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by borroka 4y ago
I guess it is probably 1000 words a day on average. I don't know whether the book have plots, graphs and other illustrations. It is fast writing, but doable. It requires knowing the subject in advance well--that's a given--consist
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by borroka 4y ago
One of my long-standing interests is hypnosis, and specifically hypnosis for anesthesia. I have been studying the “art of hypnosis” for more than 15 years, and I believe it is criminally understudied as a discipline and undervalued as a too
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by borroka 4y ago
I lean toward "is," on average. The assumption is that large course deviations are unlikely and not sudden. It's like air temperature: the best predictor of tomorrow's temperature, without knowing much or anything else,
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An anchoring effect is at play. Professionals, and people more in general, are defined by what they have done so far, especially after becoming full-fledged adults. The best predictor of tomorrow, on average, is today. Working from the bott
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It is a common view that the manager is inherently dishonest and the IC is inherently hardworking, capable and honest, which aligns with the historically common concept of "people = good" and "elite = bad." I have been b
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While from a purely theoretical point of view your perspective is admirable, once you enter the real world you realize that they, we, all want to sometimes hear certain words to justify certain actions, either in their own eyes or those of
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by borroka 4y ago
They do not inform you for a number of reasons, the most important of which is that they do not benefit from the information you think they should or could give you. And it could fire back. Through this lens, it becomes much easier to inter
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by borroka 4y ago
It is a terrific scene with equally terrific acting by Jeanne Moreau and Marcello Mastroianni. She tells Mastroianni of having had in her life a man, whom we saw at the beginning of the film to be at the end of his existence in a hospital b
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by borroka 4y ago
Among cinema's greatest scenes, there is certainly the ending of "The Battle of Algiers", directed by the extraordinary Italian director Gillo Pontecorvo (Kapo, Operacion Ogro, Queimada). Another amazing scene, not tremendous
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The ending of "L'Eclisse," directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, is one of the most mysterious endings in cinema. It's one of those scenes that doesn't impose a vision on you, but pulls something out of your subconsci
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by borroka 4y ago
The relative success of one country vs another is multifactorial, mysterious, and I would have a lot to say about it, or better, to speculate about, but for now I will simply say that Scotland is a small country, therefore with a limited nu
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by borroka 4y ago
Yes, many things I might do could affect you and vice versa. For example, say I show up in a suit and tie rather than in a T-shirt and a pair of jeans. The mood of the evening will probably be a little more formal in the former case. One ru
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by borroka 4y ago
I like a cocktail. I like a glass or two of wine. I like to make my own liquor using recipes that my grandparents have treasured and passed down. I don't like to get drunk and I stay away from drunk people. The last time I got drunk wa
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by borroka 4y ago
Most of what I read is not in English, which is just my second language. In English, one author I highly recommend reading is James Salter. He had a parsimonious and precise style that, much to my chagrin, went out of fashion when styles of
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by borroka 4y ago
From the blog posts, it seems to me that he is not very keen on writing. I could be wrong. But when you start finding an excuse a day not to do what you theoretically think you should do, maybe the theory is wrong. Maybe he likes the idea o
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by borroka 4y ago
If we began, correctly, according to genetic and sociological findings, to think that our behavior is as much defined by genes as our physical traits are, we would also begin to think differently about ourselves. That is, we might begin to
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by borroka 4y ago
I am 100% sure that if I broke up with my girlfriend or boyfriend, I would not need to sign any official documents. As far as I know, the procedure if we were married instead would be a bit more complicated (because of the involvement of th
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by borroka 4y ago
People in power do things, make changes, move needles. People who are not in power do things that people in power tell them to do, they undergo changes, watch the needle being moved. If you are not in power and want to do things, make chang
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by borroka 4y ago
> "it was a little abstract, but we believed in it enough to recite it with pride" I have worked for companies that had a mission I believed in, although from my position I was far from moving the needle in any direction. Maybe
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by borroka 4y ago
I read the article, wanted to comment, decided was better not to, went out for a run, and now I have decided to write something about it. I found it a very disturbing article. Someone with a background in clinical psychology might want to e
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by borroka 4y ago
> But I don't quite worry about the fact that I'm growing bald or wearing a 15 year old tshirt half the time. That's a very good example, and I use it for a question. Let's say you are growing bald, you have been sing
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by borroka 4y ago
All Cal Newport's advice is pretty mundane and, frankly, feels almost exploitative these days. "Let's give those distracted folks some old-as-sin observation, but packaged as new", it looks like he is saying. Deep Work =
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by borroka 4y ago
The "I would think that marriage should be an incredible experience to learn about yourself and your partner" is quite a bizarre statement. Marrying somebody means inviting a third party, the State, in private affairs. Now, marria
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by borroka 4y ago
I like this passage from the very underrated book "Winners" by Alastair Campbell. He writes when he discusses leadership: "Obviously, no skin should be so thick that you become impervious to critics who may have a point. But
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by borroka 4y ago
I used to think that way, too. I used to tell myself, "This is who I am," "I am authentic," "Who cares what they think." If your boss thinks you are an incompetent professional, or a rude and inadequate human b
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by borroka 4y ago
> judging people by the consequences their actions have in the world is fine. It depends very much on the consequences and their evaluation. If, exaggerating a bit for illustrative purposes, I say "Hello" to a colleague and tha
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It reminds me of the time when my Director asked me what the main strengths of my colleagues were. The Director was not, I write this euphemistically, a genius. When asked about one of my peers, I said, "They are extraordinary at [this
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by borroka 4y ago
I used Logo when I was in middle school, in the early 90s and not in the US. Looking back, it was an extraordinary and before-normal-times introduction to the world of computer programming. But at the time I did not know the importance of p
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by borroka 4y ago
Before I moved to the technology sector, I worked in academia and earned a fraction of what I earn now. I loved doing research in my field, and now I'm moderately interested in my work. I don't hate it, but I don't wake up sa
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by borroka 4y ago
Basal metabolism does not seem to slow down until one is around 60 years old (recent NYT editorial on the Science publication https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/12/health/metabolism-weight-... ). There is he

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