Monthly Archives: January 2016

Three high-IQ cognitive modes

Posted on January 30, 2016 by Aeoli Pera

The first mode is “intuition”, or “concrete intuition” in Aeolitalk. It is a two-step process of starting from the answer, then applying counterfactual simulation to fill in the details. Counterfactual Simulation is applied imagination: consciously asking a “what if” question, … Continue reading →

Posted in IQ, psychology | 28 Comments

Statements on my “attitude” of rationalism

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Aeoli Pera

Edenist Whackjob responds to ESR’s post killing the Buddha. “Sanity is measured by the ability to recognize evidence that your beliefs are wrong, and to detach yourself from them in order to form improved beliefs that conform to reality and … Continue reading →

Posted in philosophy, psychology | 1 Comment

Abstract intuition requires synesthesia

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Aeoli Pera

The difference between concrete intuition (or complex instincts) and abstract intuition is something I’ve alluded to in the past. What I have, personally, is an unusual level of concrete intuition. For example, I was walking home last night and, without … Continue reading →

Posted in genius, psychology | 17 Comments

When to white knight

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Aeoli Pera

It’s a confusing day and age to be a young man. You can’t even say anymore, categorically, that you never hit a woman under any circumstance. PA makes the social contract explicit in the case of white knighting, which is … Continue reading →

Posted in current events, Game, life tips | 1 Comment

New page up

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Aeoli Pera

Please note the “Aeolitalk” tab. This page will expand as I read back through my old posts.

Posted in meta | 4 Comments

The breakdown of habit chains during transition periods

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Aeoli Pera

Let’s review. Who you are is defined by what you do. What you do is what you do every day. What you do every day is your routine. Your routine is a loose configuration of habit chains. A habit chain … Continue reading →

Posted in life tips | 6 Comments

Emotional response unter alles

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Aeoli Pera

This is one of those things I figured out years ago, and afterward thought it went without saying because solipsism. I’m more and more starting to think that the limbic system mode we’re running on – whether we’re male/female, intro/extro, … Continue reading →

Posted in politics, psychology, Uncategorized | 30 Comments

Big problem in Aeolitalk

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Aeoli Pera

For a long time I’ve been absolutely convinced of the fact that the introverts have higher blood flow to the rearward parts of the brain during introspective periods. This is 180 degrees backward and incorrect– the blood flow is increased … Continue reading →

Posted in meta, psychology | 21 Comments

Some things don’t change

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Aeoli Pera

Hopefully the researchers have more sense than the reporters. The scene was a lagoon on the shore of Lake Turkana in Kenya. The time about 10,000 years ago. One group of hunter-gatherers attacked and slaughtered another, leaving the dead with … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropology, edenism | 8 Comments

Repost: Speculations on antediluvian melonhead religion

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Aeoli Pera

I got linked on some muggle blog so I now have to scare off the normies before they get hurt :-P. Or maybe it’s that I don’t have the time or energy to write up a proper post, but I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 43 Comments