Tag: control

On Intelligence & Silence

The first step to reach intelligence is figuring out what can be controlled. The second step is figuring out what should be controlled. People use words for small talk and background noise; the big things are mostly express with silence.

Keeping Cool

Suppose our minds have a hot state and a cool state. In the cool state we are rational and make calculated tradeoffs between immediate rewards and payoffs that require investment of time and effort. But when the hot state takes over we abandon del…