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This essay is very short. Has he given up on writing? Maybe too much Twitter has melted his brian.

by reffle 4y ago

baxtr 4y ago
He is pretty active on Twitter, so short form content is nothing new for him. Maybe he’s trying out if he can use his blog for short form too, since Twitter is going down a new / strange? path.
brap 4y ago
I really liked the length of this “essay”.
- Dave_TRS 4y ago
  Me too. Most blog posts have one pretty simple idea that it takes a ton of reading to figure out what it is. I appreciate the time he put into distilling it. If he were to make it longer some examples might be interesting to read about and drive home the message, he no doubt has examples in his mind, and his readers would no doubt be curious as to what they are
Separo 4y ago
“I apologize for such a long letter - I didn't have time to write a short one.” - Mark Twain
- sargstuff 4y ago
  much more subject material with a joseph campbell / wierd al yankovich take on 'jason and the argonauts' aka weighted gram and the arc-a-oughts.
  - sargstuff 4y ago
    though moving away from pg rating to statistical r, might result in some twisted python stuff. especially if ast taken to the limitless turing resources extreme.
valstu 4y ago
Well, I asked GPT-3 to make this longer: One of the surest ways to come up with new ideas is to pay attention to what doesn't fit in. We're used to seeing things in a certain way, and often times it's the things that don't quite fit into our preconceived notions that can provide the best insights. The most obvious place to look for these anomalies is at the frontiers of knowledge. Knowledge grows like a fractal; from a distance its edges may appear smooth, but when you get closer you begin to see the jagged gaps and spaces. These gaps can be surprisingly obvious; it can seem strange that no one has thought to ask a certain question or investigate a certain problem. When you explore them, you can often discover entirely new areas of knowledge that have been previously untouched. That's why it's useful to investigate these gaps in knowledge. It may feel uncomfortable at first; we don't always like to challenge our preconceptions and explore things beyond our comfort zone. But often times this can be the source of some of our best ideas. You don't even have to look far for these anomalies; they can be found in everyday life. Much of stand-up comedy is based on this, by finding the oddities and quirks about our daily lives that we normally take for granted. So don't be afraid to take a closer look at what seems strange or missing or broken. It could lead you to unexpected discovery and perhaps even uncover some of your best ideas. This may be challenging and uncomfortable, but it's often worth it.
- sargstuff 4y ago
  per 'doesnr sem to fit in': is looking outside of ones field and/or historical anacronisms reframed to current day/technology cheating when comes to idea developement/gemeration?
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sargstuff 4y ago
> ... melted his brain. wouldnt that require a 'back to the future' tie-in?

This essay is very short. Has he given up on writing? Maybe too much Twitter has melted his brian.

by reffle 4y ago

This essay is very short. Has he given up on writing? Maybe too much Twitter has melted his brian.

He is pretty active on Twitter, so short form content is nothing new for him. Maybe he’s trying out if he can use his blog for short form too, since Twitter is going down a new / strange? path.

brap 4y ago

I really liked the length of this “essay”.

Dave_TRS 4y ago
Me too. Most blog posts have one pretty simple idea that it takes a ton of reading to figure out what it is. I appreciate the time he put into distilling it. If he were to make it longer some examples might be interesting to read about and drive home the message, he no doubt has examples in his mind, and his readers would no doubt be curious as to what they are

Separo 4y ago

“I apologize for such a long letter - I didn't have time to write a short one.” - Mark Twain

sargstuff 4y ago
much more subject material with a joseph campbell / wierd al yankovich take on 'jason and the argonauts' aka weighted gram and the arc-a-oughts.
- sargstuff 4y ago
  though moving away from pg rating to statistical r, might result in some twisted python stuff. especially if ast taken to the limitless turing resources extreme.

valstu 4y ago

Well, I asked GPT-3 to make this longer: One of the surest ways to come up with new ideas is to pay attention to what doesn't fit in. We're used to seeing things in a certain way, and often times it's the things that don't quite fit into our preconceived notions that can provide the best insights. The most obvious place to look for these anomalies is at the frontiers of knowledge. Knowledge grows like a fractal; from a distance its edges may appear smooth, but when you get closer you begin to see the jagged gaps and spaces. These gaps can be surprisingly obvious; it can seem strange that no one has thought to ask a certain question or investigate a certain problem. When you explore them, you can often discover entirely new areas of knowledge that have been previously untouched. That's why it's useful to investigate these gaps in knowledge. It may feel uncomfortable at first; we don't always like to challenge our preconceptions and explore things beyond our comfort zone. But often times this can be the source of some of our best ideas. You don't even have to look far for these anomalies; they can be found in everyday life. Much of stand-up comedy is based on this, by finding the oddities and quirks about our daily lives that we normally take for granted. So don't be afraid to take a closer look at what seems strange or missing or broken. It could lead you to unexpected discovery and perhaps even uncover some of your best ideas. This may be challenging and uncomfortable, but it's often worth it.

sargstuff 4y ago
per 'doesnr sem to fit in': is looking outside of ones field and/or historical anacronisms reframed to current day/technology cheating when comes to idea developement/gemeration?

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sargstuff 4y ago

> ... melted his brain. wouldnt that require a 'back to the future' tie-in?