analects noun, pl

/ˈan.ə.lɛkts/

a collection of ideas, extracts, or teachings.

No Action Without Emotion

stuff On emotion as operating system

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analects under the categories btrmt. believes in, as set out in the manifesto

analects organised according to the fundamental questions of philosophy

sequences of articles gathered around a more focused idea

  • the economy of small pleasures 8 Jul 2025 [marginalium] The continued failure of the economy of small pleasures. extrinsic incentives such as money or grades to learn [make it] harder to learn ne...
  • nostalgia as a parasite 24 Apr 2025 [marginalium] Nostalgia as a parasite: It is now commonly understood that nostalgia can also be a prosocial emotion in the sense that it helps us recogni...
  • distraction is mind obesity 24 Apr 2025 [marginalium] Distraction is mind obesity. It’s another ‘the attention economy is bad’ article. But I liked it because it’s not just about taking our atte...
  • modern determinism; free will dies again 23 Jan 2025 [marginalium] Benjamin Libet is famous for doing an experiment in the 80’s, predicting what button people would press using EEG (brain) measurements about...
  • rationalists discover 'vibes' 23 Jan 2025 [marginalium] Rationalist blog publishes article telling rationalists not to rationalise away the bad vibes some people give out. I love these guys. As I...
  • fitbit heart-rate when wife asked for a divorce 27 Dec 2024 [marginalium] Fitbit heart-rate when wife asked for a divorce. It’s a graph. Delightful. For me, not for them.
  • why do so many people want to die? 27 Nov 2024 [marginalium] Why Do So Many People Want to Die? There are still parts of the world today where rates of suicide are 10 times the average found elsewhere...
  • how to survive the age of anger 6 Nov 2024 [marginalium] How to survive the age of anger. A psychoanalyst offers a path through the divisive world of online grievance and populist outrage.
  • the cases against free will 30 Aug 2024 [marginalium] The cases against free will. Good introduction to determinism. See also the practical inconsequence of the free will debate. See also AI pre...
  • on the 'empathy economy' as jobs are automated 8 Aug 2024 [marginalium] On the ‘empathy economy’ as jobs are automated. Many good points. Here’s one: “in the Feeling Economy, [that emerges during the increasing...
  • what’s making kids not alright 6 Sep 2023 [marginalium] What’s making kids not alright? And some on how to make them alright. Good notes on social media and it’s value, not just harm. Also coping:...
  • from rational to woo 4 Sep 2023 [marginalium] From rational to woo: Why a Silicon Valley culture that was once obsessed with reason is going woo. The appetite for this at the executive l...
  • why do we listen to sad songs 1 Sep 2023 [marginalium] Why Do We Listen to Sad Songs? Maybe because it makes us feel connected to others.
  • the quest to quantify our senses 31 Aug 2023 [marginalium] The Quest To Quantify Our Senses: our new sensing machines more accurately capture and analyze the microtime and microspace of our breath,...
  • do feelings have a ‘hard problem’ 28 Aug 2023 [marginalium] Do feelings have a ‘hard problem’? Author recaps the hard problem of consciousness: There seems to be no need for consciousness. Physics wo...
  • animals trapped in human bodies 23 Aug 2023 [marginalium] Animals Trapped In Human Bodies. A profile on therians.
  • the problem of news from nowhere 8 Jun 2023 [marginalium] The problem of news from nowhere. See also my article: politically induced mental and physical symptoms appear to be more pronounced among...
  • interesting piece—normal people becoming killers 2 Jun 2023 [marginalium] Interesting piece—normal people becoming killers.
  • conspiracies are the price of a complex, liberal society 14 May 2023 [marginalium] Conspiracies are the price of a complex, liberal society: Conspiracy theories are also reactions to a diffuse, fractured, conflictive socie...
  • in which environments is impulsive behavior adaptive 30 Apr 2023 [marginalium] In which environments is impulsive behavior adaptive? information impulsivity, that is, acting without considering consequences, and tempor...
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