Comments on: Know

By: Know, II at Andrew McMillen

Know, II at Andrew McMillen — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:10:05 +0000

[...] just re-read this post, ‘Know‘, that I wrote nearly a year ago. I don’t know much. But I’m not [...]

By: unknown

unknown — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:49:31 +0000

… and if you reach the top, stretch to get the extra knowledge but get slapped in the face with a bad apple, what then? do you continue to persist to retrieve the knowledge you want, or move on and forget about it?

By: Pulling it all together « My Little Piece of the Internet

Pulling it all together « My Little Piece of the Internet — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 05:23:31 +0000

[...] the mindless drivel which passes as one’s secondary education, I revel in being exposed to a myriad of new ideas. Discovering like-minded individuals with whom I share coping strategies. Being asked serious [...]

By: globalized

globalized — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:54:20 +0000

So, I’ve actually processed a bit more of what you posted on… wanted to share some things with you.

1). Since seeing the OODA loop mentioned on your blog, I’ve seen it referenced in a few places, and actually started applying it to past scenarios in my life… I can totally see where it is of high value to understand and utilize.

2). I don’t know if you’ve seen this before, but if you are still trying to understand Bayesian Theory, Eliezer Yudkowsky offers a great primer: http://yudkowsky.net/bayes/bayes.html — I still struggle, but it helps.

3). I read Gladwell’s ‘The Tipping Point’ a few weekends ago, and I think I enjoyed it, the premise at least, more so than ‘Blink.’ I would like to see it updated though, to include greater analysis of Web 2.0 and refute some more recent criticism. Have you read any of Gladwell’s articles in “The New Yorker” or seen his TEDTalk? Definitely worth checking out.

By: globalized

globalized — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:50:25 +0000

Haha, I go away for a weekend and come back to so many great things to read and try and absorb.

I think it is that constant availability of knowledge offered by the blogs I frequent which I enjoy the most… a product, I reckon, of the networking aspect. So often, I find a word or phrase or general philosophy which I don’t quite understand (or have never even been exposed to), but with the prevalence of links or at least the accessibility of Wikipedia and Google, an explanation is never too far away.

“Not knowing should be reframed as an opportunity to learn a new skill or new information.” Indeed.

By: Jayleigh

Jayleigh — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:12:07 +0000

There is SO MUCH truth to your post. Wow. And thank you for sharing.

I have an aunt who doesn’t care to learn one thing. She’s fine with her life just like it is. I find I am actually very relaxed around her, and not striving so hard to learn more/be more/do more. But sometimes it irritates me that she doesn’t seem to have goals beyond taking care of her family and eating ice-cream every night while watching TV.

Thanks a lot for this.