They didn't say these things, but I would have appreciated it if they had:
The best way to predict the future is to [combine multiple forecasting methods].
Be the [role model of rationality] you want to see in the world.
Believe you can and you’re [<1% of the] way there [, but if you don’t believe you can, then you’ve already lost].
Change your thoughts and you change [your experience of] the world.
Don’t live the same year 75 times and call it a life [unless you...
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consistency
11 Types of Thinkers and Intellectuals (a little framework)
1. Ideators: generate novel ideas
Ex: Einstein
Strengths: creativity, insight
2: Investigators: vigorously investigate a topic in order to understand it
Ex: Curie
Strengths: truth-seeking, curiosity, systematicness, persistence
3. Provers: demonstrate that the ideas of others are sound, explore their limits, strengthen or work out the implications of existing theories
Ex: Singer
Strengths: consistency, logic, rigor, bullet-biting
4. Appliers: explo...
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Do The Findings Of A Study Conducted In One Place Generalize To Other Places?
Do the results of studies generalize to new situations?
For instance, suppose a study is conducted on a technique or intervention (e.g., providing health education to parents) and the study finds it to be effective for a particular outcome (e.g., improving the health of children). When the next study is conducted on (what appears to be) the same intervention and outcome, should we expect that study to ALSO find the intervention to be effective?
There are a lot of reasons why it may NOT:
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Is Math True?
Mathematics is often thought to be universally and unassailably true. Some people even argue that even an omnipotent God couldn’t make math false.
But can mathematicians actually prove that math is true? If they can’t, does the fact that math is so useful in solving real-world problems provide evidence of its truth? And, if mathematics is not true, then does that imply that conclusions drawn from it are faulty or suspect? Let’s explore those questions.
The first attempt we might take to p...
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