Hacker News with Generative AI: Thinking

Talking out loud to yourself is a technology for thinking (2020) (psyche.co)
Talking out loud to oneself is a technology for thinking that allows us to clarify and sharpen our approach to a problem

Cognitive Science, Psychology, Thinking, Problem Solving

25 points by yamrzou 4 days ago | 0 comments

Fake thinking and real thinking (joecarlsmith.com)
“There comes a moment when the children who have been playing at burglars hush suddenly: was that a real footstep in the hall?”

Thinking, Philosophy, Cognition, Psychology

88 points by surprisetalk 23 days ago | 18 comments

Everyone is capable of, and can benefit from, mathematical thinking (quantamagazine.org)
David Bessis claims that everyone is capable of, and can benefit greatly from, mathematical thinking.

Mathematics, Education, Thinking

669 points by sonabinu 93 days ago | 402 comments

Mathematical Thinking Isn't What You Think It Is (quantamagazine.org)
The mathematician David Bessis claims that everyone is capable of, and can benefit greatly from, mathematical thinking.

Mathematics, Education, Thinking, Psychology

66 points by isaacfrond 95 days ago | 13 comments

Writing is not the same as thinking (greyenlightenment.com)
The reason so many people have trouble writing is that it’s fundamentally difficult. To write well you have to think clearly, and thinking clearly is hard.

Writing, Thinking, Cognition

5 points by paulpauper 109 days ago | 0 comments

Associative tools, thinking, and creativity: On augmenting creativity (thelastwave.substack.com)

Creativity, Artificial Intelligence, Tools, Thinking

96 points by johanam 200 days ago | 4 comments

How to Make Better Decisions with Second-Level Thinking (nesslabs.com)

Decision Making, Cognitive Biases, Thinking, Psychology

4 points by pmzy 204 days ago | 1 comments

It's too quiet here – I can't think. (2008) (tau.ac.il)

Quietness, Thinking, 2008

6 points by yamrzou 222 days ago | 0 comments

Tools for Better Thinking (untools.co)