Lingfei Tang

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be aware, “can you tell me a time when X happened?” will draw a blank for autistic people! we have poor episodic memory, so not a good way to hear our interesting thoughts
Questions That Make People Say Things They've Never Said Before
Hold all of your opinions lightly.
Intellectuals are F*cking Idiots - Mark Manson
I mean, look at these fucking idiots. Do you think this is really about climate change? No, these are empty human beings, desperate for their lives to mean something. And their apocalyptic climate change model has done that for them.
Intellectuals are F*cking Idiots - Mark Manson
The problem is, you can’t measure everything. It’s impossible. And if it turns out that the immeasurable factors are far more important than what’s measurable, well, then like McNamara, you’re screwed.
Intellectuals are F*cking Idiots - Mark Manson
Remember that if you use questions like these, asking permission is good practice. “Can I ask you something a bit more personal?” or “Is it okay if I ask something slightly different?” reads farcically, but in a real conversation it works. Look for opportunities to create the psychological space for an honest answer to actually surface.
Questions That Make People Say Things They've Never Said Before
What would be bad about sharing?
Questions That Make People Say Things They've Never Said Before
Also, it is only the first time that it might take years. After you’ve developed a hacker mindset in one area of your life, it is much easier to see the rest of reality in the same way.
How to walk through walls - by Henrik Karlsson
Actually, a bureaucracy is just people and some file systems.
How to walk through walls - by Henrik Karlsson
At film school, they had also been taught to shoot several takes from multiple angles so the editor could shape the scene, but since Rodriguez was the editor, he could visualize exactly what the scenes would be, shooting only precisely what was needed, a single take per scene, which minimized the cost of film stock and editing time.
How to walk through walls - by Henrik Karlsson
They devote more and more time to collecting and attending to their collections, less to anything related to their real needs.
Enneagram Type 5: The Investigator - The Enneagram Institute
their identity is built around “having ideas” and being someone who has something unusual and insightful to say
Enneagram Type 5: The Investigator - The Enneagram Institute
When they get verification of their observations and hypotheses, or see that others understand their work, it is a confirmation of their competency, and this fulfills their Basic Desire. (“You know what you are talking about.”)
Enneagram Type 5: The Investigator - The Enneagram Institute