2024 EOY Reflections
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a poem about human suffering
"The Suffering Are Both Pointless and Destined"
I found this sentence in my notebook; I don't know if I wrote it or if it's from a book.
I asked ChatGPT to write a poem about it; I think it did a good job -
path to mastery
1/ Valid Environment
Learning requires a clear link between decisions and outcomes. If results are mostly random, there’s little to learn.
Counter example: most stock picker.
2/ Repetition with Feedback
Skills don’t develop from rare events. Repetition without feedback is useless.
Counter example: political commentator.
3/ Timely Feedback
Hume’s law
TIL Hume's Is-Ought Problem
Hume argued we can't logically move from describing what is (facts) to prescribing what ought to be (morals).
Example1:
* Is: "Humans can eat meat."
* Ought: "Therefore, humans should eat meat."
Example2:
* Is: "Air travel is convenient."