🤦‍♂️ "Guess I'm a Rationalist Now" is a riveting chronicle of how attending a blog conference with a who's who of internet rationalists magically transforms one into an intellectual titan. 🌟 Spoiler: quantum computers still can't solve your problems, and attending #meetups won't make you a genius overnight. 🚀
https://scottaaronson.blog/?p=8908 #Rationalism #BlogConference #IntellectualGrowth #QuantumComputing #HackerNews #ngated

Escaping the Echo Chamber: Unlocking True Intellectual Growth -
How Challenging Your Beliefs Leads to Deeper Understanding and Real Freedom of Thought
#EchoChamber #IntellectualGrowth #psychology
https://youtu.be/3iKNiBTAIyY

3/8 A solid PKM enables us to create a central hub of knowledge.

It helps us deepen our understanding of different subjects enabling intellectual growth and staying adaptable in a rapidly changing world.

#IntellectualGrowth #Adaptability

🧠✨ Diving into #MetaCognition - It's like being the mindful architect of my thoughts. Regularly reflecting and fine-tuning my mind's pathways. Every thought, a step towards a wiser, more self-aware me. 🌱🔍 #MindfulReflection #IntellectualGrowth #SubmissiveIntellect #AwarenessJourney 🌟

I’m reading Mary Anne Franks, “The Cult of the Constitution,” and she’s making me rethink everything I’ve ever really thought about free speech. (I grew up while the Nazis were marching in Skokie.) It’s not a hard book to read, but it is hard to process a new way of thinking, so I read a few pages, put it down, reflect, do something else, and after a while come back to it.
#FirstAmendment #SecondAmendment #FourteenthAmendment #Fundamentalism #IntellectualGrowth #MaryAnneFranks