Lorenz Duremdes
A place where I share my journey in increasing my own intelligence.
The e-learning theory describes how using multimedia enhances learning e.g. a combination of text, audio, and graphics. The e-learning theory further rests on the idea of cognitive load, namely how…
I have been wondering for a while what factors make up how many habits you should learn in let’s say a month. I came upon this Medium post called “Getting through the learning curve”, see…
This chapter I wanted to explain or show what I do and why I do certain things when, for example, reading a book. Desirable difficulties are things that make it harder, or at least, slower to learn…
See this chapter for the prequel: 10/02/2019 — My Learning Trajectory, Chapter One: Books, Courses, Total Worth, and Total Hours I have spent this year only 859 hours and 215 hours in the other two…
What I hope to achieve with this chapter, is to increase the popularity of a certain concept resolving the definition of intelligence, and as far as I know, there doesn’t seem to be much of a…
I have tried to quantify the amount of hours and money spent on books and courses since the year 2015. I will write them down here together with my thoughts about the numbers. All the things I have…
I have been thinking about this so-called Pareto principle, which says that 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. An example is that the top 20% richest people earn 80% of all the income…
Today I wanted to write about one of my ‘heroes’ or inspirations. The way I look at them is somewhat like this quote: I will write down one of the best stories I have read about John von Neumann…
I have tried to make a thinking or learning model based around the concept of reducing entropy locally, in this case our brains and possible extended phenotypic effects (like making tools). It is a…
There seems to be a positive correlation between the size of your working memory and intelligence — the more intelligence, the higher the probability to also have more working memory slots and vice…
A s the title of this chapter says, it was a course I followed the past 4 weeks. I also happen to read the book ‘A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra)’…
So I have recently tried to ‘synthesize’ top-down and bottom-up thinking with certain sorting algorithms and then again synthesized that with working memory. What I mean with sorting algorithms, are…
I have started to read the book ‘A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra)’ by Barbara Oakley and I will jot down my thoughts, ideas, and learnings in a…
S o I just finished this book called ‘Intelligence and How to Get It: Why Schools and Cultures Count’ by Richard E. Nisbett. The book was intended as a follow-up to the other book ‘Make It Stick…
I already heard multiple times about Bloom’s taxonomy of learning but never really cared to really read about it further. The book ‘Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning’ introduced the…
I have recently finished the book called ‘Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning’ by Peter C. Brown. The book teaches you mostly how to learn and the common mistakes most people make when…
My habit before even reading the book is knowing the author. What I want to know about the author? How the person is, what the person has achieved, what the person is known for, and in what field(s)…
I have always been a fan of so-called ‘first principle thinking’. I have been doing this for such a long time that I am almost always able to relate everything to my first principles, such as the…
In the article Artificial Intelligence is Upon Us — Are We Ready? we discussed some of the ethical dilemmas we will face as we try to deal with the unprecedented scenario of another intelligent…
https://math.mit.edu/~apost/courses/18.218_2018/ — 18.218, Topics in Combinatorics: Combinatorics of Grassmannian Keywords and ideas Combinatorics → an area of mathematics primarily concerned with counting;Combinatorics → quickly makes things grow exponentially e.g. DNA, Latin alphabet etc.;“What does this remind me of?” → making use of combinatorics;Small practices such as 20 minutes of mindfulness produce big results thanks to…
A journalist by trade who spoke no English, he set out to master the language of his newly-adopted home and publish an article within five years. Working as a canvasser and door-to-door salesman…
I listened to a full album (Jay-Z’s Magna Carta…Holy Grail), from the first song to the last, without any interruptions. I have been working a lot on reading more thoughtfully so I can retain more…
Eugene Ionesco once said, “It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question.” To improve your personal efficiency, never stop questioning how you work — it can lead to some of your best work…
The Einstellung Effect – where the German word means “approach” or “way of doing something” – refers to trying to resolve an issue, problem, or opportunity only by using approaches that have worked in similar situations, rather than looking at each new situation on its own terms. This narrow, habitual, and left-brain dominated tendency, which is illustrated below, inhibits creativity and innovation.
Rather than considering creativity to be something that can be taught, like mathematics or some other process-driven subject, consider creativity as conditional. In other words…
I write to understand things better. I am born in the year 2000 and have been an autodidact my whole life. I love physics, psychology, philosophy, and futurism.
