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Which textbook would you recommend to learn decision theory?
Answer by Mew80

LessWrong also has a textbook repository which contain recommendation on various subjects. Ctrl+F "decision theory" turns up 6-7 books or so.

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6supermartingale
There's actually only one comment on decision theory textbooks, which recommends the Martin Peterson's one. I skimmed through it at our library and it seems to be more directed at philosophy students and those with poor mathematical background. There's also Resnik or Luce & Raiffa mentioned but they are claimed to be out of date. While it's always important to grasp the intuition, reading books for the "common people" will give you much slower progress than if you read a book meant for someone who already has solid mathematical foundations.
What's the best way for me to improve my English pronounciation?
Answer by Mew10

A wild suggestion: Try voice-acting a variety of characters from TV or books.

As a non-Japanese-native, one thing which helps me shed my "foreigner's accent" is by rehearsing 'Kamehameha' and similar punch lines from Dragon Ball as a kid. Pick some of your best characters in one of their best moments and try your best to sound like them. It helps over time.

If you're willing to invest the equivalent of a few hundred Euro of your time, the Ward Audiobook Project and many others are always looking for volunteer narrators.

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What exercises go best with 3 blue 1 brown's Linear Algebra videos?
Mew100

If you want to get a feel of the mechanics, I recommend Gilbert Strang's Linear Algebra over Khan Academy and Brilliant.

I think part of the 3b1b series is based on that book and they have similar structures. Just sit down for 1-2 hours with some graph papers + mechanical pencil and do the end-of-chapter exercises, they are designed to reinforce the concepts.

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3habryka
Huh, interesting. I will check that out sometime.
Does Thinking Hard Hurt Your Brain?
Mew10

In my experience, thinking hard doesn't hurt my head directly. However, trying to think hard under stress and sleep loss does. Whenever I noticed my head hurts trying to "think hard", it's usually a symptom that something else is going wrong.

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