From 901925883d048fbea6cb8fd312beba823050e215 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Zane Meyers Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2026 22:32:11 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] vault backup: 2026-04-15 22:32:11 --- .obsidian/graph.json | 6 +-- curse-of-knowledge.md | 15 ++++++ drinking-ones-own-kool-aid.md | 22 ++++++++ einstellung-effect.md | 16 ++++++ timestamped/2026-04-15_19-28-06.md | 86 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ timestamped/2026-04-15_19-58-19.md | 32 +++++++++++ timestamped/2026-04-15_22-03-02.md | 24 +++++++++ xy-problem.md | 6 ++- 8 files changed, 203 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) create mode 100644 curse-of-knowledge.md create mode 100644 drinking-ones-own-kool-aid.md create mode 100644 einstellung-effect.md create mode 100644 timestamped/2026-04-15_19-28-06.md create mode 100644 timestamped/2026-04-15_19-58-19.md create mode 100644 timestamped/2026-04-15_22-03-02.md diff --git a/.obsidian/graph.json b/.obsidian/graph.json index 0ab7405..35367ee 100644 --- a/.obsidian/graph.json +++ b/.obsidian/graph.json @@ -1,10 +1,10 @@ { "collapse-filter": false, - "search": "tag:#type/periodic ", + "search": "", "showTags": false, "showAttachments": false, "hideUnresolved": false, - "showOrphans": true, + "showOrphans": false, "collapse-color-groups": false, "colorGroups": [ { @@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ "repelStrength": 10, "linkStrength": 1, "linkDistance": 250, - "scale": 0.25873391628743153, + "scale": 0.14469578853588347, "close": false } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/curse-of-knowledge.md b/curse-of-knowledge.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..95fe187 --- /dev/null +++ b/curse-of-knowledge.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +--- +id: +aliases: [] +title: Curse of Knowledge +tags: [] +--- +# Curse of Knowledge + +The **curse of knowledge** is a cognitive bias +which impairs the ability of one with specialized knowledge +to consider the perspective of one without it. + +## See Also + +* [false consensus effect](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_consensus_effect) diff --git a/drinking-ones-own-kool-aid.md b/drinking-ones-own-kool-aid.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b4f528f --- /dev/null +++ b/drinking-ones-own-kool-aid.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +--- +id: +aliases: [] +title: "Drinking One's Own Kool-Aid" +tags: [] +--- +# Drinking One's Own Kool-Aid + +> "Don't drink your own Kool-Aid" + +**Drinking one's own Kool-Aid** is a form of systemic self-delusion +whereby an individual convinces themself + +Contrast with [drinking _the_ Kool-Aid](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drinking_the_Kool-Aid) +which generally connotates acceptance +of erroneous worldviews spread by _others_. + +## See Also + +* [[einstellung-effect]] +* [apophenia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apophenia) +* [confirmation bias](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias) diff --git a/einstellung-effect.md b/einstellung-effect.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..eab8d17 --- /dev/null +++ b/einstellung-effect.md @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +--- +id: +aliases: [] +title: _Einstellung_ Effect +tags: [] +--- +# _Einstellung_ Effect + +The [_Einstellung_ effect](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einstellung_effect) +is the tendency to use a familiar tool to solve a new problem +even when another tool may be superior for the purpose. + +> \[It\]is the negative effect of previous experience when solving new problems. + +> When all you've got is a hammer, +> everything looks like a nail. diff --git a/timestamped/2026-04-15_19-28-06.md b/timestamped/2026-04-15_19-28-06.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..238517f --- /dev/null +++ b/timestamped/2026-04-15_19-28-06.md @@ -0,0 +1,86 @@ +--- +id: 2026-04-15T19:28:06-04:00 +aliases: [] +title: 2026-04-15 19:28:06 +tags: + - authorship/original + - destiny/permanent + - status/draft + - type/periodic/timestamped +daily: "[[2026-04-15]]" +date-created: 2026-04-15T19:28:06-04:00 +dg-publish: true +monthly: "[[2026-04]]" +quarterly: "[[2026-Q2]]" +weekly: "[[2026-W16]]" +yearly: "[[2026]]" +--- +# 2026-04-15 19:28:06 + +## "Obsidian for Learning Part II: Process" + +["Obsidian for Learning Part II: Process" - No Boilerplate](https://youtu.be/Tyw6quANpiY) + +No Boilerplate first got me into [[obsidian]] +so to see them endorse such strange patterns without qualification is frustrating. +I suspect that Tris is a victim of [[drinking-ones-own-kool-aid]]. + +*** + +Clearly we have different priorities for our vaults, +but