Category Archives: self-improvement
Should you share your goals?
It’s complicated. And depends on the environment in which you share your goals. Scenario 1: you post on facebook “This month I want to lose 1kg, I am worried I can’t do it – you guys should show me support”. Your … Continue reading
Learning to sing
I wanted to test out the skills of learning that I have gathered over time. I wanted to be better at singing. What better way to see if I know what I am talking about when I say “here’s how … Continue reading
Good and bad ways to do Comfort Zone Expansion (CoZE)
From the CFAR syallabus, (which may in time change) is a suggestion to take actions that put you outside of your comfort zone even though you might not want to. Their rational is something along the lines of encouraging you … Continue reading
Qualia of the problem
I have a generic rant about the qualia of the problem. It goes something like this: Qualia are a philosophical concept, they refer to subjective personal experience that can not be described, they are personally experienced and cannot be communicated. … Continue reading
Schelling points, trajectories and iteration cycles
Schelling points I have lived in the same suburb of the same city for all of my life. We have a shopping centre that I know, if I go there for more than an hour – I will bump into … Continue reading
Time management and do your tasks in a different order
I have been trying out some (new for me) time management techniques. Various people tell me that they do this naturally, but I had to learn it manually. This one involves: Noticing that you don’t really know what you are … Continue reading
The ladder of abstraction and giving examples
When we talk about a concept or a point it’s important to understand the ladder of abstraction. Covered before on lesswrong and in other places as advice for communicators on how to bridge a gap of knowledge. Knowing, understanding and feeling … Continue reading
