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curiosity Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: We lose cognitive function with age largely because adults refuse to be bad at things, and so stop giving the brain the novel input that maintains it. We lose cognitive function with age largely because adults refuse to be bad at things, and so stop giving the brain the novel input that maintains it. Last stated 3 months ago
20 Jul 2026
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Tommy Wood — holds since 2026-07-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Putting older adults into activities that are genuinely new to them improves cognitive function in randomised trials, with executive function the most reliable gain. — tap to centre the map on it Putting older adults into activities that are genuinely new to them improves cognitive function in randomised trials, with executive function the most reliable gain. Last stated 3 months ago
20 Jul 2026
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Tommy Wood — holds since 2026-07-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Learning from failure accumulates as psychic scar tissue that narrows what a person is willing to consider as they get older. — tap to centre the map on it Learning from failure accumulates as psychic scar tissue that narrows what a person is willing to consider as they get older. Last stated 5 years ago
25 Jan 2022
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Marc Andreessen — holds since 2022-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Training visual processing speed in later life lowers dementia risk two decades later, which continuing to do what you are already good at does not. — tap to centre the map on it Training visual processing speed in later life lowers dementia risk two decades later, which continuing to do what you are already good at does not. Last stated 3 months ago
20 Jul 2026
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Tommy Wood — holds since 2026-07-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Memory does not simply decline with age — an older brain's job changes to passing on accumulated knowledge rather than forming new episodic memories. — tap to centre the map on it Memory does not simply decline with age — an older brain's job changes to passing on accumulated knowledge rather than forming new episodic memories. Last stated 2 years ago
25 May 2024
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Charan Ranganath — holds since 2024-05-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cognitive decline is a staircase rather than a slope: the big drops happen after episodes of serious illness. — tap to centre the map on it Cognitive decline is a staircase rather than a slope: the big drops happen after episodes of serious illness. Last stated 3 months ago
20 Jul 2026
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Tommy Wood — holds since 2026-07-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The adult brain's stock of neurons is essentially fixed, and that is no limit on learning, because plasticity is the changing of connections between the cells you already have. — tap to centre the map on it The adult brain's stock of neurons is essentially fixed, and that is no limit on learning, because plasticity is the changing of connections between the cells you already have. Last stated 3 months ago
20 Jul 2026
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Tommy Wood — holds since 2026-07-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Heavy AI use erodes understanding first and judgement second: cognitive debt turns into cognitive surrender, where the model's answer simply becomes your answer. — tap to centre the map on it Heavy AI use erodes understanding first and judgement second: cognitive debt turns into cognitive surrender, where the model's answer simply becomes your answer. Last stated 2 months ago
19 Aug 2026
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Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Older adults are not worse rememberers so much as more selective ones: they keep what they were curious about and let the rest go. — tap to centre the map on it Older adults are not worse rememberers so much as more selective ones: they keep what they were curious about and let the rest go. Last stated 3 months ago
13 Jul 2026
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Alan Castel — holds since 2026-07-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A beginner cannot learn from material made for native speakers: at the start, authentic media is noise. — tap to centre the map on it A beginner cannot learn from material made for native speakers: at the start, authentic media is noise. Last stated 3 months ago
by 20 Jul 2026
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Steve Kaufmann — holds since 2026-07-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language is a set of skills to be built, not a body of facts to be known. — tap to centre the map on it A language is a set of skills to be built, not a body of facts to be known. Last stated 5 years ago
19 Aug 2021
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Luca Lampariello — holds since 2021-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A method you hate will end in burnout however well it works for other people, so it should be abandoned rather than endured. — tap to centre the map on it A method you hate will end in burnout however well it works for other people, so it should be abandoned rather than endured. Last stated 6 years ago
9 Sept 2020
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Luca Lampariello — holds since 2020-09-09 — 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 earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. Last stated 3 years ago
10 Jan 2024
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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 because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jun 2024
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Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death — tap to centre the map on it A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
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Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A celebrated popular science book can consistently misrepresent the literature it summarises and contradict its own sources. — tap to centre the map on it A celebrated popular science book can consistently misrepresent the literature it summarises and contradict its own sources. Last stated 7 years ago
15 Nov 2019
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Alexey Guzey — holds since 2019-11-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A conclusion being biologically reasonable is not the same as its having been proven. — tap to centre the map on it A conclusion being biologically reasonable is not the same as its having been proven. Last stated 3 months ago
11 Jul 2026
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Peter Attia — holds since 2026-07-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A drop in heart rate variability values typically precedes the onset of noticeable sickness symptoms by about a day. — tap to centre the map on it A drop in heart rate variability values typically precedes the onset of noticeable sickness symptoms by about a day. Last stated a month ago
18 Sept 2026
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Ray Maker — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
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We lose cognitive function with age largely because adults refuse to be bad at things, and so stop giving the brain the novel input that maintains it.
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Putting older adults into activities that are genuinely new to them improves cognitive function in randomised trials, with executive function the most reliable gain.
Holds
Learning from failure accumulates as psychic scar tissue that narrows what a person is willing to consider as they get older.
Holds
Training visual processing speed in later life lowers dementia risk two decades later, which continuing to do what you are already good at does not.
Holds
Memory does not simply decline with age — an older brain's job changes to passing on accumulated knowledge rather than forming new episodic memories.
Holds
Cognitive decline is a staircase rather than a slope: the big drops happen after episodes of serious illness.
Holds
The adult brain's stock of neurons is essentially fixed, and that is no limit on learning, because plasticity is the changing of connections between the cells you already have.
Holds
Heavy AI use erodes understanding first and judgement second: cognitive debt turns into cognitive surrender, where the model's answer simply becomes your answer.
Holds
Older adults are not worse rememberers so much as more selective ones: they keep what they were curious about and let the rest go.
Holds
A beginner cannot learn from material made for native speakers: at the start, authentic media is noise.
Holds
A language is a set of skills to be built, not a body of facts to be known.
Holds
A method you hate will end in burnout however well it works for other people, so it should be abandoned rather than endured.
Holds
A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Holds
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.
Holds
A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
Last stated c. 1651
Holds
A celebrated popular science book can consistently misrepresent the literature it summarises and contradict its own sources.
Holds
A conclusion being biologically reasonable is not the same as its having been proven.
Holds
A drop in heart rate variability values typically precedes the onset of noticeable sickness symptoms by about a day.
Holds