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Here are some slides from one of my workshops on using magic to create better technology: They are very controversial, especially out of context, so please und

Here are some slides from one of my workshops on using magic to create better technology: They are very controversial, especially out of context, so please understand that the slide that says the value of learning goes down over time has obvious qualifications, and is not generally true. It does however make a lot of sense in the context of my presentation. http://magicseth.com/presentations/Imagineering%20InsightOut%20Presentation%202008-07-29.html http://magicseth.com/presentations/Imagineering%20InsightOut...

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Alex3917 15y ago
After reading the first half of your thesis I really like that model. However, I would take 'effort' and split it into two parts: the effort needed to create a new model, and then the effort needed for integration. It seems like a lot of the time people figure out what the new model could be, but they never go through the work of actually integrating. This can lead to all sorts of cognitive disfunction and psychospiritual crises later on, perhaps even full-blows psychosis if their anxiety is extreme enough. You kind of do this in the text, but not in the picture. The picture is pretty muddled in general, but I think the overall idea seems correct. I would also choose more concrete definitions for each of the terms you're using, and specifically I would define each of them in such a way that they form a logically consistent system. Fuck the dictionary. (E.g. I would probably say that wonder is intrinsically coupled with the desire to know more, whereas awe isn't. Doing something like this would make the flowchart vastly more actionable.) Anyway I like this model, I think it probably needs to be cleaned up a bit, but conceptually it seems like you've pretty much nailed it.
- magicseth 15y ago
  Thanks! The slides weren't made to stand on their own, and are not entirely self-explanatory. I'd love to chat about this in person if you're in the valley.

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Alex3917 15y ago

After reading the first half of your thesis I really like that model. However, I would take 'effort' and split it into two parts: the effort needed to create a new model, and then the effort needed for integration. It seems like a lot of the time people figure out what the new model could be, but they never go through the work of actually integrating. This can lead to all sorts of cognitive disfunction and psychospiritual crises later on, perhaps even full-blows psychosis if their anxiety is extreme enough. You kind of do this in the text, but not in the picture. The picture is pretty muddled in general, but I think the overall idea seems correct. I would also choose more concrete definitions for each of the terms you're using, and specifically I would define each of them in such a way that they form a logically consistent system. Fuck the dictionary. (E.g. I would probably say that wonder is intrinsically coupled with the desire to know more, whereas awe isn't. Doing something like this would make the flowchart vastly more actionable.) Anyway I like this model, I think it probably needs to be cleaned up a bit, but conceptually it seems like you've pretty much nailed it.

magicseth 15y ago
Thanks! The slides weren't made to stand on their own, and are not entirely self-explanatory. I'd love to chat about this in person if you're in the valley.