Zero Parallax Article Archive
This article archive includes all articles on this website. Articles are assigned to a category to ideally make finding a particular article easier but also to find articles that are related by topic.
Currently, the topic clusters have no hierarchy. Their ordering is currently rather arbitrary. And their may be some overlap.
The Indexing, Memory, Learning category looks at indexing in general, for example, indexing Chinese characters. Why is indexing important? It makes things easier to find. And that relates to memory and learning. When we learn things, we store them in memory in, ideally, easy to find locations. And so one aspect of learning isn't so much the storing, but the indexing so that the contents of memory are easy to withdraw.
The Basic Principles category focuses on principles that can be applied when problem solving or trying to do things efficiently, and effectively. These are things that, among other things, we might take for granted, or that seem so obvious they don't bear thinking about until we run into difficulty.
The Know Mind, Presence, Flow focuses on the idea of flow, which is also known as "no mind" (and which I like to refer to as know mind) and being present. A simple way to think of this state of being is that it and thinking are mutually exclusive. It is possible to be half in the flow, but in the ideal or perfect flow state thinking is absent. The mental machinery in which it runs is turned off.
Closely related to No mind is the category called Decision Making, Taking Action, The Power Of Choice.
This category focuses on the making of choices so that you can get into the flow. If you know what you are trying to do, you can get on with doing it. Hence know mind.
Being effective while in the flow takes training. The category First Principles, Flexible Thinking, Modular Habits is about training effectively and efficiently. It's also about problem solving. And it involves the development of modular habits. A key angle is the application of first principles to break systems down from two points of view in terms of signals as well as components.
Closely related to this two-view application of first principles is the category Two Points Of View, Consciousness, Understanding. The articles here look at how we can apply zero parallax concepts to ourselves as well as the world we are a part of.
Perhaps the real point of all of this is working towards our limitless potential. And that's where an understanding of Limits And Infinity can be helpful.
Article archive TOC
Indexing, Memory, Learning
A Calculus For Learning Your Body
a-calculus-for-learning-your-body
Better Mental Models Part 1
better-mental-models-part-1
Building Intuition A First Principles Approach
building-intuition-a-first-principles-approach
Complex Systems In Terms Of Ideas Relationships And Change
complex-systems-in-terms-of-ideas-relationships-and-change
Contexting And Indexing Memories For Easier Recall
contexting-and-indexing-memories-for-easier-recall
Creating An Easy Lookup Indexing System For Chinese Characters
creating-an-easy-lookup-indexing-system-for-chinese-characters
Indexing Context And Understanding
indexing-context-and-understanding
Learning Chinese By Reading It
learning-chinese-by-reading-it
Learning To Understand
learning-to-understand
Overcoming Frustration Through Habits
overcoming-frustration-through-habits
The Overlooked Costs Of Poor Indexing
the-overlooked-costs-of-poor-indexing
Basic Principles
Center The Heart Of An Idea
center-the-heart-of-an-idea
Consciously Connecting
consciously-connecting
Creating Space
creating-space
Expressing Ourselves Freely
expressing-ourselves-freely
The Art Of Balance
the-art-of-balance
Decision Making, Taking Action, The Power Of Choice
Make Decision Making Easier
make-decision-making-easier
Right And Wrong Versus Possibilities
right-and-wrong-versus-possibilities
Know Mind, Presence, Flow
A Good Death Is Its Own Reward
a-good-death-is-its-own-reward
Being Present Non Critical State Of Mind
being-present-non-critical-state-of-mind
Being Present
being-present
First Principles, Flexible Thinking, Modular Habits
Basic Principles Ideas
basic-principles-ideas
First Principles Relationships As A Vehicle For Change
first-principles-relationships-as-a-vehicle-for-change
First Principles
first-principles
Flexible Thinking A First Principles Approach
flexible-thinking-a-first-principles-approach
Ideas As Elements For Working From First Principles
ideas-as-elements-for-working-from-first-principles
Ideas As Units Of Meaning
ideas-as-units-of-meaning
Information Energy And The Idea Of Change
information-energy-and-the-idea-of-change
Modularizing Habits
modularizing-habits
Muscle Control As First Principles Approach To Body Awareness
muscle-control-as-first-principles-approach-to-body-awareness
Software Tools For Your Brain
software-tools-for-your-brain
Working From First Principles Overview
working-from-first-principles-overview
Two Points Of View, Consciousness, Understanding
Do You Feel Lucky
do-you-feel-lucky
Rewriting Our Operating System
rewriting-our-operating-system
The Calculus Of Thinking 1
the-calculus-of-thinking-1
What Is Zero Parallax
what-is-zero-parallax
Limits And Infinity
Limits Create Potential
limits-create-potential
Understanding Infinity
understanding-infinity
