#cognitive mastery

[thefinemen]

Feed the Monster: High-Speed Knowledge Absorption for Ruthless Growth

Feed the Monster: High-Speed Knowledge Absorption for Ruthless Growth Tagline: In a world drowning in distraction, the most dangerous man is the one who learns faster than the rest. Acharya Chanakya didn’t conquer with weapons. He conquered with intelligence. In today’s world, the battlefield has shifted from the ground to the mind. The men who outlearn their enemies, outlead the market.…

[mehmetyildizmelbourne-blog]

Knowledge that Uplifts, Not Intimidates.

Health, Wellness & Cognitive Performance Series What the Liver Whispers, Science Now Hears For decades, the subtle wisdom of our liver and cells was drowned out by the clamor of the processed food industry, pharmaceutical profit agendas, celebrity endorsements of sugar-laden products, and research shaped more by funding than truth. This noise fueled a global obesity crisis and brought needless…

[quantum-coaching]

Cognitive Glitches: The Shadow Programs Controlling Your Mind (Until Now)

You’ve been gaslit, but by your own mind. Not because it hates you. But because it’s lazy, outdated, and still running Stone Age software on a quantum-level human. These aren’t just “biases.”They’re mental viruses, distorted filters, and emotional malware.They corrupt your decisions. Hijack your reality. And unless you know how to spot them?They’ll keep you broke, stuck, and sleeping on your own…

[lovingmylight]

Those who conquer best start doing so with themselves; their steps becoming imperceptible to would-be saboteurs

Little by little I conquer my fears, apprehensions, biases, anxieties. Breathing consciously and saying to myself 'I got this' before every move with that intention of not only removing those blockages but rising above them ... Elevating my thoughts to a better understanding of my unique sense of self.

C.

[zomb13s]

A Critical Examination of Intellectual Perception: The Dichotomy of Misjudgment and Cognitive Flow in Contemporary Leadership

Introduction The intersection of intelligence, leadership, and societal perceptions has always been a crucial point of analysis in understanding the role of cognitive capacity in high-level decision-making. Alfons Scholing, CEO of alfons.design, a digital studio behind the artist platform ikziezombies.com, and a significant figure whose life took a transformative turn after his soliciting for…

[zapperrr]

Harnessing the Power of Artificial Intelligence in Web Development

[theenglishnook]

Language Learning Regularity: The Key to Unlocking Linguistic Proficiency

In the pursuit of language mastery, one fundamental principle stands tall – regularity. The consistent and disciplined engagement with a language forms the bedrock upon which linguistic proficiency is built. Beyond sporadic bursts of study, it is the steady rhythm of daily practice that orchestrates the symphony of language learning, shaping not only fluency but also a deeper understanding of…

[sanetimental]

Decisions and Paradoxes

The article discusses the complex interplay between decisions and paradoxes in human life. Using examples of the paradox of choice, hedonism, and success, it provides strategies for understanding and navigating these contradictions.

Introduction The human experience is brimming with decisions and choices that mold our lives, as well as paradoxes that may seem contradictory yet coexist. Even when we believe we have made the best decisions or choices, we may still encounter unexpected setbacks when evaluating the outcomes. This convergence of decisions and paradoxes represents the intricate interplay between human cognition…

[thydungeongal]

Related to the "it's not fair to expect players to learn the rules" discussion:

If your players are unwilling and unable to learn the rules because of their volume, there are many games where the rules are much more brief and easier to learn.

Your friends don't need to learn all the rules immediately, but as long as they're willing to make an effort to learn them you'll be saving yourself a lot of cognitive load in the future.

If you actually want to run crunch heavy games with big rulebooks and your players actually refuse to make an effort to learn the rules, you might want to find new players who actually want to engage with the game at the same level of mastery as you. Seriously, it'll save you the cognitive load and it'll be more fun for you because your interests will be aligned with your players'.

Ultimately, I think players making an effort to learn the rules is like a minimum expectation. If they want to play a big crunchy game then they should make an effort to learn the rules, because otherwise they will be saddling the GM with a lot of cognitive load, and not only is it unfair to the GM it is also bad for the hobby as a whole. We want to encourage players to engage with the rules, we want them to be proactive, we want them to be good players who help the other players with rules questions instead of leaving it all to rest on the GM's shoulders.

