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we are trying to peer into the future rationally, but a bulk of human decisions are irrational
My favorite example of this is the Greek concept of apophenia, which is the idea that humans perceive connections or patterns in random data. We don’t know why this happens, but this feature of our operating system is why we see different shapes in clouds, where, for example, you might see Bart Simpson and I see Pikachu. That creative expression is unique to each of us. How do you model that?

It’s a bit ironic, but our irrationality might be the most defensible asset we have as far as creative endeavours go. That bug is our best feature in a world of rapidly advancing AI systems because it makes us impossible to model.

https://benroy.substack.com/p/no-one-else-can-speak-the-words-on
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once you’ve enough to survive, you should focus on trying to “get lucky”
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great vid that i watched a couple years back on luck https://youtu.be/3LopI4YeC4I?si=orYy2w7RfbQwBAgw
talks about how luck plays such a huge part of our lives and how a small increase in luck (even 1%) can largely change the outcome down the road

most that have achieved success tend to attribute it to themselves and overlook the luck aspect of things

always increase your luck surface area and if you have benefited, do it for others too
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another recommended book on luck: Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
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Catherine Price’s definition of True Fun, being the confluence of playfulness, connection, and flow.

https://catherineprice.substack.com/p/what-is-fun
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despite having a kobo, i do miss reading books in the flesh and will weave in physical books to my rotations

made it a point to buy a fiction book in line with my goals this year, so i decided to get the one that looked the most interesting

kinda like a blind box moment by picking the most eye catching book cover, hoping for a good read

also, saw plenty of book exchange shelves across multiple towns and folks were actively participating, which i thought was cute

reminded me of reorganising and donating some of my older books, since my shelf is already full when i’m home
here’s how a book exchange looks, from a random small town i passed through

some slightly bigger towns have shelves that were fully PACKED
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