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Student at the University of California - Santa Barbara.

Location:
United States, Santa Barbara, CA
Gender:
Male
I am:
Athlete, Brainstormer, Concerned citizen, Entrepreneur, Idea generator, Inventor, Social entrepreneur, Student
Languages:
English, Spanish
Universities:
University of California - Santa Barbara
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  • A comment on Conversation: Has specialization or focus on expertise been an advantage to us or a disadvantage?

    Feb 24 2011: @Daniel Beringer: Masterpiece of a comment. Thank you for that!

  • A comment on Talk: Noreena Hertz: How to use experts -- and when not to

    Feb 24 2011: Truth is experts are wrong some of the time, they're human after all, or they purposely mislead for personal gain, or are aware they are wrong but decide to be adamant in their views because of ego (it's hard to accept you're wrong).

    With this in mind, the most reliable source of truth is personal experience (assuming you have critical thinking skills). Followed by personal experience of close peers who also posses critical thinking skills and are a reliable source of truth/have no motive to mislead.

    Obviously our area of personal experience will be very narrow and so when seeking knowledge that's outside of our scope of personal experience, which will be a majority of the time, we should differ to experts. The expert views that should be accepted as true should meet the following criteria: 1. there should be strong, sound, insurmountable evidence for the view 2. the view should not be incongruent with our personal experience 3. the view should not be incongruent with the personal experience of our close, reliable peers. Taking this approach will help us in always collecting solid information, and ultimately in finding truth or what's closest to it.
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    A reply on Talk: Michael Pawlyn: Using nature's genius in architecture

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  • A reply on Talk: Arianna Huffington: How to succeed? Get more sleep

    Jan 17 2011: You're welcome!

  • A comment on Talk: Arianna Huffington: How to succeed? Get more sleep

    Jan 6 2011: Sleep, proper nutrition and exercise are the foundations of good health. Life management, that allows for the requirements of the above three to be met in an efficient and optimal manner, should be striven for. In direct correlation, as you improve your life in the above three areas, happiness increases. Books which should serve as foundational knowledge to achieve improvement in the above three:

    Sleep: "The Harvard Medical School Guide to a Good Night's Sleep"

    Nutrition: "Precision Nutrition System" by John Berardi (expensive), for cheaper but almost as thorough guide, "the grappler's guide to sports nutrition" also by John Berardi (don't be thrown off by the name it's specifically for athletes but the knowledge can be applied to average joe just as well)

    Exercise: The New Rules of Lifting by Lou Schuler

    The knowledge gained from these sources is the most practical, scientifically backed up and useful in my personal experience. Hope this helps someone.
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    A comment on Talk: Barry Schwartz: Using our practical wisdom

    Jan 1 2011: Summing up the focus of the talk and comments, the most progress will come from: 1. efficiently developing and applying better technology 2. developing societies critical thinking skills and empathy. This should be our foundation for launching progress towards a better world.

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