On 9/15/26

Daily Letter

Public · Design & Objects

Show my the incentives I’ll show you the outcomes

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Little · People & Society

People too much taken up with little things usually become incapable of big ones


my life's philosophy is that I will meet the person I could have been at the end of my life, and my goal is to reduce the difference between him and me to as little as possible


Psychologists distinguish between two forms of intelligence: fluid intelligence and crystallized intelligence.

Fluid intelligence is your ability to process information quickly and solve novel problems you haven’t encountered before.

Crystallized intelligence is the knowledge you have accumulated over time, and your ability to use that knowledge.

These two forms of intelligence develop differently across your lifespan.

Fluid intelligence tends to decline as you get older. Crystallized intelligence tends to increase, because you continue accumulating knowledge and experience over time.

Formal education is useful for increasing crystallized intelligence. You learn more facts, concepts, vocabulary, and ways of thinking about the world.

Fluid intelligence, though, is much harder to change.

Inspiration & Quotes

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have you considered that your over thinking is masking your under feeling

Misc

Current models are getting close to PhD-level intelligence. After that, they're expected to achieve the intelligence of someone who decided not to do a PhD.