I have devised the following process for discovering and ingesting information: ChatGPT chats & book suggestions Modify your system prompt in ChatGPT to suggest books and follow-up questions. The books, in my case, link to Amazon. Example system prompt: Never mention you’re an AI. Avoid any language expressing remorse, apology, or regret. If info is […]
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This book, “Unlocking the Emotional Brain: Memory Reconsolidation and the Psychotherapy of Transformational Change” penned by Bruce Ecker, Robin Ticic and Laurel Hulley came to me in an unusual way: My girlfriend said a guy she had dated before our relationship recommended it to her. This guy was growth-oriented, and naturally curious, I dove in.
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I used to floss my teeth after brushing them. My girlfriend explained that it’s better to do it the other way. Turns out, it wasn’t so straightforward to just switch the habit – I would often start brushing, and forget to floss first. That’s why I came up with an idea how to retrain the
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Smedley Butler was a very interesting person – he was a highly decorated Marine, having earned sixteen medals at the end of his career. After recognizing that the US government was mistreating US veteran soldiers, he wrote a book called “war is a racket”. Here are some key take-aways from the book and the Notebook
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I am transitioning work onto a Mac, and one of the applications I needed was 360T to buy USD – it is the tool which my bank recommended me for interacting with them. The link for macOS didn’t work, and also they said something about needing a separate licence for a Mac (vs. Windows). So
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UPS did not have their account number on their invoices. Therefore, after checking with them, I confirm that the German UPS IBAN is: DE30 5121 0600 3223 3350 21 DE30512106003223335021 The account owner is United Parcel Service Deutschland S.A.R.L. & CO.OHG If you get a payment request from UPS to pay to this account it
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Sometimes, when writing with a woman in an online dating platform, you suspect that she might be a dating scammer. Same for guys. Maybe he or she fit an idea of what you have what these scammers look like. It used to be easy to spot them on Tinder, for example – typically young Asian
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AI applications like ChatGPT are very good at giving generic feedback. They are not good at empathy, or other human skills. This is, because they are missing a lifetime worth of human emotional experiences. Yes, these human experiences are reflected in our songs, our poems, our artistic imagery. But all of this is a reflection,
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People often get used to situations, and prefer things to stay the same. However, life is dynamic – nothing stays the same … relationships, people, situations, jobs evolve. In life, it is important to be accepting of situations, people, life in general. Only if we accept a situation as it is, we will be able
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This is about keeping your belongings safe. This is about keeping you safe. Yesterday morning, I checked into a Berlin hostel with lockers. I am carrying lots of equipment and stuff with me – my wallet, company credit cards, a new 1000 $ AI computer, and more. Obviously, I want to keep this stuff safe
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