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2026-02-09_12-42-11.md

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+---
+id:
+aliases: []
+title: 2026-02-09 12:42:11
+tags:
+  - authorship/original
+  - destiny/permanent
+  - status/draft
+  - type/periodic/timestamped
+daily: "[[2026-02-09]]"
+dg-publish: true
+monthly: "[[2026-02]]"
+quarterly: "[[2026-Q1]]"
+weekly: "[[2026-W07]]"
+yearly: "[[2026]]"
+---
+# 2026-02-09 12:42:11
+
+> [!quote] [[kahneman_2011_thinking#5. Cognitive Ease]]
+>
+> ```mermaid
+> flowchart LR
+>     in1["REPEATED EXPERIENCE"] --> ease["EASE"]
+>     in2["CLEAR DISPLAY"] --> ease
+>     in3["PRIMED IDEA"] --> ease
+>     in4["GOOD MOOD"] --> ease
+>     ease --> out1["FEELS FAMILIAR"]
+>     ease --> out2["FEELS TRUE"]
+>     ease --> out3["FEELS GOOD"]
+>     ease --> out4["FEELS EFFORTLESS"]
+> ```
+> **Figure 5. Causes and Consequences of Cognitive Ease**

electrical-takeoff.md

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Clubline Raceway, also called CRG Raceway,
 is a glorified cable management trough.
 
 Count receptacles normally,
-using surface-mount EMT assemblies.
+using ==surface-mount EMT assemblies==.
 
 Create a temporary item for the raceway itself.
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ with flex to the equipment.
 
 Max 20 disconnects per rack
 
-`DISTRIBUTIION`/`TRAPEZE RACK SUPPORT ...`/`...`
+`DISTRIBUTION`/`TRAPEZE RACK SUPPORT ...`/`...`
 
 ### Trash Chute
 
@@ -124,4 +124,4 @@ Max 20 disconnects per rack
 
 ### Fire/Smoke Dampers
 
-[[fire-alarm-takeoff#Fire/Smoke Dampers (FSD's)]]
+[[fire-alarm-takeoff#Fire/Smoke Dampers (FSD's)]]

hvac-calculations.md

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ dg-publish: true
 
 ### British Thermal Unit
 
-Unit of heat energy
+Unit of **heat energy**
 
 There are several definitions of the Btu,
 HVAC uses the IT definition,
@@ -24,25 +24,25 @@ abbreviated Btu<sub>IT</sub>
 
 $$
 \begin{align*}
-1 \text{Btu}_\text{IT} &\equiv \left( 4.1868 \times 453.59237 \times{\frac{5}{9}} \right)~\text{J} \\
+1~\text{Btu}_\text{IT} &\equiv \left( 4.1868 \times 453.59237 \times{\frac{5}{9}} \right)~\text{J} \\
 &\approx 1055.056~\text{J}
 \end{align*}
 $$
 
 More common than Btu itself is
 thousand British thermal units per hour (MBH),
-a unit of power.
+a unit of **power**.
 
 $$
 \begin{align*}
-1 \text{MBH} &\equiv 1000~\text{Btu/hr} \\
+1~\text{MBH} &\equiv 1000~\text{Btu/hr} \\
 &\approx 3.412~\text{W}
 \end{align*}
 $$
 
 ### Ton of Refrigeration (TR or TOR)
 
-Unit of power
+Unit of **power**
 
 > [!info] Also Known As
 > * refrigeration ton (RT)
@@ -50,21 +50,21 @@ Unit of power
 
 $$
 \begin{align*}
-1 \text{TR} &\equiv 12000~\text{Btu}_\text{IT}/\text{h} \\
+1~\text{TR} &\equiv 12000~\text{Btu}_\text{IT}/\text{h} \\
 &\approx 3516.853~\text{W}
 \end{align*}
 $$
 
 ### Cubic Feet per Minute (CFM)
 
-Unit of volumetric flow
+Unit of **volumetric flow**.
 
 ## Measures
 
 ### Airflow
 
 External static pressure (ESP)
-measured in inches of water
+measured in inches of water (IN WC) "water column inches"
 
 ### Heating/Cooling Capacity
 
@@ -89,6 +89,14 @@ measured in inches of water
 * IN S.L.
 * OUT ALT.
 
