Disclaimer: This is my attempt to read The Logic of Life: The Rational Economics of an Irrational world, I am but an interpreter of these ideas. John Kagel and Raymon Batalio were trying to figure out the degree to which animals exhibit intelligence. To prepare for the main experiment, they put lab rats into boxes that contain vending machines that... »
Note: This is my attempt to read the book Person and Situation. I am but an interpreter of these ideas. In 1960s, a girl was stabbed repeatedly by an assailant before more than 30 witnesses and no one helped her. It turns out that people ignoring cries for help is not a symptom of increased individual apathy but has something to... »
Disclaimer: This is my attempt to read the book Beyond Boredom and Anxiety, I am but an interpreter of these ideas. Intrinsic motivation produces enjoyment which leads to productivity Most theories of human motivation depend on a “deficit theory”, which essentially says that all activities and engagement can be reduced to satisfaction of basic needs. With Freud, libido is the... »
Stage 1: Novice During this stage, the novice learns to recognize objective facts and features relevant to the skill. He also learns rules for determining actions based on these facts and features. Elements and rules of behaviors of a particular situation are clearly and objectively defined so they are “context-free”. The manipulation of unambiguously defined context-free elements by precise rules is called “information processing”.... »
Disclaimer: This is an idea from Beyond Boredom and Anxiety, Management based on external motivations assume that people are only motivated by external pressures and factors The management of behavior as frequently practiced is based on the assumption that humans are only motivated by external pressures and factors. From young ages, children are taught by rewards and punishment what behaviors... »
Note: This is my attempt to read the book Person and Situation. I am but an interpreter of these ideas. In statistics, an effect size is a quantitative measure of the magnitude of a phenomenon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effect_size So there are three criteria to define an Effect size, that would affect how we categorize an effect as important or trivial. Statistical Criteria of Size... »
Disclaimer: This is my attempt to read the book Code Simplicity, I am not the author of these ideas, only an interpreter The fundamental problem in software design is the question: How do I make decisions about my software ? More specifically, faced with multiple possibilities, we must decide on a course of action. That is obvious enough, otherwise we... »
Unfruitful behaviors when we are under fire When we have crucial conversations, three of the most common behaviors that do not lead to anything fruitful: Trying to win. Trying to avenge. Trying to stay safe. Trying to win When we were kids, we learned that in order to win attention from our teachers we must come up with the fastest... »
Code Simplicity - The Fundamentals of Software What is a computer program ? A computer program can be viewed as: A set of instructions given by the programmer to the computer. A set of actions observed by the users that the computer produces as the result of the given instructions Both definitions are correct and are constrainsted by your role... »
So we all know that, in order to handle crucial conversations, we should focus on having a dialogue. But the question is how ? The first advice the book gives is: Start with the Heart. When I first read this advice, it seems generic. What heart ? Whose heart ? Doesn’t sound informative. We are a creature that can adapt... »