Extended Mind
by Annie Murphy Paul · first published 2021
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…signals. So, in a sense, the human is in the gut, and the human is in the microbes. The human is a leaky abstraction! For further explorations on the permeability of the human, try Annie Murphy Paul's "Extended Mind."[0] 0. https://anniemurphypaul.com/books/the-extended-mind/
on “Ten Percent of the Brain Myth” ↗…unlocks some part of reality you didn't see before but is totally obvious in retrospect. One of the few other books that's changed my thinking about my thinking in similar ways is Annie Murphy Paul's "The Extended Mind" - https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-extended-mind-the-power-of-... . It's hard to put anything at the level of Thinking Fast and Slow, but it felt like reading a sequel to that book.
on “Daniel Kahneman has died” ↗…by Jeffrey Robert Stewart, Judith A. Scharle, Judith Scharle Greene * Organizing from the Inside Out by Julie Morgenstern * The Library: A Fragile History by Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen * The Extended Mind by Annie Murphy Paul * Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention by Johann Hari * Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World by Irene Vallejo * Filing by Jeffrey Robert Stewart, Judith A. Scharle *…
on “Ask HN: What did you find out or explore today?” ↗…movement to an "exercise" period, while otherwise indulging in "unhealthy" movement for large blocks of time). Combined with further research elsewhere — such as studies cited in Annie Murphy Paul's "Extended Mind"[1] and those on alleviating ADHD symptoms through movement[2] — it's possible that the ideal workplace is an unrecognizably dynamic one where even the most cerebral workers spring from treadmill to trampoline,…
on “Sitting and standing at work (2015)” ↗Thanks for sharing. I just added Smarter Faster Better to my reading list, along with Annie Murphy Paul’s The Extended Mind. Both seem to explore how breaking out of autopilot can unlock better thinking, which is exactly what I’ve been noticing in my own routines.
on “As a developer, my most important tools are a pen and a notebook” ↗