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for any given combination of learner & subject there exists an optimal methodology minimizing effort & frustration and maximizing acquisition rate & retention
much grief stems from the misapplication of method to moment; some are not self-aware, or too attached to a specific way
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practicing alexander technique while playing beat saber >>
https://twitter.com/michellehuang42/status/1594506138455838721
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mechanical domains like mathematics or engineering typically call for more discrete algorithmic process, wherein the learner actively manipulates symbols during distinct information acquisition, organization, & integration phases
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this phenomenology applies to learning mostly any technical skill, esp those in less forgiving domains, such as software. much of the frustration stems from the invalidation of typical skill…
https://twitter.com/pee_zombie/status/1564399963123195904
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this difference stems from the dimensionality of the problem space; the higher on the scale you go, the less feasible algorithmic methods are, being harder to scale
this is apparent in the surprising applicability of ML to previously to human-level tasks
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the appropriate level of intellectual rigor for any given idea corresponds to the dimensionality of the space it inhabits
https://twitter.com/pee_zombie/status/1544499123214340098
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my own experience with this world had a Taoist bent; while I was far from the most dedicated devotee, I acquired understanding and skills I previously did not even have the ability to conceive of
modernity does not quite inform us of the subtle arts
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few in my personal life know this, but I've long considered the Tao as my primary spiritual lens
like many others around here I come from a materialist atheist rational…
https://twitter.com/pee_zombie/status/1335106161704570880
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these v same techniques also happen to be generalizable to intuitive domain acquisition, to a much larger degree than mostly anyone believes
while I haven't studied AT, I've experienced this w/ wu wei, or nondoing, the Taoist version of the same thing
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most ironically, it is that very struggle preventing us from achieving our goals; the intensity of our efforts is inversely proportional to their success
the Joke is …
https://twitter.com/pee_zombie/status/1414093361477259269
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nondoing shows you how you're getting into your own way by trying too hard to Do
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this has huge consequences for your ability to more effectively be the person you want to be; when you learn to stop fighting yourself, much energy is freed up to be reinvested into ur growth
this has many connections to other practices, such as wu wei & the Alexander Technique
https://twitter.com/pee_zombie/status/1418370367492698118
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whoops, this one was supposed to be this
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most ironically, it is that very struggle preventing us from achieving our goals; the intensity of our efforts is inversely proportional to their success
the Joke is that if we stop trying in this way, we usually get what we want
nondoing is a bitch
https://twitter.com/pee_zombie/status/1314436053021884417?s=19
https://twitter.com/pee_zombie/status/1414093361477259269
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the technique described in the OP thread is nondoing learning; instead of actively trying to figure out how to Do The Thing, you unfocus ur mind, unhook ur executive function from the phenomenal stream, & pipeline ur sensory inputs directly thru ir intuition & into ur actuations