LLM Council, With a Dash of Assess-Decide-Do
Andrej Karpathy's LLM Council already follows the Assess-Decide-Do pattern. I made it explicit with a PR that adds cognitive scaffolding. Here's how it works.
Assess Decide Do – Colors And Icons Significance
The Assess Decide Do framework official colors and icons: red (+) for overloading the system, orange (?) for deciding, green (-) for finishing and unloading out [...]
Can AI (Really) Understand How You Think? Well, Maybe…
Integrating a human cognitive framework in Claude makes the LLM partially "understand" humans. World models may be better suited for this.
Assess-Decide-Do: 15 Years After – Revisiting a Productivity Framework in the Age of AI
Re-evaluating the Assess-Decide-Do framework in the age of AI. Not all life areas are suitable, but in most of them, it fits perfectly.
Supercharging Claude with the Assess Decide Do Framework – Mega Prompt Inside
15 years ago I built the ADD framework. Now I taught it to Claude itself. The result: unexpected empathy. Full guide + mega prompt.
Basic Risk Reward Analysis
Every decision has risk-reward ratios. The basics most people skip: quantify downside, estimate upside, compare honestly. Simple math saves stupid mistakes
Context Descriptors
Words mean different things in different contexts. Context descriptors clarify intent—the metadata that prevents misunderstanding before it starts
Do Electric Scooters Grow On The Streets?
Scooters appeared overnight in every city. The sharing economy creates abundance illusions—someone owns them, someone profits, nothing is free
Surviving Fake News Era In 4 Steps
Today someone I follow on Twitter asked how do we know if some news is actually true (it's not fake news, that is). I already answered [...]
The Theory Of Truth
Truth evolves with time. Yesterday's conspiracy theories become today's accepted facts, revealing the fluid nature of information.
What You See Is NOT What You Get
Surface appearances deceive constantly. People show curated versions. What you see is marketing, what you get is reality. The gap creates disappointment
Most Of The World Is Functioning At The Grape Level
A grape is beautiful thing. Sweet, juicy, refreshing, nurturing. I love grapes.
The Humble Usefulness Of “I Don’t Know”
We live in a world where admitting you don't know something can get you in trouble, yet saying 'I don't know' has humble power.
Minding Your Own Business At Home? You May Unintentionally Entertain Someone (While Making Someone Else Rich)
Home privacy died. Smart devices watch constantly. Your private moments become data someone monetizes. Convenience traded for surveillance you didn't authorize
The Delusive Simplicity Of The “Law Of Attraction”
Law of attraction sells magical thinking. Visualization without action produces nothing. The truth they omit—work matters more than wishes
Navigating The World After The “Big Reset”
Financial reset approaches—debt unsustainable, systems fragile. Navigation requires portable skills, multiple citizenships, decentralized assets. Resilience beats optimization in collapse scenarios
Hacking Humans
Humans run on predictable code—cognitive biases, emotional triggers, social conditioning. Understanding the exploits means defending against manipulation
Choosing Your Own Hallucinations
Reality is subjective interpretation. Everyone hallucinates their version. The choice isn't whether to hallucinate—it's which hallucination to inhabit
Information Myopia, Or How To Screw Up By Ignorance
Narrow information intake creates blind spots. Myopic views produce confident errors. Expanding sources corrects distortions ignorance creates
The “High Five”-ification Of Social Media, And How It Slowly Kills It
Social media devolved into performative support. Shallow affirmations replace genuine engagement. High-five culture kills depth, connection dies