This project seeks to reduce the cognitive complexity involved in self-evaluating moments, goals, habits, and tasks among incarcerated individuals. I propose a discontinuous self-assessment system grounded in a model of eight intersecting identities.
With some parameters he has thus defined probabilistic identities, one can formulate questions for special moments in life to help organize events, routines, and tasks.
This approach approaches the atomic model where, even if we cannot precisely pinpoint an electron’s layer, through specific questions we can predict which area our focus lies in.
The apparent dichotomy serves as an analytical tool rather than an absolute division. In practice, these categories merge.
1. NAMES, TOTEMS, AND EVOLUTIONARY RELATIONSHIPS
Insects and cool colors for x “indoor” identities (interior metaphors)
Animals and warm colors for y “outdoor” identities (exterior metaphors)
3. HUMAN FUNCTIONS AND THEIR DECOMPOSITION
He starts from the universal objective of combining useful information. He decomposes this “mega-vector” into x/y (input/output) and four areas:
Elemental (genes ↔ environment)
Individual (personal memory ↔ environment)
Informational (memory ↔ memory)
Social (informational ↔ collaboration)
Each area generates two SubVectors: input focus (x) and output focus (y), totaling eight vectors.
2. 8 SUBVECTORS (8 identities)
Each identity and relationship with a human function in random order combining information.
Relationship to evolutionary psychology:
Each subvector aligns with adaptive modules that evolved to process useful information in different contexts (nutrition, defense, social cooperation, etc.).
4. 3 LEVELS OF QUESTIONS
For any activity, we ask:
Informational vs. Social
When sharing information, am I generating ideas for myself or collaborating with others?
Example: Writing in a journal vs. discussing a project with a team.
Individual vs. Informational
Within the personal domain, am I reviewing my memories or applying what I know?
Example: creating art vs. solving a problem.
Elemental vs. Individual
Am I working with basic, shared processes or with unique personal experiences?
Example: Hunt vs. creating art.
5. INITIAL KEY QUESTION
How do we decompose our mega-vector?
x and y (Internal vs. External)
Are you changing yourself or the environment?
Example: Eating (internal) vs. Hunting (external).
6. THE MEGA-VECTOR: INFORMATIONAL EFFICIENCY
MaxEnt principle: we aim to maximize useful information within our own limits (time, energy).
Objective: ask simple questions to focus on what really matters and improve our informational capacity.
CONCLUSION
We often encounter complex systems (e.g., learning) that cannot be understood simply by examining their parts. This framework uses information theory to provide 4 simple questions for examining our own thinking and behavior.
Your feedback is welcome! If you have suggestions, critiques, or experiences to share, feel free to comment publicly or send me a private message. Every perspective helps refine the tool and make it more useful.
REFERENCES
Inspired by Jaynes’ Maximum Entropy and subsequent work on information in biology and cognition.
What is this about?
This project seeks to reduce the cognitive complexity involved in self-evaluating moments, goals, habits, and tasks among incarcerated individuals. I propose a discontinuous self-assessment system grounded in a model of eight intersecting identities.
With some parameters he has thus defined probabilistic identities, one can formulate questions for special moments in life to help organize events, routines, and tasks.
This approach approaches the atomic model where, even if we cannot precisely pinpoint an electron’s layer, through specific questions we can predict which area our focus lies in.
The apparent dichotomy serves as an analytical tool rather than an absolute division. In practice, these categories merge.
1. NAMES, TOTEMS, AND EVOLUTIONARY RELATIONSHIPS
3. HUMAN FUNCTIONS AND THEIR DECOMPOSITION
He starts from the universal objective of combining useful information. He decomposes this “mega-vector” into x/y (input/output) and four areas:
Each area generates two SubVectors: input focus (x) and output focus (y), totaling eight vectors.
2. 8 SUBVECTORS (8 identities)
Each identity and relationship with a human function in random order combining information.
Relationship to evolutionary psychology:
Each subvector aligns with adaptive modules that evolved to process useful information in different contexts (nutrition, defense, social cooperation, etc.).
4. 3 LEVELS OF QUESTIONS
For any activity, we ask:
5. INITIAL KEY QUESTION
How do we decompose our mega-vector?
6. THE MEGA-VECTOR: INFORMATIONAL EFFICIENCY
CONCLUSION
We often encounter complex systems (e.g., learning) that cannot be understood simply by examining their parts. This framework uses information theory to provide 4 simple questions for examining our own thinking and behavior.
A linear detailed construction in:
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A specific more application in:
estimat-8-identities
gamify-life-from-bayesianmind
Your feedback is welcome!
If you have suggestions, critiques, or experiences to share, feel free to comment publicly or send me a private message. Every perspective helps refine the tool and make it more useful.
REFERENCES
Framework source: P. João’s LessWrong post.