[mindtoolsofficial]

The psychological weapon hiding in every conversation - learn how elite manipulators use equivocation to control minds and dominate power dynamics without their victims ever realizing what's happening. #PowerDynamics #PsychologicalManipulation #LanguageWeapons

[themindtools]

The psychological weapon hiding in every conversation - learn how elite manipulators use equivocation to control minds and dominate power dynamics without their victims ever realizing what's happening. #PowerDynamics #PsychologicalManipulation #LanguageWeapons

[teaboot]

Hi, I'm certain this is a question answered on like a million places on the internet but i really couldn't find one, how does one start to learn to draw

Like sure practice is good but i do not know a single thing about drawing, like, kindergarten level

So what resources should i use to actually get to a point where practicing has any sense

All practice makes sense, the value of the practice just depends on what skills you hope to develop!

And when I teach art, I typically go one of two ways: Art for fun, and art for mastery.

Art for fun is easy, but limited. You can learn what looks pretty and how to imitate pretty things, and enjoy yourself and have a good time. Art for fun focuses on techniques and materials and step-by-step recipes, I'd say, more than cognition.

Art for mastery is hard, and slow, but far more versatile. It's less about your hands and more about your brain, and how you perceive visual input. You have to break down and understand the assumptions you make when you see things so you can rebuild your understanding of what you see in a way that translates to paper.

I made a longass post with examples of exercises you can try here

And the funny thing is, those "kindergarden" skills will REMAIN valuable- once you CAN draw photorealistic images, doing loose and simple doodles is a fantastic exercise, too!

But for now, a few small tips:

Draw real objects from real life. It will hone your skills better and faster than copying 2d images.

When you draw, try not to look at your hands. Glancing is fine, but try to reduce how often you do it.

Dont draw the object, draw what you SEE. This will make sense the more you practice.

Use references, don't just draw from your imagination. If you draw from enough references, eventually your understanding of things will get to the point where your imagination will have enough grounding in realistic concepts to be believable. It'll fill in gaps you aren't yet aware of and teach you how to research what you need on your own. This is how you develop an eye to identify and correct flaws in your own work, and be your own teacher.

Do the boring ass practice shit. Just do it. It sucks and most folks hate it but it will help

Hold onto the first shitty awful attempts you hate to look at because they will make you feel so good when you feel discouraged later and need a reminder of how far you've come

[creacherkeeper]

the reliance of college students on gen ai thing is particularly crazy to me as a college writing instructor whos also about to finish an educational psychology certificate because like one huge thing ive learned in my classes is that the american college system is pretty dogshit at teaching students when it comes both to content mastery and also preparing them for the workforce. like these kids are graduating college and going into jobs that they have their degrees in and dont know how to thrive in the workforce and Also dont really know much about the thing they got their degree in. and theres a lot of reasons for that that i could go over in depth but i'll spare yall

BUT the thing that college is like the most decent at is changing the way people think about knowledge itself. further education (high school to undergrad to graduate school) is a huge factor in what develops your epistemological beliefs (epistemology being the nature and theories of knowledge). like your epistemology does naturally change as you get older, but with further education you learn that knowledge itself is complex, ever changing, and interrelated, meaning you inherently trust "facts" less and actually perform critical thinking when presented with new information

but,,,,,, with that new study microsoft did on generative ai showing that usage of gen ai in the workplace can lead to the degradation of independent problem solving skills and that people who trust gen ai actively use less critical thinking to do tasks,,, and that giving yourself fewer opportunities for critical thinking degrades your ability to think critically at all even when it comes to important tasks,,,

like. all these students are using gen ai and sometimes their classes are actively encouraging them to use gen ai and i fear were losing like the one big thing american undergrad is good for bc lets be real its pretty dogshit at everything else

and considering the nature of the topic:

