… There is a problem that simply reminding users of their past thoughts will cause their thoughts to stay in the same place. I think we should understand the user’s thoughts and present new information at the right time and in the right amount. … I feel like it’s a good idea to present something you haven’t thought of yet that relates to what you’re thinking about. For example, in “Rational Mysticism,” there was a discussion of dragon trees, which I had never really thought about before, connected to concepts I knew about, such as Spinoza, and this led to a major development in my thinking.
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The “dike” in this case is the boundary between what we know and what we don’t know.
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Drilling holes in already submerged levees will not spread the water.
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Drilling holes in the levees that have not yet received water will not spread the water.
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I can only accept knowledge that is one step ahead of what I have now.
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