It seems to be commonly accepted that pressing the "Try Harder" button does not work. While I agree with this in general, I would argue that there are edge cases where trying harder is a valid option. To illustrate this, is a story: of science, and how I used it...
One of the core principles of economics is the scarcity of resources, which the subject of economics attempts to address. Put in other words, the problem of unlimited wants and limited resources relative to that is perhaps the sole reason economics exists at all. Generalizing, limited resources is the problem,...
It seems to be commonly accepted that pressing the "Try Harder" button does not work. While I agree with this in general, I would argue that there are edge cases where trying harder is a valid option.
To illustrate this, is a story: of science, and how I used it to change a particularly pernicious habit.
I used to have the bad habit of lying on my bed and using my computer, rather than utilizing my desk. This was bad for several reasons:
1. Reduced productivity, as doing work on paper becomes practically impossible.
2. Net-negative impact on long-term health due to bad posture.
Naturally, I wanted to get rid of this... (read 368 more words →)
Books don't have a learning model at their core, their main aim isn't to impart information, but rather, to store it (this https://andymatuschak.org/books/ makes the point better than I did).
What would you say makes Ommwriter better than Scrivener?
How does your new approach compare with the "fear heuristic" method you used previously?
Putting the process of reading a textbook into words, and a practical framework, helped me, but I think this post did not offer as much value as the Jenga tower one you wrote previously, perhaps due the "obviousness" of this post's material (I do recognize that although this may not be helpful to me, it is helpful to others).
Is there a way to build broad knowledge for sight reading pieces, or is it merely a matter of sufficiently immersing oneself by just practicing?
Yes, I am quite hesitant to leap into the Sequences, not knowing how valid the studies cited are. I too would like to know how some of the mainstay LW concepts fare in light of the replication crisis (as psychology especially has faced a lot of problems in that regard).
One of the core principles of economics is the scarcity of resources, which the subject of economics attempts to address. Put in other words, the problem of unlimited wants and limited resources relative to that is perhaps the sole reason economics exists at all. Generalizing, limited resources is the problem, and economics the solution.
On the assumption that this model of problem and solution can be applied to other disciplines (i.e. mathematics, physics, chemistry, etcetera), what are the problems they aim to solve?
If this model does not apply, or isn't the right framework/question in the first place, what are the first, ur-principles underpinning various subjects?
I believe you meant "in contrast with vertical search like Google".
I agree in general with your point about incentives. However, there is also another angle to consider: other companies. Google will have to keep innovating to some extent; if it doesn't, other rival search services may do so threatening Google's market share (although this threat would probably not be very impactful given the number of people used to Google).