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On learning and being present

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[ Below is the text of the presentation. Note that in the video I sometimes explain statements which are not found in the text. ] Table of Contents About parrhesia and dialectic Sincerity and presence Our attention is finite The commodification of our attention span Knowledge starts with presence Quality over quantity Hello everyone! My name is Protesilaos, also known as “Prot”. Today I will talk to you about a broad theme that covers how we experience the world and, by extension, the manner in which we accumulate knowledge. As always, the text of this presentation is available on my website: https://protesilaos.com/books/2022-06-25-knowledge-presence . There are two main parts to this video. In the first one, I cover the general themes of sincerity and presence . These are prerequisites to a favourable disposition towards knowledge and learning. In the second part, I tackle the more specialised topic of taking notes. I explain what I consider the difference between a task and a note and discuss what constitutes a high- or low- quality entry to our knowledge base. This video comes a few days after a detailed demonstration I did on a programming-related subject: I developed a note-t…

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Protesilaos Stavrou

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