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Starting from where you are
If you want to get better, you need to start by being honest about your current level.
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David R. MacIver
Reading philosophy for the examples
Philosophy books often have really good examples. Here are a few of my favourites.
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How things come to be as they are
I basically look at everything through the lens of evolution. You should too.
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The problem shows you how to solve the problem
When trying to solve a problem, it is often better to start from the specific resources that the problem grants you than it is to fall back on general…
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Cohering and decohering
There's a noticeable experience of being more or less cohered around a single focus at a given point in time, and it's interesting and useful to tease…
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Learning to exercise agency
What is agency? How does agency work? Can you get better at it? It's actually doing stuff that gets you what you want, IDK, and maybe respectively. Here…
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How to think about estimation strategy
I like to think of estimations as moves in a game. The rules of the game are simple once you've picked the scoring system, but unfortunately the real…
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Overthinking Everything
Overthinking Everything
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