A personal website (blog) by Khürt Williams, with inchoate ramblings on Apple technology, photography, and geekery.
[exif id="26920"] daguerreotype ... the daguerreotype put an end to the portrait making business as it was known to the world. Skilled painters, who previously were the only means of creating a likeness of one’s self, were suddenly squeezed by the faster and cheaper process. Not only was the daguerreotype literally faster and easier to…
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It's not malicious. We all have a tendency to look for information which confirms preexisting beliefs. When cognitive dissonance arises, we aim to realign our worldviews. Overcoming confirmation bias is a huge step towards making better choices motivated by logic, not emotions. Hanlon’s razor assists with this. If we expect malicious intent, we are likely…
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Last year a 15-year-old wrote to Leo Babauta. ‘As a high-school student I’m constantly being reminded to figure out what to do with my life, what career I would like to have and so on. I definitely feel huge amounts of pressure when my teachers and parents tell me to figure out something now. I’m…
Continue ReadingToday we’d love to ask you two questions. The first one is for fun. The second one is more serious. First: if you could have any skill or knowledge, what would it be? Anything goes here, as long as it’s humanly possible. No superpowers. If you think x-ray vision might be humanly possible, that’s fine,…
Continue ReadingExpert Enough is about getting good at things. It’s about wanting to learn more, do more and be more. It’s about unlocking the potential inside, and reaping the enormous benefits waiting for those who actually follow through. But becoming good at things is becoming a lost art. Most of us could use more doing and…
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