Benjamin Roberts

@PontistGirl @FinnyOD I don't know why it should be banned in a public gym though. Well, you don't make me uncomfortable at least.

@FinnyOD Private gym. Could train naked if I wanted to

Bend but never break, like the back muscles. Building a solid foundation, one rep at a time. #HealthyLiving

@MattMurrie I don't know about ultradian rhythms but I've been thinking even more about artificial light and circadian rhythms- what if you could build digital devices such as phones that emit light that mimics the sun throughout the day and firelight at night.

Could digital interfaces be structured to automatically adapt to energy levels and ultradian rhythms? Stay curious! Matt

@MattMurrie confusing- I logged in to see if I could still login today

Did the Ukraine just declare war on X?

@MattMurrie Nice!

instant insights... just add curiosity

@auren Why wouldn't it ever be the reverse? Seems rational to look at the ratio employees to the ratio of output\work and ask "do I need more? do I need less? Or are we at the right ratio given the current economic circumstances?"

every company should be asking itself, can we get the same or better results with 50% fewer people? the answer is almost always yes.

@MattMurrie Yeah, modern society would definitely change but it's not like it would a lot. Could humans have used tails in ancient warfare? Like, a spiked tail to attack your opponent with. When our physiology was more critical to our survival, a tail would have made life different.

@Benjaminyeah1 yeah, i was wondering tree hopping would be handy, but not necessarily in the cities we've built. would we just have developed different cities? the only other advantage i could think of would be for social cues like waving or wagging hello and good-bye.

What if humans had tails? How would tail fashion evolve? Would there be tail fitness trends? In what ways could tails enhance or alter human communication? How might having a tail influence our architecture and furniture design? What would be your biggest concern if you had a tail to contend with? What's a curiosity you have about animal tails?

@MattMurrie This community would be more of an "opt out" rather than an "opt in" thing: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furry_fan… Of course, they do more than just tails and I really don't quite understand their psychology.

@MattMurrie The number of LLM or Search engine queries made a day that don't have immediate practical significance (ex of practical: I need to reorder pet food or answer my manager's question)- actually I'm not sure. That's measuring curiosity not creativity.

I’m curious: what’s the best way to measure improvement in creativity?

@MattMurrie "Curiosity gives us access to think outside of our algorithms." I think this is a very significant idea since it seems like some people can get so stuck in filtering the world through certain schemas.

BE CURIOUS: THE MANIFESTO I. WHY CURIOSITY? Curiosity is the energy that drives humanity; it’s our greatest natural resource. Curiosity is a driving force; it’s our defining characteristic. Where would we be without curiosity? Forget about the Moon, Mars, the Sagrada Familia, or the Gateway Arch. What about our first words, steps, lessons, kisses, and starts? Curiosity isn’t just an energy that stokes our fires for actions; it’s a perpetual energy that rewards us for merely for being it–what we were all born to naturally be: curious. Without curiosity, we’d never question authority–or ourselves. Curiosity gives us access to think outside of our algorithms. Curiosity is what whispers to us to try new things and urges our steps wherever what’s new takes us. Curiosity can be chaotic and entropic, but curiosity can equally be empathetic and caring. These qualities make curiosity great. They also make curiosity wild. Ultimately, they combine to make curiosity valuable and fun. But what if there were ways to make curiosity less chaotic while maintaining the wild, valuable, and fun? What if curiosity wasn’t just something to be enjoyed; what if curiosity could be used to create the outcomes we wanted whenever we wanted? What if all learning started with genuine curiosity... and that learning quickly converted into a new, raw curiosity that grew into a self-sustaining, natural burning energy to fuel a personal power generator for continued learning, innovation, and growth? What if, whenever we needed to find a solution to a problem, we could innovate, design, test, and implement solutions using personal and collaborative curiosity? What if, whenever we needed to communicate something effectively or lead groups of people or accomplish something never done before, it always started with repeatable, reliable frameworks of curiosity-based actions to take? What if we can? What if we must?​ II. WHY CURIOSITY-BASED THINKING? I started What If Curiosity to take on the issue of curiosity and do something about it. I designed Curiosity-Based Thinking to help us exceed our potential by embracing human curiosity as a powerful tool for problem-solving and growth. I am enthusiastic, often evangelical, about sharing Curiosity-Based Thinking and creating better opportunities for activating our curiosity on a regular basis; to provide resources for driving and creating curiosity and create “pills” and “gyms” of curiosity to stimulate and strengthen personal curiosity everywhere in order to create a more curious world. In an ever-changing and expanding world, curiosity remains timeless and universal. Curiosity is our constant, yet we are quick to set it aside as we “grow up.” But when I look around at our world at all the “grown ups,” it’s hard not to realize what’s missing. When people are filled with curiosity, they have no interest in lethargy, apathy, desperation, resignation, or hate. When people are filled with curiosity, they are driven by learning, wonder, empathy, and care. Love flourishes among the curious since curiosity is the enemy of apathy and strangles life out of hate. But that’s just the fluffy side of curiosity. Curiosity is also hard-edged. The very best engineers, architects, and physicists, use curiosity to build better structures, create new angles, and form formulas that explain our world. I encourage everyone to ask more from our curiosity and look for more ways to make learning, working, and living more satisfying experiences. III. BE CURIOUS! Curiosity-Based Thinking is ever-evolving and squeezes in to too many things to list here, but the 8 Guiding Questions that lay the foundation for all Curiosity-Based Thinking are: What if curiosity is the energy that powers all progress? What if to change the world, you must first be curious about it? What if every curiosity can be pursued to its utmost potential? What if collaborative competition fueled by curiosity consistently outperforms zero-sum games? What if curiosity fuels life-long learning? What if curiosity is the first step to overcoming any challenge? What if our limitations are merely unasked questions? What if there's always another question? At my core, I’m a teacher; in my soul, I’m a helper. I’m here to teach curiosity and to help others, be curious. So, I figured what if I combine my curiosity about the power of curiosity with my passion for teaching to make a more curious world? Over the next few years, I’ll be focusing my curiosity laser on issues like evolving education, biomimicry, health, human satisfaction, improving traveling experiences, building outer space, and how to be better humans. I’m all about opening up the journey for others to join the journey so, if any of that sounds like you, someone you’d like to be, or something you’re curious to know more about, let me know. To get in touch -contact me. Let’s be curious! Let’s get curious together. Let’s turn our curiosity into a better world. Stay curious--but first, be curious! Matt

