How to Increase Information Transfer Without Negatives

3min Snip

00:00

Play full episode

Summary

Transcript

Episode notes

I think there actually often are people who feel pressured to say a thing a certain way, right? You want to avoid like these two potential drawbacks. One is that kind of killing the mood effect,. Sometimes being too explicit actually is bad for both parties in some sense. The solution to those problems is more explicitness. Just be explicit about how me being explicit put pressure on you. I've been a part of that failure mode.

Why do "antagonistic" teachers exist in popular culture but not in the classroom? What happens to student outcomes when "antagonistic" learning is implemented in real classrooms? What is the Field Theory of Parenting? What are things that we can do for others but can't do for ourselves? How can we notice and utilize costly and unfakeable signals? What is the core definition of civilization? How can we influence others ethically? Is explicit communication always better than implicit?

Duncan wants to leave the universe noticeably different than it was before he arrived, and he's currently trying to do this through making things and teaching people. He has a background in LEGO, parkour, and middle grades education, and is easily manipulated by people quoting Ender's Game. You can find out more about him at thirdfoundation.github.io.

Staff