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@HumanTalks 12/02/2013
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GMathieu
Who am I ?
mercredi 13 février 2013
Who am I ?‣EPITA, Faveod, ParisRB‣Ruby since 2006‣Rails since 2007
And I have some heroes. For Science.‣ they’re in no particular order‣ they may have much, much more trivia‣some of these fun facts might be myths
mercredi 13 février 2013
iNtelliGence
Leonardo da Vincimercredi 13 février 2013
What is it?
Sorry, I can’t and won’t define it
‣ is it some quantity?‣ you’re smart‣ he’s talented‣ she has a gift
‣or a kind of muscle?‣ you worked hard‣ he spent hours on this!‣ she’s put a lot of effort
Albert Einstein
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The problem is Kurt Gödel
when you’re at a limit
‣you’re not smart‣ you’re ashamed‣ you will never succeed‣ your ego will not want to try
hard things you might fail
‣work on it!‣ I failed? I didn’t work enough‣ Get out of comfort zone‣ Seek challenges, get better!
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Genius! Évariste Galois
geniuses don’t exist
‣ that’s about respect‣ he’s smart? he earned it‣ don’t dismiss his hard work
‣and self-respect‣ you can be a genius too!‣ it’s never too late
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QED Karl-Friedrich Gauss
the sky’s the limit
‣self-fulfilling prophecy‣ the first step is believing‣ think you can’t? you won’t!
‣put the extra effort‣ go from good to great‣ rate yourself on 10‘000 not 10
‣ form habits‣ make 110% become your 100%‣ don’t let 80% become 100%
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Read more...‣The secret to raising smart kids
Carol S. Dweck: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=the-secret-to-raising-smart-kids
‣Sebastian Marshallhttp://sebastianmarshall.com/the-1-to-10-scale-vs-the-1-to-10000-scale
‣Derek Sivers https://sivers.org/kimo« There’s no speed limit »
‣Daniel Tammet« Embracing the wide sky »
Daniel Tammet
mercredi 13 février 2013
eXpertiSe
http://www.smbc-comics.com/?id=2722
SMBC, by @ZachWeiner
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Mastery Grigori Perelman
Guess what? I can’t and won’t define it
‣Beginner‣ knows some rules
‣Skilled‣ knows and applies the rules
‣Expert‣ understands the rules‣ combine them into new stuff
‣Master‣ innovates, teaches‣ breaks the rules, innovates‣ « feels », has a trained instinct
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10‘000 hours‣will 10‘000h make me an expert?‣deliberate practice‣ explorations‣ serendipity‣ questions
Bobby Fischer
mercredi 13 février 2013
Read more...‣Terrence Tao : http://terrytao.wordpress.com/career-
advice/there’s-more-to-mathematics-than-rigour-and-proofs/
‣SMBC ! http://www.smbc-comics.com/?id=2722 ‣Google « 10‘000 hours »
Srinivasa Ramanujan
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MemORy
Archimedesmercredi 13 février 2013
Memory Benjamin Franklin
I won’t define it either ;)but there’s lots of research and it’s
getting better understood
‣ It’s actually a graph
‣we’re storingmany, many bits of knowledge
‣we’re retrievingbetter if they’re woven together
‣ similarities / differencesto what we already know
‣ works better if it’s personal
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Forgetting‣Reinforcement ‣Spacing
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Experiences
‣ themes and categories‣ relate new things to known stuff
‣add emotions‣ how does this make you feel?
‣add examples‣ remember abstract stuff
by their concrete examples
‣Look at ankisrs.net‣ also used in duolingo et al.
« Rasta » Liebniz
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tOOlbOX
mercredi 13 février 2013
Be stupid!http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/tag/studying/
‣Feynman Technique‣ ask « stupid » questions‣ don’t get lost at the start!‣ use simpler words‣ add analogies / metaphors‣ you might find errors
in the common wisdom
‣Subtle variationsisn’t this ringing a bell?‣ Lean Startup‣ Fail fast
Richard Feynman
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Hirschfield’s rules‣ http://blog.creativethink.com/2006/11/tom_hirshfields.html
1. set targets: not too small, nor too big2. don’t look at details first3. rephrase4. try another direction5. explain to other people6. transforming a problem into another problem7. if it’s surprising, it’s useful8. study the inverse problem9. analyze your own methods10. ask « why this? »
Marie Curie
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QED Grace Hopper
Have you noticed?these are actually tips to:
‣ time management‣ like setting priorities
‣hacking motivation‣ getting results is a key
‣better health‣ hacking yourself is
caring about yourself
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Questions ?
Thanks!
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