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As a born and raised Brazilian, I witnessed this huge **getting things done** behavior no matter how much *gambiarra** one will need to do. And that was present in many of my life circles: family, friends, work, services.. you name it.
*Gambiarra* is a improvised way to solve things. It’s not intended to be a long-term solution, but it will be fast and cheap, making problems disappear for a while.
Shifting approaches: from an idea-driven to a problem-driven mindset.
Daniela Castro
Goals are about the results you want to achieve. Systems are about the processes that lead to those results.
An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
James Clear
More things than you would think are dynamic strategic problems. If you can improve running by offloading a (barely conscious) decision process, you can improve pretty much everything, even the processes you think are too straightforward or “human.”
Understanding what you want to optimize, what you need to control, and what information is directly relevant to this is much — much, *much*, ***much*** — more important than algorithmic sophistication, whether in the form of complex neural networks, Large Language Models, or anything else.
Wavelights and AIs as Strategic Amplifiers
marcelo.rinesi
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