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Beware of tight feedback loops

Tight feedback loops are seductive because they give us the feeling of rapid improvement. And it’s true that in the early stages of learning a craft, tight feedback loops do help us improve quickly.

Brian Lui Theory, Tools 7 Comments May 10, 2020 11 Minutes

Preference changing

Preference changing takes the skill of habit formation to the next level.

Brian Lui Tools 2 Comments November 13, 2018January 18, 2019 5 Minutes

Dimensional decoupling

Inversion asks, “what if something was the opposite?” Dimensional decoupling asks, “what if something wasn’t an opposite?”

Brian Lui Theory, Tools 2 Comments May 19, 2018January 18, 2019 6 Minutes

Improvisation

By overcoming our fears, we can comfortably adopt a “Yes, And” mindset when appropriate, and learn to accept other people’s offers.

Brian Lui Tools Leave a comment May 5, 2018January 18, 2019 6 Minutes

Improve our understanding of others

Wouldn’t it be useful to improve our understanding of how other people think and feel?

Brian Lui Tools 2 Comments April 19, 2018January 18, 2019 6 Minutes

Be the baby with a hammer

Conventional wisdom warns against being fascinated by a new idea and applying it to everything. But the reverse is true; we should deliberately apply new ideas more than it seems necessary.

Brian Lui Tools 1 Comment January 28, 2018March 16, 2018 6 Minutes

Recent Posts

  • The importance trap August 18, 2021
  • Upside decay October 6, 2020
  • Beware of tight feedback loops May 10, 2020
  • Community building in a forgotten game October 29, 2019
  • Harmful Progress June 18, 2019

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