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psychology

Cognition, learning, intelligence, memory, dreams, and the study of mind.

status: Finished

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certainty: certain

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importance: 8/10

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Do Learning Styles Reflect Intelligence? Correlation vs. Causationpapers2025.07.14
status: Notes·certainty: possible·importance: 9/10

Investigates the relationship between self-reported learning styles and traditional measures of intelligence.

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Against High-Functioning Giftednessblog2025.07.13
status: Notes·certainty: certain·importance: 9/10

a critique of giftedness, and the implications of high-functioning giftedness on society and individuals

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Dialogue on Timed Cognitionblog2025.07.13
status: Notes·certainty: certain·importance: 9/10

a conversation on the implications of timed cognitive tests and their impact on understanding intelligence

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Remarks on Measured Intelligenceblog2025.07.13
status: Notes·certainty: certain·importance: 9/10

a thought on the nature of intelligence and its measurement.

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Predicting Real-World Achievement from Open-Source Intelligencepapers2025.07.04
status: Notes·certainty: data-driven·importance: 9/10

Explores whether online public outputs (code, writing, competition rankings) can serve as better predictors of intelligence and talent than traditional IQ tests.

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On Learning Serious Thingsessays2025.06.16
status: Notes·certainty: certain·importance: 8/10

Examining the difference between passive knowledge and transformative learning.

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On the Learning of Difficult Thingsessays2025.06.16
status: Notes·certainty: certain·importance: 8/10

A reflection on the mental and emotional labor of serious study, and why the hard things matter most.

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Reflections on Lifelong Studyessays2025.06.16
status: Notes·certainty: certain·importance: 7/10

On the virtues, limits, and meaning of dedicating one’s life to continuous learning.

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Do Negative Emotions Outweigh Positive Ones?papers2025.06.16
status: Notes·certainty: speculative·importance: 6/10

A psychological and neurological review of emotional valence and impact.

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