In many companies, there is a concept of the postmortem where if an incident happens that effects the business negatively, they review how and why it happened. Solutions are suggested to prevent the problem from happening again and this is all recorded as a log entry so others can review it later. I have started… Continue reading Keep a log of your personal conflict incidents
Month: October 2021
Turing Test Crypto Coin idea
Could you create a cryptocurrency where you incentivize people to look at computer training data and evaluate if it is correct or not? Think of it like mechanical turk for machine learning data with crypto. The main training data set would be an open source data set used to evaluate if a computer is intelligent… Continue reading Turing Test Crypto Coin idea
The Turing test is the best and worst artificial intelligence test we’ve got
There has been a lot of debate on whether the Turing test is a good test of artificial intelligence. The good Without having a formal definition of intelligence, Alan Turing created a test using the closest thing we could use to evaluate computers, humans. A computer talking to a human via a terminal is a… Continue reading The Turing test is the best and worst artificial intelligence test we’ve got
How to succeed with a short-term memory
I suspect in some ways, my short-term memory may be shorter than others, especially as I get older. I did not want this to get in the way of my life and so I changed my life around in several ways so as to be able deal with this, and in fact strive. I eliminate… Continue reading How to succeed with a short-term memory
Ambitious Serenity
One thing I struggled with for a long time while on the path to presence and mindfulness, was how to reconcile my ambition with practicing being in the present moment. I have always had strong ambitions to work hard on problems that caught my attention. I would stress out when I couldn’t solve the problem.… Continue reading Ambitious Serenity
Presence is the core habit to learn
Many people want to change their lives for the better and they constantly struggle with achieving their goals. If you make a daily practice of being present, some form of meditation, you can conquer anything. You can build other habits on top, but you must continue to practice some form of presence on a consistent… Continue reading Presence is the core habit to learn
Training your mind with a rock
I learned about a strategy for being able to handle pressure from my friend David Henzel. He keeps a gratitude rock in his pocket all day and every time he notices or touches it, he thinks of something he is grateful for. After learning of this technique, I’ve been doing the same, but recently I’ve… Continue reading Training your mind with a rock
All Companies should become Benefit Corporations
With all the resources shrinking in our world, stories of corporate greed and corruption, and the proliferation of products that harm people(cigarettes, porn, casinos, junk food, etc), it makes you wonder “How can we better realign incentives with capitalism to help improve our world?” I think one solution to that is have all companies become… Continue reading All Companies should become Benefit Corporations
Where to focus your mindfulness
Practicing mindfulness is a key way to improving any aspect of your life. Mindfulness has many different forms and names such as presence, concentration, yoga, zen, prayer, meditation, the now, etc. The core of mindfulness is to always be aware of your thoughts and feelings. People often use mindfulness to train their minds to focus… Continue reading Where to focus your mindfulness
Adele’s workout routine
“She breaks it down: “It was because of my anxiety. Working out, I would just feel better. It was never about losing weight, it was always about becoming strong and giving myself as much time every day without my phone. I got quite addicted to it. I work out two or three times a day.”… Continue reading Adele’s workout routine