Bransford, J. D., Brown, A. L., Anderson, J. R., Gelman, R., Glaser, R., Greenough, W. T., Ladson-Billings, G., Means, B. M., Mestre, J. P., Nathan, L., Pea, R. D., Peterson, P. L., Rogoff, B., Romberg, T. A., & Wineburg, S. S. (2000). How people learn: Brain, mind, experience, and school. National Academy Press. (pp. 31-50) Lee, H.P., Sarkar, A., Tankelevitch,L. Drosos, I., Rintel, S., Banks, R., & Wilson, N. (2025). The impact of generative AI on critical thinking: Self-reported reductions in cognitive effort and confidence effects from a survey of knowledge workers. CHI Conference in on Human Factors in Computing Systems. https://doi.org/10.1145/3706598.3713778 Mezirow, J. (2000). Learning to think like an adult: Core concepts of transformation theory. In J. Mezirow (Ed.), Learning as transformation: Critical perspectives on a theory in progress (pp. 3-34). Jossey-Bass. Svinicki, M. D. (2004). Learning and motivation in the postsecondary classroom. Boston: Anker Publishing Company, Inc. Torff, B., & Sternberg, R. J. (1998). Changing mind, changing world: Practical intelligence and tacit knowledge in adult learning. In M. C. Smith & T. Pourchot (Eds.), Adult learning and development: Perspectives from educational psychology (pp. 109-126). Lawrence Erlbaum

[literaryvein-reblogs]

How to write genius level characters? :(

One of the most reliable measures of intelligence today is the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale—currently in its 5th edition, with an upcoming edition in the works.

Using the tool/scale, scores are converted into nominal categories designated by certain cutoff boundaries for quick reference:

Measured IQ Range — Category

145-160: Very gifted or highly advanced

130–144: Gifted or very advanced

120–129: Superior

110–119: High average

90–109: Average

80–89: Low average

70–79: Borderline impaired or delayed

55–69: Mildly impaired or delayed

40–54: Moderately impaired or delayed

To write your "genius" character, you may want them within the Gifted to Very Gifted categories.

Note: With reference to this list, Roid (2003) cautioned that “the important concern is to describe the examinee’s skills and abilities in detail, going beyond the label itself”. The primary value of such labels is as a shorthand reference in some psychological reports.

These are the factors measured by the scale, and you ideally should aim for your "genius" character/s to exhibit high levels of:

Fluid Reasoning: Novel problem solving; understanding of relationships that are not culturally bound

Knowledge: Skills and knowledge acquired by formal and informal education

Quantitative Reasoning: Knowledge of mathematical thinking including number concepts, estimation, problem solving, and measurement

Visual-Spatial Processing: Ability to see patterns and relationships and spatial orientation as well as the gestalt among diverse visual stimuli

Working Memory: Cognitive process of temporarily storing and then transforming or sorting information in memory

Or maybe your character doesn't excel in all of these areas but in a specific one, or just a few of these. Maybe they perform within the average or high average in some, but are highly gifted in other areas.

The following may also guide you in writing your genius character, based on research compiled by Dr. J. Renzulli, which can be found in the Mensa Gifted Youth Handbook:

Characteristics of Giftedness

LEARNING CHARACTERISTICS

Has unusually advanced vocabulary for age or grade level

Has quick mastery and recall of factual information

Wants to know what makes things or people tick

Usually sees more or gets more out of a story, film, etc., than others

Reads a great deal on his or her own; usually prefers adult-level books; does not avoid difficult materials

Reasons things out for him- or herself

MOTIVATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Becomes easily absorbed with and truly involved in certain topics or problems

Is easily bored with routine tasks

Needs little external motivation to follow through in work that initially excited him or her

Strives toward perfection; is self-critical; is not easily satisfied with his or her own speed and products

Prefers to work independently; requires little direction from teachers

Is interested in many "adult" problems such as religion, politics, sex and race

Stubborn in his or her beliefs

Concerned with right and wrong, good and bad

CREATIVITY CHARACTERISTICS

Constantly asking questions about anything and everything

Often offers unusual, unique or clever responses

Is uninhibited in expressions of opinion

Is a high-risk taker; is adventurous and speculative

Is often concerned with adapting, improving and modifying institutions, objects and systems

Displays a keen sense of humor

Shows emotional sensitivity

Is sensitive to beauty

Is nonconforming; accepts disorder; is not interested in details; is individualistic; does not fear being different

Is unwilling to accept authoritarian pronouncements without critical examination

LEADERSHIP CHARACTERISTICS

Carries responsibility well

Is self-confident with children his or her own age as well as adults

Can express him- or herself well

Adapts readily to new situations

Is sociable and prefers not to be alone

Generally directs the activity in which he or she is involved

Sources: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ⚜ Writing Notes & References

Hope this helps with your writing. Do tag me, or send me a link. I'd love to read your work!

