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This article proposes thinking of yourself as a neural network learning something. Funny enough, I find pretending I'm a self-driving car helps remove my ego w
by asdfman123 7y ago
This article proposes thinking of yourself as a neural network learning something.
Funny enough, I find pretending I'm a self-driving car helps remove my ego while driving. Someone wants to speed up to cut me off? I'm not going to get angry. I'm a self-driving car algorithm, and I only care about doing the safest, most predictable thing.
It looks incredibly silly when I write it out like that but it actually helps to think that way.
- npo9 7y agoI have another way of dealing with road rage. I am overly empathetic and give everyone the benefit of the doubt. Someone cuts me off in traffic? Whoa, they must be in a hurry to take a risk like that. I wonder if they have a very important meeting.
- KineticLensman 7y agoI take the view that all other drivers are potentially an off-duty policeman, a mad axe murderer who knows where I live or a confused little old lady.
- jacquesm 7y agoFirst time I ever come across this sentiment and I can totally see your point, thank you for taking the time to write this out.
- krapp 7y agoI sometimes find myself being able to be more creative by imagining myself as someone more creative doing the work for me.
- asdfman123 7y agoTangentially, imitation is a severely underrated way to learn. A lot of people who are really good at X started out by trying to copy their heroes verbatim. (E.g., you're a kid who wants to be good at guitar, so you try to play exactly like Jimi Hendrix for the first 5 years of practice.) Find someone who's really good at something, and pretend to be them. In copying their mannerisms you might accidentally pick up on some of their keys to success.