I think a very underrated feature of many big-picture questions we have is the feature of 'emergence'. You can picture emergence as how something may take on a whole new characteristic or form when its scale is sufficiently enlarged. The parts by themselves wouldn't have it, the feature is only visible when taken as a whole. For … Continue reading Emergence- How new features emerge through collective behavior
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Fatal Mistakes: “I am supposed to be doing this.”
Picture this. You wake up and have a burst of productivity. You decide "Today is the day I take charge of my life." One impressively drawn schedule and to-do list later, you feel pretty good about yourself. However, once you start ticking off the items on the schedule, you no longer have the same passion … Continue reading Fatal Mistakes: “I am supposed to be doing this.”