“Get into bed in a comfortable position, make sure the light is inadequate enough to cause a slight eyestrain, choose a book that is either terribly difficult or terribly boring … and you will be asleep in a few minutes,” writes Mortimer Adler (December 28, 1902-June 28, 2001) in his famous manual How to Read … Read more
. Can AI really write? An article published in The Conversation argues that AI can’t really write because it simply “communicates information,” which does not originate from conscious thoughts and lived experiences that characterize human writing. Human writing, the article goes on to assert, is different because it stems from emotions born of genuine suffering, … Read more
. The title above suggests a certain degree of mastery: Only an expert can tell the difference between the best and worst advice you can give to an aspiring writer. At least that’s the default way of thinking about the subject. In my opinion, the opposite is true. As a beginner experimenting with written content, … Read more
“A human being is a part of the whole, called by us ‘Universe,’ a part limited in time and space,” Albert Einstein wrote in a beautiful letter of consolation to a grieving father. “He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest—a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. The striving … Read more