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Books & Brains

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A place for people trying to think deeply again in the age of brain rot 🧠 Philosophy | Psychology | Neuroscience

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Welcome to Books & Brains!
⭐ Introduce Yourself ⭐ When you join, please drop a quick note below with: 1. Your name 2. Where you're from 3. What you hope to gain or learn from this space You can write as much or as little as you like -- no pressure. . . . I'll go first!! Hi everyone -- my name is Nat! I'm originally from Washington DC and now living in San Francisco. I started this community because it’s hard to find real connection, and I miss having conversations that go deeper than the surface. I’m hoping to find community, meaningful connections, learn a bunch more, and have some deep talks -- the kind that make you feel more alive. ✨ Welcome and I'm so excited to meet everyone!
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@Baba Sumareh Hi Baba! So great to meet you! Happy to have you here
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@Rob Tuvker Welcome Rob! Yes, please share your thoughts. I find them quite interesting, the chat on AI and life was great. Happy to have you in the group! :)
What I learnt from GPT
I've been trying to get better at prompt engineering, and what I realised is that the best prompts are the ones that get you the results you're looking for. Then I realised— isn't that the same for your day and your life? (The thought isn't fully worked out yet.) But can't you think of yourself as an LLM and ask: What do I want to get out of myself? What are my goals? What actions do I want to take? And another good part of prompting is simplifying — the simplest path to get there is usually the most efficient. Please help me refine the thought.
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I get what you mean, and I think about it a little differently. With AI, the more context you give, the better the result. But in real life, when we over-plan or over-explain, it turns into mental gymnastics and nothing actually happens. For life, I think it’s - have a clear goal, keep it simple, stay flexible. My best results come from having a system I can actually follow, not the “perfect plan.” If I plan too much, I freeze. If I just show up and just do something I get way further. So maybe with AI, detail helps… but in life, I think it’s more about moving, adapting, and letting the goal evolve as you go. I hope I could help refine the thought :)
Th Art of Paying Attention — Book Talk
Feynman believed attention was the root of understanding — Rubin says it’s the root of creation. How often do we truly notice what’s around us anymore?
“A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.”
^^ Came across this quote today by Herbert A. Simon. Where do you think most of your attention gets spent? And is the return worth it? Personally I love how we have access to so much information, but it can be hard to focus on one thing without getting distracted. Sometimes it feels like we’re drowning in ideas, planning, organizing, learning, but never actually doing. That’s the trap of shallow work. Thoughts??
“A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.”
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@Mariana Martinez Yeah I totally get that , I’m the same way. Once I get curious about something, I want to understand everything all at once. It’s like we’re not even giving our brains time to actually learn before jumping to the next thing. And I love what you said about not being meant to know so many people, it’s kinda the same with informationn. The more we take in, the less depth we have with any of it. I’ve been trying to slow down and just sit with what I already know and build on that but it’s hard. I find myself jumping interest wayyy to much
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@Amy Ye Yesss, totally feel this. Info FOMO is such a trap because it feels like progress. I’m curious, what’s one topic you always end up deep-diving into even when you don’t need to? I catch myself in skincare and makeup rabbit holes all the time, lol.
Curiosity as a Way of Seeing — Book Talk
What’s something small you’ve noticed recently that most people would overlook?? Do you think curiosity is something we’re born with, or something we can train back into our lives? Based on “The Creative Act: A Way of Being” by Rick Rubin — Everyone is a creator, the act of creation beings with noticing.
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