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Sep 2023

50 links - Work 16 · Music 1 · Fun 3 · Life 30

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Work - AI, code, business

• A Mistral 7B: Open-Source Language Model - Mistral AI releases efficient 7-billion-parameter language model under permissive Apache 2.0 license. · #llm #open-source #mistral · M
• A Toy Models of Superposition - Mechanistic interpretability research: how neural networks represent multiple concepts per neuron. · #ai #machine-learning #interpretability
• B The Most Effective Ways to Read a Room - Social intelligence techniques for perceiving group dynamics and adapting communication accordingly. · #communication #social-intelligence #psychology
• B Developing Your Conversational Intelligence - Techniques for improving interpersonal communication skills and emotional intelligence in dialogue. · #communication #psychology #emotional-intelligence
• B The mathematical reason why agencies get stuck at $50k MRR - Mathematical model of why service agencies plateau at $50k/month revenue unless they restructure. · #business #agency-model #scaling
• B When I have a slower publishing cadence my blog grows faster - Counter-intuitive: fewer substantial pieces drive readership better than frequent posting. · #content-strategy #publishing #growth
• B A retiring consultant's advice on consultants - Practical career wisdom on project selection, relationships, and consulting craft. · #consulting #business #career
• B Team management tips: 10 more ways to kill a team - Practical guide to team dynamics: organizational anti-patterns that destroy teams. · #management #leadership #team-dynamics
• B Ask HN: What's the biggest red flag in hiring? - Hacker News discussion on hiring red flags and what experienced recruiters watch. · #hiring #management #recruitment
• B A guide for finding product-market fit in B2B - Practical steps for discovering and validating product-market fit in B2B sales. · #product-market-fit #b2b #strategy
• B Cut out everything that's not surprising - Derek Sivers on curation: keep only insights that shift thinking, delete rest. · #content-strategy #curation #writing
• B Edsger Dijkstra's One-Day Workweek - Cal Newport on how legendary Dijkstra managed deep work through radical focus. · #productivity #deep-work #focus
• B How to avoid KPI psychosis in your organization? - Building healthy measurement culture where metrics inform rather than dictate. · #management #metrics #organizational-culture
• C Ask HN: What's the most minimal way to setup a shop on personal website? - Discussion on selling digital products with minimal infrastructure and payment overhead. · #e-commerce #web-development #diy
• C Trying to become a better developer by learning more about aviation - Cross-disciplinary learning: how studying aviation improved software design thinking. · #learning #software-development #cross-discipline
• D Anticipatory Failure Determination - (unverified - page not reachable) Engineering methodology for proactive risk identification. · #quality #risk-management #engineering · archived

Music - synths, MIDI, audio

• C Radio Gotland - Six-track ambient or experimental music album by Wojciech Wilk on Bandcamp platform. · #music #bandcamp #album · M

Fun - hardware, retro, maker, video

• B Life Dashboard: E-Ink Kindle Dashboard - Hacked Kindle runs low-power e-ink dashboard for personal data and life tracking display. · #electronics #maker #kindle-hacking · M
• B Elevator Saga — the elevator programming game - Browser-based programming game: write JavaScript to control elevator logic and systems. · #programming #game #learning · M
• C OpenRA: Classic RTS Recreated - Open-source recreation of command-and-conquer era strategy games for modern operating systems. · #retro-gaming #open-source #games · M

