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Better ways of thinking, feeling, and acting—around problems of meaning and meaninglessness; self and society; ethics, purpose, and value.

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    David Chapman‏ @Meaningness 1 Nov 2019
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    Many fascinating reply threads! “How to actually do math” is taboo for some reason; there’s almost nothing written about it. You have to get the secret oral transmission. Can we use the interwebs to break that code of silence?https://twitter.com/Meaningness/status/1190039312794079234 …

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    Are your math visualizations in color? Mine are all black-and-white, presumably in imitation of diagrams in textbooks. Just realized from this @St_Rev tweet that I may be missing an important tool. (Does synesthesia play a role here?) https://twitter.com/St_Rev/status/1189949262307766272?s=20 …
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      2. David Chapman‏ @Meaningness 1 Nov 2019
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        A podcast series? A public, recorded virtual conference/workshop? A subreddit? A dedicated web site?

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      3. David Chapman‏ @Meaningness 1 Nov 2019
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        Here’s Albert Einstein’s brief explanation of his mathematical thinking (the only thing he ever said about this, afaik)pic.twitter.com/LeLiBYBXiK

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      4. David Chapman‏ @Meaningness 1 Nov 2019
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        David Chapman Retweeted David Chapman

        I manage software architecture / large codebases as ghostly shapes (representing major components) that interact kinesthetically, too. Sections of code have textures like fabric, or like topography. Smells and flavors, good and bad.https://twitter.com/Meaningness/status/1190318283146158080 …

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        Replying to @Malcolm_Ocean @ProfJayDaigle @St_Rev
        “Like visualization but for shapes, not sight” seems to be kind of how a lot of us describe it. Weird how unstudied this is, if it’s as important to technical rational thought as we may suspect. (It’s also the way I deal with large code bases / software architecture)
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      5. David Chapman‏ @Meaningness 1 Nov 2019
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        This peculiar unnamed sense seems central in tantric Buddhist practices too: (1/3)

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      6. David Chapman‏ @Meaningness 1 Nov 2019
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        David Chapman Retweeted Joogipupu

        Here @joogipupu describes the feeling of math as like that of working with the “subtle body” in which “energies” (rLung) move through a network of “channels” (rTsa), carrying with them “corpuscles” (thigle)https://twitter.com/joogipupu/status/1190045312645132289?s=20 …

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        My math feels like rLung (in Vajrayana sense) moving through a network of channels. If thinking something concrete, e.g. geometry, they appear like shapes floating in the air. No dominantly visual sensations.
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        David Chapman Retweeted Antonio Ramírez

        And @postreptilian asks about “yidam,” the practice of experiencing oneself in the form of a specific enlightened being, which does seem quite similar to me (except enlightenment, not algebra, so not EXACTLY the same…) 3/3https://twitter.com/postreptilian/status/1190149590953021440?s=20 …

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        Antonio Ramírez @postreptilian
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        Hey, as someone who is acquainted with these vagueish kinda kinaesthetic kinda-images and (I assume) with yidam visualization: how do the former compare with the kind of visual horsepower that is needed for the latter? Is it even the same kind of animal?
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      2. Jay Daigle‏ @ProfJayDaigle 2 Nov 2019
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        I don't think it's quite "taboo", but there are a few things going on. First, communicating tacit knowledge is _hard_. And this specific tacit knowledge is about nonverbal reasoning, which is hard to talk about verbally words—Wittgensteinian "Whereof one cannot speak" problems.

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      3. Jay Daigle‏ @ProfJayDaigle 2 Nov 2019
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        But moreover, as you observe elsewhere, this knowledge does get communicated in person, through advising and conferences and conversations over drinks. And it's easier to communicate this stuff in person, which is one reason the communication happens there.

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      2. Morgan Smith‏ @mws0611 1 Nov 2019
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        I've found it very useful in programming to watch livestreams of people solving problems in real world situations. There is a lot of tacit knowledge to be picked up there that you don't get in structured tutorials.

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      3. David Chapman‏ @Meaningness 1 Nov 2019
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        Replying to @mws0611

        That is, solving programming problems? Very interesting — can you point me to a recorded example perhaps?

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