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Over the years, I've been frequently surprised that enthusiasts of "Tools for Thought" and "Bicycles for the Mind" often overlook a few basics:
- Simple practices like changing location, exercising, riding a bike, or meditating can significantly impact one's mental and physical state, influencing thoughts more profoundly than any software.
- "Lucky accidents" and intuition (serendipity) frequently lead to breakthroughs when exploring complex ideas. Provoking this in software or else remains an open research challenge.
- Thoughts are meaningless in isolation; ultimately, it's all about relationships and communication.
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"Failure is the seed of success" - Kaoru Ishikawa (1915 - 1989)
"Think of at least four factor which influence your problem. See if a shift in one of these causes can give you a different effect to explore" - Kaoru Ishikawa
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“Play becomes joy, joy becomes work, work becomes play.” — Johannes Itten (1888 - 1967)
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Reality Tunnel Management (RTM)
Close it
Tune in
Focus
Stop it
Filter and Enjoy
Cultivate Cognitive Security
Question Sources of Suggestibility
Keep it real.
Expand the delay between desire & gratification.
"The art of knowing is knowing what to ignore" - Rumi
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Why would I learn to paint with pen & paper and feel relaxed & joyful doing it, when I can generate an image using an AI that uses the same amount of electricity & water as a small village, just so I can share it on social media where people notice it for 2 sec?
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Traditional African Instruments are far more advanced than any AI music tools in key ways:
- Ideal for group performance, that builds friendship & community
- Easy to learn but takes a lifetime to perfect. Ideal for deep practice.
- No electricity required & lasts for decades
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Practiced in China for hundreds of years, chinese medicine balls are used by rotating two or more balls repeatedly in either hand. They are intended to encourage healthy hand, wrist, and finger movements, relieve stress and hand pain, improve concentration, finger dexterity, and muscle strengthening.
