Published in An Idea (by Ingenious Piece)·Nov 4, 2022Member-onlyIndirect Democracy — You’ve been dupedLet me start with a bit of background information. I live in Switzerland. We vote on 2–5 issues each quarter. This can be anything. There are insignificant ones such as “Should all cows have horns?” or “Do we want Wolves in Switzerland or not?”. …Democracy2 min readDemocracy2 min read
Jan 11, 2021Member-onlyBook Burning 4.0I can’t see — First a disclaimer: I’m from Switzerland and kept watching the events in the USA regarding the elections. I try to keep an open mind. Mistakes happen. I see good people on both sides. However, Completely censoring individuals is concerning. As it was 1933 in Germany. Even if you hate President…Information2 min readInformation2 min read
Published in An Idea (by Ingenious Piece)·Dec 17, 2020Member-onlyBuilding BridgesStory of a House #2 — I thought this 2nd part would be a simple one. Just lift off and be free. So I tried it and failed miserably. Turns out to be a little more complicated =) Here’s the setting: One day a silhouette broke through the fog. Just long enough to get a glimpse…Ideas3 min readIdeas3 min read
Published in An Idea (by Ingenious Piece)·Dec 7, 2020Member-onlyA Different Way to Look at Cognitive BiasesStory of a House — Let me introduce imagery for beliefs. It leans on the established concept of the memory palace. At birth, one is equipped with a small platform. Standing within the nothingness. High up on pillars that lose themselves in the fog way down below. Above is nothing. With age, the air clears…Cognitive Bias3 min readCognitive Bias3 min read
Dec 1, 2020Member-onlyBlunt statement about something wel lost control over or is bad.Blunt statement about something wel lost control over or is bad. It hijacks a survival instinct of detecting danger.1 min read1 min readBlunt statement about something wel lost control over or is bad.It hijacks a survival instinct of detecting danger.----
Published in Be Yourself·Nov 13, 2020Member-onlyAtheism: Laziest Religion EverHopefully, many of you will jump at this just as the atheist part of me did. Here is the inner dialog that led me to the above conclusion: Provoker (P): “Atheism is the dumbest attitude ever!” Atheist (A): “Are you insane? What is wrong with following reason and logic instead…Atheism4 min readAtheism4 min read
Jun 3, 2020Member-onlyFake News! A Workaround*insert clickbait — Let me introduce the characters: Harry is the classic conspiracy-theorist. That says enough already, I think. Let’s not ask why. Answering that is a headache to be avoided. Today, at least. John is an economist. Traditional right-wing liberal position. His father was born just after the 2nd World War. …Fake News5 min readFake News5 min read
Feb 26, 2020Member-onlyMost of us people here on medium are on a similar track.Most of us people here on medium are on a similar track. Become unbelievably successful! Amazing life hacks! The number one thought model for limitless productivity. Yadiyada… Take a step back now. Most of it actually is solid advice. But then again, it sounds similar to one of those adds: …1 min read1 min read
Jan 19, 2020Member-onlyCan’t Make Negative Cake“It’s impossible” — Even Toyota — Welcome to the cakeverse. Let’s put those pastry goggles on and get things going. I have a kitchen? “wuuush” (teleportation sound). Here we are, in the kitchen. A kitchen, in which one makes cake. Before bringing said cake to the world. Look at the tools! The stove is the same…Cake4 min readCake4 min read
Sep 14, 2019Member-onlyDuality of the Flow StateThe single-task focus is glorified. Everywhere I look. Guy: “ All my success comes from getting into the zone and working hard!” Flow state means full immersion in a certain task or activity. Often it’s mentioned in sports. “When in the zone, he can’t be stopped”. But we need to…Flow State2 min readFlow State2 min read
