realitygrill

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by realitygrill 13y ago
Well, the people over at the Center for Applied Rationality have tried to work on something like this, if only to attempt to better measure the effects of their workshops. I suspect this is a very hard undertaking.
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by realitygrill 13y ago
Allow me to posit that a primarily intrinsically-motivated Asian student dealing with high-pressure immigrant culture is in a particularly shitty situation: 1. Feels forced to spend the extra time - at diminishing returns - to do well at ev
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by realitygrill 14y ago
I have a well developed spatial sense, but am very weak visually. When I try to visualize, the best I get is impressions of abstract glow-y lines that fade away quickly. I also tried to develop mental visualization but to little effect (I d
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by realitygrill 14y ago
It's not just that. You're going to have to contend with the resistance of people you're attempting to dislodge conventional wisdom from. To quote Alistair Fraser, "I find teaching of science fairly easy. I have no difficulties with science
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by realitygrill 14y ago
You're welcome. You might try his blog, too - his views on subjects like the "wisdom of crowds" and IQ are intellectual fun. http://vserver1.cscs.lsa.umich.edu/~crshalizi/weblog/315.htm...
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by realitygrill 14y ago
Shalizi is no slouch either - his notebooks are fascinating . http://vserver1.cscs.lsa.umich.edu/~crshalizi/notabene/
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by realitygrill 14y ago
their inability to get good projects on which they would improve. As someone who learned to code informally and is now looking for their first real software development job, I worry about this most.
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by realitygrill 14y ago
It's interesting, but psychologists have found no evidence of learning styles. title: "Learning Styles: Concepts and Evidence" abstract: http://psi.sagepub.com/content/9/3/105.abstract fulltext: http://www.psychologicalscience.org/journa
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by realitygrill 14y ago
Your explanations of Haskell concepts have been impressing me lately. Do you write elsewhere?
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by realitygrill 14y ago
I first read about the ~4 hour limit from D.E. Littlewood's book, Littlewood's Miscellany. He recommends "four hours a day or at most five, with breaks about every hour (for walks perhaps)." Since then I've read of luminaries mentioning thi
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by realitygrill 14y ago
Think about this. Those two statements are not mutually exclusive.
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by realitygrill 14y ago
Yes. On a smartphone currently, so google Scott Aaronson's blog post on sympathy vs empathy and sociopaths.
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by realitygrill 14y ago
At least you're not succumbing to the Gell-Mann Amnesia effect, gwern.
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by realitygrill 14y ago
I've started on this. Want to mentor me?
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by realitygrill 14y ago
that moniker is still popular
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by realitygrill 14y ago
People will only start worrying when the ratio is closer to 3 women graduating per male?
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by realitygrill 15y ago
How'd he manage that? It's quite impressive.
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by realitygrill 15y ago
Your profile doesn't include your email, though I sent one through hackernewsers.
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by realitygrill 15y ago
I'll second this. Both Dave and Nick were really easy to talk to, and it's clear they're looking for kindred 'hacker' spirits. Also, the isolation is spot on. It can be pretty depressing to be trying to, say, do SICP on internet advice, whi
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by realitygrill 15y ago
From what I recall, spaced repetition works best for simple motor tasks, and less well for skills of increasing complexity - say operating a traffic control tower.
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by realitygrill 15y ago
Goto source is Carol Dweck; read Mindset for the general ideas and pick up Self-Theories for a in-depth look.
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Kim Jong Il has died(online.wsj.com)
3 points by realitygrill 15y ago|0 comments
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by realitygrill 15y ago
Wisdom is rare, and not easily discerned. Tread carefully.
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by realitygrill 15y ago
aka the Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect
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by realitygrill 15y ago
Hey, fellow SRCer! (does that acronym still apply?)
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by realitygrill 15y ago
It's really not that difficult. For formality's sake you could pick up a GED, but I think most colleges don't have a HS diploma as a strict requirement and would waive it if they did (assuming some evidence you're ready). EDIT: I speak for
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by realitygrill 15y ago
This is an excellent book. I bought a used copy this summer, and what has been so striking to me is the quotes and examples he uses; I have read most of them before, in one form or another, travailing the internet. It feels like someone mod
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by realitygrill 15y ago
Try reading Schelling's Strategy of Conflict to see examples of limiting yourself to win. Or if you don't have time, you can read this (which I was directly reminded of) quick synopsis: http://lesswrong.com/lw/14a/thomas_schellings_strateg
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by realitygrill 15y ago
I've had glasses for most of my life, but had a similar problem studying. Recently found out I have convergence insufficiency, which rarely gets diagnosed. So even if you have glasses you might want to get a more comprehensive eye exam :) E
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Ask HN: Midwestern Kid Goes to Startup-Land. How to make the most of it?
6 points by realitygrill 15y ago|1 comments

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