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Kindness as a Signifier of intelligence
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Kindnessas a Signifier of intelligence
This excerpt from Governor J.B. Pritzker's commencement address at Northwestern University deeply resonates with me. As I grow older, my thoughts align increasingly with this perspective. While I recommend watching the entire speech, here's the essence of it that particularly stands out to me:The best way to spot an idiot? Look for the person…
September 14, 20230Comments2 minRead time
Attention Span on the Internet Cover Image
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Attention Span on the Internet
You may have noticed that it's becoming harder and harder to focus on a single task for more than a few minutes at a time. This is likely due to our constant exposure to digital distractions, our increasingly busy lives, and our tendency to multitask. In fact, a new study published in the Journal of…
April 11, 20230Comments4 minRead time
Definition of Apophenia
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Apophenia
The tendency to perceive a connection or meaningful pattern between unrelated things (such as objects or ideas). I’d suspect there was often a subconscious—or conscious—motivated reason tied to it.Apophenia is often used in a psychological or sociological context (e.g., conspiracy theories, etc.), but we all experience some version of it in our day to…
February 25, 20220Comments2 minRead time
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