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← Learning starts with observing reality and learning the core concepts that account for it

17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 17 Oct 2007 to 22 Aug 2026.

Everything filed under world models world models Everything filed under America America Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under education education Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Learning starts with observing reality and learning the core concepts that account for it Learning starts with observing reality andlearning the core concepts that accountfor it Last stated 19 years ago 17 Oct 2007 PB Peter Bevelin — holds since 2007-10-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Learning a principle can teach far more than learning a single technique — tap to centre the map on it Learning a principle can teach farmore than learning a singletechnique Last stated 7 years ago 27 Feb 2020 JW Josh Waitzkin — holds since 2020-02-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: You learn where something is by going to find it rather than by being told, and that act is the whole difference between seeing something and noticing it. — tap to centre the map on it You learn where something is bygoing to find it rather than bybeing told, and that act is thewhole difference between seeingsomething and noticing it. Last stated 3 months ago 13 Jul 2026 AC Alan Castel — holds since 2026-07-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: People can learn to see the mental frames they look through — tap to centre the map on it People can learn to see the mentalframes they look through Last stated 7 years ago 27 Feb 2020 JW Josh Waitzkin — holds since 2020-02-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: The most important practical lesson for nurses is what to observe and how to observe it in the sick — tap to centre the map on it The most important practical lessonfor nurses is what to observe andhow to observe it in the sick FN Florence Nightingale — holds since c. 1859–1860 — tap for who they are Same subject: Reading and listening are only preparation; learning happens by doing, and it consists of failing on the way to mastery. — tap to centre the map on it Reading and listening are onlypreparation; learning happens bydoing, and it consists of failing onthe way to mastery. Last stated 3 years ago 26 Mar 2024 SG Seth Godin — holds since 2024-03-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Learning is not training: a child learns by actively trying things and seeing what happens, not by being shown what to do. — tap to centre the map on it Learning is not training: a childlearns by actively trying things andseeing what happens, not by beingshown what to do. Last stated a year ago 26 Sept 2025 RS Richard Sutton — holds since 2025-09-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A large fraction of what the people around you believe is mistaken, and nobody is going to teach you to think for yourself. — tap to centre the map on it A large fraction of what the peoplearound you believe is mistaken, andnobody is going to teach you tothink for yourself. Last stated 8 years ago by 5 Jul 2018 PC Patrick Collison — holds since 2018-07-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Synthetic experience can only rehearse what a system already knows; information about the world has to be injected from outside. — tap to centre the map on it Synthetic experience can onlyrehearse what a system alreadyknows; information about the worldhas to be injected from outside. Last stated a year ago 12 Sept 2025 SL Sergey Levine — holds since 2025-09-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A model that can predict the next frames of a video coherently understands the world, in the only sense of the word that is doing any work. — tap to centre the map on it A model that can predict the nextframes of a video coherentlyunderstands the world, in the onlysense of the word that is doing anywork. Last stated a year ago 23 Jul 2025 DH Demis Hassabis — holds since 2025-07-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: An adaptive agent's world model cannot be a static representation learned once and fixed — tap to centre the map on it An adaptive agent's world modelcannot be a static representationlearned once and fixed Last stated a year ago 17 Jul 2025 FC François Chollet — holds since 2025-07-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Coding is not just another application domain for AI; it is the meta-skill that lets AI generate its own training material and start the recursive self-improvement loop. — tap to centre the map on it Coding is not just anotherapplication domain for AI; it is themeta-skill that lets AI generate itsown training material and start therecursive self-improvement loop. Last stated 2 months ago 10 Aug 2026 FC François Chollet — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it A century of fire suppression policyin the American West has dangerouslyoverloaded forests with fuel andmade megafires more likely. Last stated a month ago 22 Aug 2026 JP Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it A Chinese crewed landing on the Moonbefore America returns would be adefeat for the free world. Last stated 2 months ago 18 Aug 2026 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are EB Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. — tap to centre the map on it A city's first rail line comes in ata reasonable cost and every lineafter it does not, because thefollow-up outgrows the in-house teamthat oversaw the pilot. Last stated 2 years ago 7 Dec 2024 AL Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. — tap to centre the map on it A drop in agency is the earliestsign of burnout, arriving before youconsciously notice you are burningout. Last stated 3 years ago 10 Jan 2024 CH Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. — tap to centre the map on it A founder who picks an idea becausethe market wants it will give up,because nobody can persist atsomething that was never importantto them. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jun 2024 AS Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A habit only survives difficulty if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline. — tap to centre the map on it A habit only survives difficulty ifthe person enjoys it, which makesenjoyment a better predictor ofpersistence than discipline. Last stated 9 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JC James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Learning starts with observing reality and learning the core concepts that account for it Last stated 17 Oct 2007 · 19 years ago Holds Peter Bevelin Read this korrent →