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Minh Trang Nguyen

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  • But the focused mode is not the only one required for learning because we need time to process what we pick up, to get this new information integrated into our existing knowledge. We need time to make new connections. This is where the diffuse mode comes in.
    Let Go of the Learning Baggage
  • our brain has two general modes of thinking – ‘focused’ and ‘diffuse’ – and both of these are valuable and required in the learning process.
    Let Go of the Learning Baggage
  • wo types of reciprocity with each other: direct, which is “I help you and you help me;” and indirect, which is either a pay-it-forward concept, “I help you and then you help someone else,” or more about reputation building—“I help you, building a reputation as one who helps, so that someone else helps me in the future.” Both kinds work.
    Reciprocity: Getting What You Give
  • wo types of reciprocity with each other: direct, which is “I help you and you help me;” and indirect, which is either a pay-it-forward concept, “I help you and then you help someone else,” or more about reputation building—“I help you, building a reputation as one who helps, so that someone else helps me in the future.” Both kinds work.
    Reciprocity: Getting What You Give
  • Evolutionary biologists argue that our tendency to engage in reciprocal behavior is a natural product of evolution. You are more likely to survive if you receive help from others. And you are more likely to receive that help if you have offered assistance in the past. So the genes that encode the reciprocal instinct were more likely to be passed on
    Reciprocity: Getting What You Give
  • The research on volunteering makes it clear that when we give, we get. We improve our physical health; we feel better about ourselves and our place in the world. We evaluate our lives as having more meaning
    Reciprocity: Getting What You Give
  • It would be amazing if every time you did something good for the world, you received a corresponding amount of positive effect in your life. We all know that unfortunately this is not true.
    Reciprocity: Getting What You Give
  • Reciprocity can be summed up like this: when you act on things, they act on you.
    Reciprocity: Getting What You Give
  • Forces always occur in pairs of the same type of force, and it is not possible for one object to exert a force without experiencing a reciprocal force.
    Reciprocity: Getting What You Give
  • In physics, reciprocity is Newton’s third law, which states that for every force exerted by object A on object B, there is an equal but opposite force exerted by object B on object A
    Reciprocity: Getting What You Give
  • This model demonstrates why we should view giving as being as valuable as having
    Reciprocity: Getting What You Give
  • Any new information you encounter that challenges a prior simply means that the probability of that prior being true may be reduced. Eventually, some priors are replaced completely. This is an ongoing cycle of challenging and validating what you believe you know. When making uncertain decisions, it’s nearly always a mistake not to ask: What are the relevant priors? What might I already know that I can use to better understand the reality of the situation?
    The Value of Probabilistic Thinking: Spies, Crime, and Lightning Strikes
  • The prior information here is key.
    The Value of Probabilistic Thinking: Spies, Crime, and Lightning Strikes
  • The core of Bayesian thinking (or Bayesian updating, as it can be called) is this: given that we have limited but useful information about the world, and are constantly encountering new information, we should probably take into account what we already know when we learn something new. As much of it as possible. Bayesian thinking allows us to use all relevant prior information in making decisions. Statisticians might call it a base rate, taking in outside information about past situations like the one you’re in.
    The Value of Probabilistic Thinking: Spies, Crime, and Lightning Strikes