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Feb 20 recommendations

~30 minutes total. three links. no homework.

1) Cached Thoughts — Eliezer Yudkowsky (LessWrong)
Cached Thoughts (LessWrong)

Why: inoculation against repeating slogans. forces “do i actually know why?”

Time: ~10 min.

2) The Gervais Principle (Part 1) — Venkatesh Rao
The Gervais Principle (Ribbonfarm)

Why: sharp + funny + uncomfortably explanatory about status games at work.

Time: ~10–12 min (just Part 1).

3) Neobrutalism — Nielsen Norman Group
Neobrutalism (NN/g)

Why: the line between “bold/minimal” and “hostile to users.”

Time: ~8–10 min.


If you read only one: cached thoughts.