There’s a certain sort of person who sets their ideas up as explicitly “intellectual” yet explicitly opposed to academia. A few … More
Category: Learning
Short Critiques of (Humanities) Academia
Today’s subway station thoughts: I originally got into reading Less Wrong because it seemed a lot like academia except with … More
Life is a Game. This is your Strategy Guide.
Real life is the game that – literally – everyone is playing. But it can be tough. This is your guide.
Deep Learning
Someone asked the following question on Quora: Learning: Do grad school students remember everything they were taught in college all … More
Lying is an effective teaching method
The following post is something I’ve seen floating around on the internet for a long time. I think Kai Chang … More
Unusual College Advice
A blogger (Ted Gonder) talks about what he wishes he knew before he started college. I deleted one of them … More
A Mathematician’s Lament, or: How I learned to hate Math Class and appreciate Math
From A Mathematician’s Lament, by Paul Lockhart: Everyone knows that something is wrong. The politicians say, “we need … More
Is it Too Late for you?
Someone on Quora said that they were in their early 20s and felt that they’d wasted a lot of time … More
Uncommon Life Lessons #1
Marcus Geduld answering a Quora question on some things that most people aren’t told. Link. 1. Marry your best … More
On School and Failure
The following is taken from a Quora answer by Marcus Geduld. The question asked was, “Why do we get frustrated … More
