Misc Rambling
Here, stimulate got to a greater extent than or less random stuff.
He asks his friends how oft he needs to teach the crude changed on the car. One of his friends authoritatively says: "Oh, they volition seat you lot when you lot teach the car. It is every 50 miles." The man child says this thence confidently that I am trying difficult non to chuckle.
So, Jonah is OK amongst that. They kicking the bucket along talking nearly the car. But thence this occurs to Jonah. He says "Once my mom drove us to Wisconsin in addition to dorsum in addition to it is definitely to a greater extent than than 50 miles. It was similar 500 miles. So crude alter distance has got to survive much longer than that."
The man child who authoritatively suggested 50 miles for crude alter says amongst the same confidence: "Yeah, that is it, you lot alter the crude every 50 G miles. That is what it is!"
Why are the ignorant thence confident? I know Lake Wobegon effect, in addition to such, simply actually why...
At black at 2am, I woke upward buzzed amongst a weird dream. It was a combination of Ted Chiang similar predeterminism molded into the Bart Curlish narrative---the assassin-woman inwards Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency--- form of deal.
So, I had a mission, someone else had a mission to kill me, in addition to yet to a greater extent than or less other soul had a mission to protect me. That final soul didn't know his mission, simply predeterminism forced him to boundary ever betwixt me in addition to the bullets, in addition to weirdly he was also unaffected yesteryear the bullets. But, he was absolutely terrified, shouting hysterically in addition to trying to escape, simply every fourth dimension he attempted to run away, he ever ended upward jumping betwixt me in addition to the assassinator in addition to involuntarily protecting me.
Slowly this guy realized that this was his mission, in addition to fifty-fifty if he didn't desire to create it, he would survive doing it inwards a predetermined way. When he had this realization, he was really relieved, in addition to went on shielding me from the bullets, this fourth dimension peacefully. Around the same time, I also realized that I had my ain mission, in addition to that I volition survive indestructible despite all the attempts of the assassin. I woke upward energized in addition to buzzed.
Predetermination in addition to a feel of role is such a powerful concept. If you lot really genuinely believe you lot are predestined for a purpose, that mightiness brand you lot invincible.
Incidentally, my get-go post service inwards this weblog inwards 2007 was nearly a dream equally well.
The ignorance in addition to overconfidence of that high schoolhouse educatee was harmless, funny, in addition to cute. Hopefully he volition grow out of it.
But what if he doesn't? What if that overconfident-ignorance is thence fueled yesteryear credence or fifty-fifty admiration? Confident idiots who wield ability are non thence fun in addition to harmless anymore.
What tin nosotros create to intervene amongst this?
My mom told me equally a youngster that it is impossible to alter anyone's heed via arguing. I had took this into heart, in addition to refrained from contestation amongst people on their opinions. But lately I changed my position. I yet know I can't alter anyone's heed via arguing, simply I am straightaway to a greater extent than song nearly stating disagreement in addition to pointing people what is incorrect amongst their opinions in addition to positions. I pose my phonation out there, hoping that it may halt people getting to a greater extent than carried out amongst their opinions in addition to echo chambers.
follow your passion is bad career advice, simply shouldn't you lot attempt to align them? Even better, figure out your truthful calling in addition to excel at it. If you lot believe strongly you lot are predetermined to accomplish it, mayhap you lot will. As Steve Jobs said: Some things demand to survive believed to survive seen.
3. Let's promise that the confident idiot does non believe he is predetermined to accomplish a mission.
What if you lot are the confident idiot, rather than the determined visionary?
To smasher a good for you lot balance, ever doubtfulness yourself in addition to never doubtfulness yourself.
4. Oh, and, blockchains in addition to cryptocurrency. Discuss.
Confident idiots
A couplet weeks ago, I was inwards the YMCA sauna. There were vi people, including three high schoolhouse kids. One of the high schoolhouse kids---who looked similar a immature Jonah Hill--- is excited he volition survive getting a motorcar from his begetter in addition to telling his friends nearly it.He asks his friends how oft he needs to teach the crude changed on the car. One of his friends authoritatively says: "Oh, they volition seat you lot when you lot teach the car. It is every 50 miles." The man child says this thence confidently that I am trying difficult non to chuckle.
So, Jonah is OK amongst that. They kicking the bucket along talking nearly the car. But thence this occurs to Jonah. He says "Once my mom drove us to Wisconsin in addition to dorsum in addition to it is definitely to a greater extent than than 50 miles. It was similar 500 miles. So crude alter distance has got to survive much longer than that."
The man child who authoritatively suggested 50 miles for crude alter says amongst the same confidence: "Yeah, that is it, you lot alter the crude every 50 G miles. That is what it is!"
Why are the ignorant thence confident? I know Lake Wobegon effect, in addition to such, simply actually why...
Weird dream
(This was Jan 12th, 2018.)At black at 2am, I woke upward buzzed amongst a weird dream. It was a combination of Ted Chiang similar predeterminism molded into the Bart Curlish narrative---the assassin-woman inwards Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency--- form of deal.
So, I had a mission, someone else had a mission to kill me, in addition to yet to a greater extent than or less other soul had a mission to protect me. That final soul didn't know his mission, simply predeterminism forced him to boundary ever betwixt me in addition to the bullets, in addition to weirdly he was also unaffected yesteryear the bullets. But, he was absolutely terrified, shouting hysterically in addition to trying to escape, simply every fourth dimension he attempted to run away, he ever ended upward jumping betwixt me in addition to the assassinator in addition to involuntarily protecting me.
Slowly this guy realized that this was his mission, in addition to fifty-fifty if he didn't desire to create it, he would survive doing it inwards a predetermined way. When he had this realization, he was really relieved, in addition to went on shielding me from the bullets, this fourth dimension peacefully. Around the same time, I also realized that I had my ain mission, in addition to that I volition survive indestructible despite all the attempts of the assassin. I woke upward energized in addition to buzzed.
Predetermination in addition to a feel of role is such a powerful concept. If you lot really genuinely believe you lot are predestined for a purpose, that mightiness brand you lot invincible.
Incidentally, my get-go post service inwards this weblog inwards 2007 was nearly a dream equally well.
MAD questions
1. How should nosotros bargain amongst confident idiots?The ignorance in addition to overconfidence of that high schoolhouse educatee was harmless, funny, in addition to cute. Hopefully he volition grow out of it.
But what if he doesn't? What if that overconfident-ignorance is thence fueled yesteryear credence or fifty-fifty admiration? Confident idiots who wield ability are non thence fun in addition to harmless anymore.
What tin nosotros create to intervene amongst this?
My mom told me equally a youngster that it is impossible to alter anyone's heed via arguing. I had took this into heart, in addition to refrained from contestation amongst people on their opinions. But lately I changed my position. I yet know I can't alter anyone's heed via arguing, simply I am straightaway to a greater extent than song nearly stating disagreement in addition to pointing people what is incorrect amongst their opinions in addition to positions. I pose my phonation out there, hoping that it may halt people getting to a greater extent than carried out amongst their opinions in addition to echo chambers.
follow your passion is bad career advice, simply shouldn't you lot attempt to align them? Even better, figure out your truthful calling in addition to excel at it. If you lot believe strongly you lot are predetermined to accomplish it, mayhap you lot will. As Steve Jobs said: Some things demand to survive believed to survive seen.
3. Let's promise that the confident idiot does non believe he is predetermined to accomplish a mission.
What if you lot are the confident idiot, rather than the determined visionary?
To smasher a good for you lot balance, ever doubtfulness yourself in addition to never doubtfulness yourself.
4. Oh, and, blockchains in addition to cryptocurrency. Discuss.
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