Life - health, learning, admin

• A Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha - Daniel Ingram's comprehensive guide to Buddhist meditation practice and stages. · #buddhism #meditation #spirituality
• B Productive Procrastination: Starting Difficult Tasks - Leverage productive procrastination by switching to related tasks to overcome work initiation resistance. · #productivity #psychology #procrastination
• B Cannabis Use Disorder and Risk of Depression - Cohort study examining association between cannabis disorder and unipolar/bipolar depression risk. · #health #cannabis #mental-health
• B Unplugging vs. Recharging: Psychological Renewal - Distinction between disengagement and genuine recovery for sustained productivity and wellbeing. · #psychology #wellness #productivity
• B The vagus nerve: key to depression, obesity, alcoholism treatment - Guardian investigation into vagus nerve stimulation as therapeutic mental and physical health. · #health #neuroscience #wellness
• B Questions for Dealing With Uncertain Situations - Decision framework and reflection prompts for navigating ambiguity and organizational change. · #psychology #decision-making #uncertainty
• B Meditation is more than stress relief or enlightenment - Vox on meditation science beyond clichés: diverse cognitive and spiritual benefits. · #meditation #buddhism #science
• B Nibbāna - Polish Buddhist resource explaining Nirvana and enlightenment in Buddhist practice. · #buddhism #nirvana #spirituality
• B An ancient technique can improve your attention span - Ancient meditation or focus technique shown to build attention and concentration. · #attention #productivity #wellness · archived
• B Psychologia głębi - Polish Wikipedia article on depth psychology, Jung, and psychoanalytic tradition. · #psychology #jung #psychoanalysis
• B Sudden awakening - Buddhist doctrine of sudden enlightenment versus gradual awakening, Zen emphasis. · #buddhism #zen #enlightenment
• B CBT is the 'gold standard', but is that just for white people? - Psyche examines CBT evidence base and challenges of cultural therapy adaptation. · #psychology #therapy #cultural-adaptation
• B How Do You Know When Your Art Is Good? - Essay on how uncertainty drives creative growth better than external validation. · #art #creativity #self-doubt · M
• B therapy as a way of aligning with your subconscious - Personal essay on therapy as practice for integrating conscious and unconscious. · #therapy #psychology #self-work
• B Ego death - How social media amplifies ego and external validation, robbing deeper meaning. · #philosophy #ego #social-media
• B Toxic Positivity - Essay on how forced positivity in culture harms authentic emotional expression. · #psychology #positivity #wellness · archived
• B Project Gutenberg Open Audiobook Collection - Thousands of free audiobooks powered by Microsoft AI, audio learning resource. · #audiobooks #learning #free-resources
• B Enlightenment in Buddhism - Overview of enlightenment as highest spiritual goal in Buddhist cultivation. · #buddhism #enlightenment #spirituality
• B The Lack of Self Deception - Psychology essay on self-deception, blind spots, and honest self-assessment. · #psychology #self-awareness #cognition
• B Divine illumination - Philosophical concept of human thought aided by divine grace in mysticism. · #philosophy #mysticism #spirituality
• B Illuminationism - Islamic Sufi philosophy of illumination (Ishraq) introduced by Suhrawardi. · #philosophy #sufism #mysticism
• B How to Learn Better in the Digital Age - Gian Segato on why edutainment feels like learning but doesn't stick. · #learning #education #psychology
• C A Canadian study gave $7,500 to homeless people. Here's how they spent it. - Evidence that unconditional cash transfers to homeless individuals effectively reduce homelessness. · #social-policy #cash-transfer
• C Self-Sufficient Gardening: Food Production Calculations - Guide to calculating garden size and production needed for complete food self-sufficiency. · #gardening #sustainability #self-sufficiency
• C Praising Children for Effort Rather Than Ability - Research on growth mindset: effort praise builds learner resilience over ability praise. · #parenting #psychology #education
• C Author of the Shack Books | Wm. Paul Young - Christian theologian and author exploring unconventional faith and spirituality. · #spirituality #fiction #christianity
• C Gematria - Numerological practice of interpreting words and phrases as numbers in Hebrew. · #numerology #kabbalah #hebrew
• C Cnoty teologalne - Polish Wikipedia article on the three theological virtues in Christianity. · #theology #philosophy #christianity
• C The Dance of Śiva - Hindu philosophy essay on Śiva's cosmic dance as metaphor for creation. · #hinduism #philosophy #spirituality
• C Ego Death | Hacker News - Hacker News discussion thread on ego and social media effects. · #philosophy #ego #social-media

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