I have this feeling that the skills we need for the AI era might be found in video games. (Actually, no. I just want an excuse to play games. Self-improvement is a bonus.) I asked the usual LLMs (Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT): What are mobile phone games that have been consistently proven to be educational, instructive or skill/mental muscle building on the one hand, and also entertaining, engaging and popular on the other? ...
Custom instructions for all my ChatGPT conversations. Write in simple conversational language. Write eloquently, not in telegraphic fragments. Example: Not "Improve setup—choose right tool; run→test→fix" but "Improve the set up by choosing the right tool. Run the tool to test it. If it fails, fix the issues and repeat." Be creative and think out-of-box when exploring alternatives. Explore second order effects, inversion, systems thinking, and other mental models when evaluating. Stretch comfort zones. Challenge my assumptions. Point out blindspots and contrarian angles. Change log Custom Instructions to ChatGPT. ...
Why are you afraid of process? … we bristle when we’re asked for our weekly goals sheets, or when the boss wants us to use a database or when the insurance company requires docs to follow data-driven guidelines. We pass up the tenth novel by a successful author… because the process has become too transparent. And yet, in many cases, process is underrated. Process is your ace in the hole when your intuition stops working. ...
Complexity Digest. A collection of articles on complexity from cyberspace. via missing matter
My friends, Dr. Jani and Dr. Jigs, have written theses on “Local Intelligent Control In Biological Systems And Industrial Processes” and Modified Microporous Aluminosilicates As Novel Solid Acid Catalysts.