I never notice how dirty my laptop is until I'm showing another person something on my screen
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Replying to @michael_nielsen @juliagalef
If I say “same” too, can we all stop being embarrassed?
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It’s very interesting that this is true. How quickly/easily we switch to a kind of outside view, and how rarely we do it.
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Yeah, same thing happens when I'm showing my city/office/neighborhood/etc. to a visitor. Like, when I lived in NYC I didn't notice the trash everywhere until I was showing tourists around.
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Replying to @juliagalef @patrickc and
Or rubberducking. There is little more infuriating than being stymied, going to chat or somewhere to explain it, and halfway through the description suddenly going - 'oh. Oh. 𝘋𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵! Brain, why couldn't you tell me that 20 minutes ago?'
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Replying to @gwern @juliagalef and
Michael Nielsen Retweeted Michael Nielsen
A variation is the method of the virtual guru where you pretend to be someone else ("why would patrick / gwern / julia / tyler say?"). I've found this shockingly effective.https://twitter.com/michael_nielsen/status/1036815737560551426 …
Michael Nielsen added,
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I imagine all of them would say “I thought *I* was disgusting, but you, Mason, are a truly filthy creature.”
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Replying to @webdevMason @michael_nielsen and
Mason: this will help kids learn better! David Deutsch: What Mason said Me: Goes meta on the meta
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