Why Are We Bored?
The paradox of why boredom is on the rise
Work
Being Honest
Being honest is hard and it is easy. It is hard because sometimes being honest can hurt somebody else or hurt you. It is easy because if you are honest, you have nothing to hide and nothing to be afraid… Read More »Being Honest
Most people are illiterate
This could explain why we have such a hard time with some client or colleagues “it should be obvious that the purpose of writing is to convey information, and in a rapidly complexifying world the amount of written information normal… Read More »Most people are illiterate
We Are Ruled by Idiots
“We live in the era of the symbolic executive, when “being good at stuff” matters far less than the appearance of doing stuff, where “what’s useful” is dictated not by outputs or metrics that one can measure but rather the… Read More »We Are Ruled by Idiots
People With AI Nowadays
Same same, but different, but still same
What Is An Expertise?
Do experts have it easy? Or is there something else? “Novices often spend energy fixing things that are orthogonal to the actual problem they want to solve, whereas experts are able to better direct their energy towards the problems they… Read More »What Is An Expertise?
Not Caring
Sometimes we care too much. You see something is bad, not working as it should be, could be improved. And you want it to be better. But if the other side or all sides involved do not care, the effort… Read More »Not Caring
Lowering Stress
I have no idea how stress works. Sometimes when I feel stressed out my watch says I am calm, other time when I feel engaged or not stressed the stress level is high. For me, it was interesting that just… Read More »Lowering Stress
Humans over Machines
LLM can help you solve some issue faster, maybe even better, but it will not help you with your life or business directly. We still live in a world of people. LLMs do not buy stuff or pay your salary.… Read More »Humans over Machines
How People Interpret Probability
Human language is not exact, here is a great example “a NATO study would find something similar: ask 23 officers what ‘likely’ means in terms of probability, and you’ll get a dozen different numbers” https://kucharski.substack.com/p/possibly-a-serious-possibility