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On Mentors Inside Your Head
[Marvin Minsky](https://breckyunits.com/walking-as-a-tool-of-thought.html/marvin-minsky.html) mentions how he has "copies" of some of his friends inside his head, like the great [Dick Feynman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Feynman). Sometimes he would write an idea out and then "hear" Feynman say "What experiment would you do to test this?".
Walking and Other Invisible Tools of Thought
Dick Feynman
“By "augmenting human intellect" we mean increasing the capability of a man to approach a complex problem situation, to gain comprehension to suit his particular needs, and to derive solutions to problems… whether the problem situation exists for twenty minutes or twenty years. We do not speak of isolated clever tricks that help in particular situations. We refer to a way of life in an integrated domain where hunches, cut-and-try, intangibles, and the human "feel for a situation" usefully co-exist with powerful concepts, streamlined terminology and notation, sophisticated methods, and high-powered electronic aids. ”
Engelbart: "Augmenting Human Intellect"
michaelnotebook.com
Naval: Success follows a power law distribution, but there are many power laws because you can compete on many different things.
Yes, only one person can be the top of the leaderboard, but you can have many, many leaderboards.
A Distillation of What @...
@jmikolay on Twitter
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