+##### Ratings
+
+* MERV
+* SEER2
+* HSPF2
+
 ### Efficiency
 
 * η (eta)
+
+* ISMRE

kahneman_2011_thinking.md

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+---
+id:
+aliases: []
+title: Thinking, Fast and Slow
+tags:
+  - authorship/other
+  - destiny/permanent
+  - exclude-from-word-count
+  - topic/strategy
+  - type/media/book
+authors:
+  - Daniel Kahneman
+---
+# Thinking, Fast and Slow
+
+## Title Page
+
+## Copyright Notice
+
+## Dedication
+
+## Introduction
+
+## Part I. Two Systems
+
+### 1. The Characters of the Story
+
+### 2. Attention and Effort
+
+### 3. The Lazy Controller
+
+### 4. The Associative Machine
+
+### 5. Cognitive Ease
+
+### 6. Norms, Surprises, and Causes
+
+### 7. A Machine for Jumping to Conclusions
+
+### 8. How Judgments Happen
+
+### 9. Answering an Easier Question
+
+## Part II. Heuristics and Biases
+
+### 10. The Law of Small Numbers
+
+### 11. Anchors
+
+### 12. The Science of Availability
+
+### 13. Availability, Emotion, and Risk
+
+### 14. Tom W's Specialty
+
+### 15. Linda: Less is More
+
+### 16. Causes Trump Statistics
+
+### 17. Regression to the Mean
+
+### 18. Taming Intuitive Predictions
+
+## Part III. Overconfidence
+
+### 19. The Illusion of Understanding
+
+### 20. The Illusion of Validity
+
+### 21. Intuitions Vs. Formulas
+
+### 22. Expert Intuition: When Can We Trust It?
+
+### 23. The Outside View
+
+### 24. The Engine of Capitalism
+
+## Part IV. Choices
+
+### 25. Bernoulli's Errors
+
+### 26. Prospect Theory
+
+### 27. The Endowment Effect
+
+### 28. Bad Events
+
+### 29. The Fourfold Pattern
+
+### 30. Rare Events
+
+### 31. Risk Policies
+
+### 32. Keeping Score
+
+### 33. Reversals
+
+### 34. Frames and Reality
+
+## Part V. Two Selves
+
+### 35. Two Selves
+
+### 36. Life as a Story
+
+### 37. Experienced Well-Being
+
+### 38. Thinking About Life
+
+## Conclusions
+
+## Appendix A: Judgment Under Uncertainty
+
+## Appendix B: Choices, Values, and Frames
+
+## Acknowledgments
+
+## Notes
+
+## Index

misc-budgets-takeoff.md

@@ -19,15 +19,13 @@ dg-publish: true
 * `System` = "EL - Electrical"
 
 Takeoff: `ITEM DATABASE`/`MISC PDI PRODUCT`/`MISC MATERIAL - SLAB/DECK & FEEDER`/`MISC MATERIAL - SLAB/DECK (NAILS, PAINT, TAPE, ETC = $250)`
-* **Count** = 1
 
 1. * `Area` = "Typical - Building All Levels"
-        * 1 each level except roof
-        * _High Density:_ 1 per Section
     * `Phase` = "Building - BOH, Storage & Common"
+        * **Count** = 1 each level except roof
+            * _High Density:_ 1 per Section
 
 2. * `Area` = "Typical - Garage All Levels"
     * `Phase` = "Garage"
 
 [[temp-power-takeoff]]
-

temp-power-takeoff.md

@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ dg-publish: true
 
     `ITEM DATABASE`/`TEMPORARY POWER`/...
 
+    > [!important]
+    > `TEMPORARY POWER`, not `TEMPORARY LIGHT & POWER`
+
     _Garden Style:_
     * Takeoff: .../`TEMPORARY POWER - T POLE (EACH)`[^1]
         * **Count** = 1 per 150ft per building
@@ -48,7 +51,7 @@ dg-publish: true
     * `System` = "TPD - Temp Power Distribution (Gag. & Bldg.)"
     * `BidItem` = "2 - Garage"
 
-    Takeoff: `ITEM DATABASE`/`TEMPORARY POWER`/`* - TEMPORARY LIGHTING / PWR PNL (PER BLDG AREA SFT)`
+    Takeoff: .../`* - TEMPORARY LIGHTING / PWR PNL (PER BLDG AREA SFT)`
     * **Count** = Garage GSF
 
 [^1]: Field constructed assembly of receptacles.