Paul Graham wrote about the acceleration of addictiveness as a product of technological progress: our ability to create more concentrated versions of substances means we will create more potentially addictive substances, and this poses some risks to society unless we get better at dealing with them. I’ve been reading Peak, a book about expertise by … Continue reading The Acceleration of Experience
Tag: Skills
I Don’t Know the Steps
Have you ever asked someone for advice on how to do something, and what they tell you to do is just as unclear as your original goal? Like asking someone how to be more attractive in dating and being told to be more confident. My friend might be able to turn on the confidence switch, … Continue reading I Don’t Know the Steps
The Pragmatic Philosopher 