[zapperrr]

Harnessing the Power of Artificial Intelligence in Web Development

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative force in various industries, and web development is no exception. From enhancing user experience to optimizing content, AI offers a plethora of benefits for web developers and businesses alike.

Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Web Development

Understanding the basics of AI

AI involves the development of computer systems that can perform tasks that typically require human intelligence. These tasks include learning, reasoning, problem-solving, perception, and language understanding.

Evolution of AI in web development

In recent years, AI has revolutionized web development by enabling developers to create more dynamic and personalized websites and applications.

➦ Benefits of Integrating AI in Web Development

Enhanced user experience

By analyzing user data and behavior, AI algorithms can personalize content and recommend products or services tailored to individual preferences, thereby enhancing the overall user experience.

Personalization and customization

AI-powered algorithms can analyze user data in real-time to provide personalized recommendations, such as product suggestions, content recommendations, and targeted advertisements.

Improved efficiency and productivity

AI automation tools can streamline various web development tasks, such as code generation, testing, and debugging, leading to increased efficiency and productivity for developers.

➦ AI-Powered Web Design

Responsive design and adaptation

AI algorithms can analyze user devices and behavior to dynamically adjust website layouts and designs for optimal viewing experiences across various platforms and screen sizes.

Automated layout generation

AI-powered design tools can generate website layouts and templates based on user preferences, content requirements, and design trends, saving developers time and effort in the design process.

➦ AI in Content Creation and Optimization

Natural language processing (NLP) for content generation

AI-driven NLP algorithms can generate high-quality content, such as articles, blog posts, and product descriptions, based on user input, keywords, and topic relevance.

SEO optimization through AI tools

AI-powered SEO tools can analyze website content, keywords, and search engine algorithms to optimize website rankings and improve visibility in search engine results pages (SERPs).

➦ AI-Driven User Interaction

Chatbots and virtual assistants

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Predictive analytics for user behavior

AI algorithms can analyze user data and behavior to predict future actions and preferences, enabling businesses to anticipate user needs and tailor their offerings accordingly.

➦ Security Enhancement with AI

Fraud detection and prevention

AI algorithms can analyze user behavior and transaction data to detect and prevent fraudulent activities, such as unauthorized access, identity theft, and payment fraud.

Cybersecurity measures powered by AI algorithms

AI-driven cybersecurity tools can identify and mitigate potential security threats, such as malware, phishing attacks, and data breaches, by analyzing network traffic and patterns of suspicious behavior.

➦ Challenges and Considerations

Ethical implications of AI in web development

The use of AI in web development raises ethical concerns regarding privacy, bias, and the potential for misuse or abuse of AI technologies.

Data privacy concerns

AI algorithms rely on vast amounts of user data to function effectively, raising concerns about data privacy, consent, and compliance with regulations such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Future Trends in AI and Web Development

Advancements in machine learning algorithms

Continued advancements in machine learning algorithms, such as deep learning and reinforcement learning, are expected to further enhance AI capabilities in web development.

Integration of AI with IoT and blockchain

The integration of AI with the Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain technologies holds the potential to create more intelligent and secure web applications and services.

➦ Conclusion

In conclusion, harnessing the power of artificial intelligence in web development offers numerous benefits, including enhanced user experience, improved efficiency, and personalized interactions. However, it is essential to address ethical considerations and data privacy concerns to ensure responsible and ethical use of AI technologies in web development.

➦ FAQs

1. How does AI enhance user experience in web development?

2. What are some examples of AI-powered web design tools?

3. How can AI algorithms optimize content for search engines?

4. What are the main challenges associated with integrating AI into web development?

5. What are some future trends in AI and web development?

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Sculpting Fluency: The Crucial Role of Regularity in Language Learning

Sculpting Fluency: The Crucial Role of Regularity in Language Learning The importance of regularity in language learning cannot be overstated; it is the heartbeat of proficiency and the cornerstone of linguistic mastery. Imagine learning a musical instrument or a sport – regular practice is the key to proficiency, and language learning is no exception. In the realm of acquiring a new language,…