, not just accepting a prescribed viewpoint.
  2. The phrase 'educate yourself' has become widespread, often used in a polarizing manner.
  3. The command to 'educate yourself' can have negative implications and may not always be constructive.

How To Monetise Your Attention

Day One • 439 implied HN points • 10 Aug 20
🚌 Education Learning
  1. Consuming educational, informational, and entertaining content on the internet is crucial for growth and success.
  2. Focus on seeking out educational content to increase knowledge and improve skills, as it can help you monetize your attention and achieve success.
  3. Take proactive steps like learning new skills, building a business, or enhancing existing skills to ensure you come out stronger and more successful in challenging times.

Anki-fy Your Life

About to Learn • 305 HN points • 18 Mar 23
🚌 Education Learning
  1. Long-term memory is essentially limitless compared to working memory.
  2. Anki can be used to store important information in long-term memory for problem-solving.
  3. When deciding what to remember, focus on facts that are worth 10 minutes of your future time or are striking.

💫 Co-bots: how to think of the synergy between Humans and Machines

Work3 - The Future of Work • 39 implied HN points • 08 May 23
🕹 Technology Learning
  1. Humans will always be needed in collaboration with AI for responsibility, personalization, and addressing biases.
  2. Co-bots are collaborative software-robots designed to enhance productivity and efficiency by performing various tasks alongside humans.
  3. Learning in the age of information abundance can be facilitated by AI, providing access to all answers, interactive learning, and practical examples.

[Review] Move First, Think Later: Sense and Nonsense in Improving Your Chess

Arjun Panickssery • 39 implied HN points • 18 Sep 23
🚌 Education Learning
  1. The book challenges traditional chess teaching methods by emphasizing pattern recognition over structured thinking.
  2. Verbal descriptions may not be effective in teaching chess moves, as examples show that pattern familiarity is crucial.
  3. The effectiveness of absorbing chess patterns quickly is compared to language learning, emphasizing the importance of practical application.

Five Lessons from Five Years of Teaching

The Elbow • 39 implied HN points • 05 May 23
🚌 Education Learning
  1. People can learn 1-2 things at once, chunk information to make it digestible.
  2. Repetition is key in teaching; important information should be repeated often and clearly.
  3. Establishing good routines is more valuable than planning great lessons; routines help with student comfort and knowledge transfer.

Propositional Attitudes and Flying Saucers

The End(s) of Argument • 39 implied HN points • 27 Jul 23
🚌 Education Learning
  1. It's important to teach that there is a distinction between a claim and a position on that claim, to avoid confusion and misunderstandings.
  2. When evaluating the likelihood of a claim, it's essential to consider it in relation to other explanations rather than in isolation.
  3. Defending a claim involves defending the most reasonable position on that claim, considering all possible explanations in a broader context.

How to become a better security engineer

Frankly Speaking • 203 implied HN points • 12 Sep 23
🕹 Technology Learning
  1. Being a good security engineer involves thinking about building scalable solutions.
  2. Learning software fundamentals is crucial to understand what and how to build.
  3. Focus on fundamentals and gradually progress to learning new technologies to become a better security engineer.

A Blind Classroom

Nuances • 19 implied HN points • 03 Feb 24
🚌 Education Learning
  1. A blind school in Kerala focuses on overall student development through sports and co-curricular activities.
  2. Visiting a classroom for the blind showed the use of braille in everyday learning, highlighting the effort required for blind students to communicate.
  3. Gratitude was felt for eyesight and admiration for Louis Braille and blind individuals using Braille to express themselves.