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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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whoops that was supposed to be this
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my experiences with psychedelics and meditation opened me up to vividness, and I burned brightly for a while, burning myself in the process
eventually, I found a path to centeredness in the study of the Dao thru Tai Chi
this practice tempered my flame
https://twitter.com/pee_zombie/status/1407455291998879749?t=6cH8_jpdd3kQH5S_8v0Vdg&s=19
https://twitter.com/pee_zombie/status/1479127293679357955