I tend to think mine are more consistent. + +*** + +I couldn't trade git version control +for the convenience of Obsidian Sync on mobile. +The timeline of my understanding +is just as important as the result. + +*** + +Tris has repeated ~~somewhere~~ +a piece of advice for Obsidian [[personal-knowledge-management]] +that I think ought to be nonnegotiable. + +> You get one vault. Figure it out. + +*** + +PKM, as I understand it, is in service of [[synthesis]], +that if you have access to your knowledge +without the effort and problems of recall, +your processing power can be spent making connections. + +*** + +The problem with titled notes +is that titles are a barrier to writing +that serve no purpose. + +> [!quote] [Steph Ango "Evergreen notes turn ideas into objects that you can manipulate"](https://stephango.com/evergreen-notes) +> * A company is a superorganism +> * All input is error +> * Calmness is a superpower +> * Concise explanations accelerate progress +> * Cross the chasm +> * Everything is a remix +> * Writing is telepathy +> * You have no obligation to your former self +> * etc + +These are not summaries, +this is quippy bullshit. +If it seems like this would be a good way to organize ideas +you are vastly underestimating the number of ideas you have. +At scale you won't be able to distinguish between +"Concise explanations accelerate progress" +and "Accelerating progress explanations", +and if titles-as-filenames doesn't aid organization +you might as well use timestamps, which do. + +*** + +Still I think the best way to start Obsidian +is to install it with no expectations or introduction +then write everything in unique notes with the core plugin. diff --git a/timestamped/2026-04-15_19-58-19.md b/timestamped/2026-04-15_19-58-19.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d714fd9 --- /dev/null +++ b/timestamped/2026-04-15_19-58-19.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +--- +id: 2026-04-15T19:58:19-04:00 +aliases: [] +title: 2026-04-15 19:58:19 +tags: + - authorship/original + - destiny/permanent + - status/draft + - type/periodic/timestamped +dg-publish: true +date-created: 2026-04-15T19:58:19-04:00 +daily: "[[2026-04-15]]" +weekly: "[[2026-W16]]" +monthly: "[[2026-04]]" +quarterly: "[[2026-Q2]]" +yearly: "[[2026]]" +--- +# 2026-04-15 19:58:19 + +## Gell-Man Amnesia Effect + +The [Gell-Mann amnesia effect](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Crichton#%22Gell-Mann_amnesia_effect%22) +may explain my tendency to rave about literature on other disciplines. +I am a bitter detractor of Mike Holt, +(who may be the only thing approaching a published researcher in our shared fields[^1]) +but I'm quick to ignore typos and other presentation issues +which may be indicative of low rigor +in books and articles for adjacent fields. + +[^1]: Those being the electrical trade (as practiced by electricians) + and electrical estimating. + diff --git a/timestamped/2026-04-15_22-03-02.md b/timestamped/2026-04-15_22-03-02.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4411571 --- /dev/null +++ b/timestamped/2026-04-15_22-03-02.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +--- +id: 2026-04-15T22:03:02-04:00 +aliases: [] +title: 2026-04-15 22:03:02 +tags: + - authorship/original + - destiny/permanent + - status/draft + - type/periodic/timestamped +dg-publish: true +date-created: 2026-04-15T22:03:02-04:00 +daily: "[[2026-04-15]]" +weekly: "[[2026-W16]]" +monthly: "[[2026-04]]" +quarterly: "[[2026-Q2]]" +yearly: "[[2026]]" +--- +# 2026-04-15 22:03:02 + +I used to think that with a good enough explanation +people could be disabused of their flawed understandings. +Increasingly I feel that well reasoned logic +may be the smallest part of why opinions change, +that it's much more a case of right place, right time. diff --git a/xy-problem.md b/xy-problem.md index bc2c217..758c3ed 100644 --- a/xy-problem.md +++ b/xy-problem.md @@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ dg-publish: true > where the question is about an end user's attempted solution (X) > rather than the root problem itself (Y). +The XY problem is an example of the [[einstellung-effect]]. + > [!quote] [_How To Ask Questions The Smart Way_ --- Eric Steven Raymond](http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html) > > [!quote] ["Questions Not To Ask"](http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#classic) > > **Q:** How can I use X to do Y? @@ -50,4 +52,6 @@ dg-publish: true > > but I can't get FooDraw's color picker to take a hexadecimal RGB value. > > > > The second version of the question is smart. -> > It allows an answer that suggests a tool better suited to the task. \ No newline at end of file +> > It allows an answer that suggests a tool better suited to the task. + +