The One-Inch Frame Two friends argue heatedly about whether a hot dog is a sandwich. One insists it is—bread on both sides, filling in the middle. The other insists it isn't—ask any deli. After twenty minutes, neither has moved an inch. How to Disagree About Categories In March 2008, Paul Graham published "How to Disagree," … Continue reading Frame-Switching: The Hidden Pattern in Pointless Arguments
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Wisdom vs. Intelligence & The Shaping of Values
Read Paul Graham's essay: Is It Worth Being Wise? this morning. It occurs to me that I value wisdom more than intelligence. I love living in a time where genius has more opportunities to express itself, but I also recognize that I'm not a genius. In the end, while we, as a community of beings, … Continue reading Wisdom vs. Intelligence & The Shaping of Values
How to Think For Yourself
"It matters a lot who you surround yourself with. If you're surrounded by conventional-minded people, it will constrain which ideas you can express, and that in turn will constrain which ideas you have. But if you surround yourself with independent-minded people, you'll have the opposite experience: hearing other people say surprising things will encourage you … Continue reading How to Think For Yourself
Orthodox Privilege
"...orthodox privilege: The more conventional-minded someone is, the more it seems to them that it's safe for everyone to express their opinions...If you believe there's nothing true that you can't say, then anyone who gets in trouble for something they say must deserve it.—Paul Graham, "Orthodox Privilege." PaulGraham.com. July 2020.
Political Parties are the Sam’s Club and Costco of Opinions
"The defining quality of an ideologue, whether on the left or the right, is to acquire one's opinions in bulk."-:Paul Graham, "The Two Kinds of Moderate." PaulGraham.com. December 2019.
Learn to Program With Common Lisp
Tim Ferriss has a currently popular blog post, "Ten Lessons I Learned While Teaching Myself to Code," that I've seen mentioned in a few places. While it is largely good advice, there is one point that is wrong. It does matter what language you learn. Here's the ten lessons from his article: The online world … Continue reading Learn to Program With Common Lisp
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