@default_friend This is a great post @default_friend. Although difficult to verify, I think you are right (especially for men in their late teens and through their twenties). Personal anecdote posted in my reply below.

I have a suspicion that we overestimate men's depravity but underestimate their sex drives

@PontistGirl Who could afford the best lawyer? They are the knights of the modern world 😂

The one on the left was given a 20-month prison sentence for shouting at a police dog. The one on the right was given a suspended 6-month prison sentence for possession of child abuse images. Make it make sense. Unbelievable

@peterjhasson @FreeBeacon @SaysSimonson @ChuckRossDC Are you supposed to list every job you worked on your resume or just the relevant jobs and experience? In my mind, it's weird to require listing irrelevant jobs to the position. (but you are often required to fill gaps in online HR management forms)

NEW: Kamala Harris’s missing “summer job” at McDonald’s job. Her resume and job application a year after graduating college — @FreeBeacon obtained through FOIA — don’t mention it. Neither do either of her books, or either of the biographies on her. @SaysSimonson @ChuckRossDC and @AndrewKerrNC report: freebeacon.com/elections/i-di…

@MattMurrie Incentives can be misaligned-> the service an be excellent but not used in the appropriate way (or not easy to use at all). Causes a headache for the digital maintenance folk and\or the Users.

@Benjaminyeah1 What’s the most valuable thing you’ve learned about Information Technology so far?

I haven't posted in a while. Too busy learning Information technology. It's a whole different world

@MattMurrie Changes are easy but problematic. So many different interdependencies -> one change can seemingly have obvious benefits but the downstream effect on something else can be problematic. Being treated like Utility can be an issue. When an employee uses X they don't bear the cost.

@SpencrGreenberg I was looking at the Fortune 500 companies and noticed two cigarette companies were still in the middle of the list. That's after all the regulation and health warnings. Free Markets love addiction more than they love life\flourishing. Consumers can be manipulated for profit.

My favorite metaphor for capitalism is that it’s like an incredibly powerful robot that humanity built, which relentlessly pursues money. Free market libertarians want to let the robot run free. Those far on the left want to put the robot in a cage. In my view, the wise path is to leverage the robot’s incredible power by trying to make sure there’s no way for it to make money by causing harm.

@PontistGirl expectation: no one will ever follow me on TikTok

Expect nothing and you will never be disappointed.

@rorysutherland Maybe they want to gamify the supermarket by hiding the eggs in the back inside off of ugly plastic container. Next they need to add dirt to hide the eggs in like a treasure/Easter hunt. Effort will make shoppers appreciate the eggs more and justify price increases.

Some of the problems of Britain's egg farmers would go away if supermarkets paid some attention to the presentation of eggs. Miracle food trashily displayed as a worthless item.

youtube.com/watch?v=li1kO3… people need to know, especially parent's of young children. Avoid all the orthodontic and oral surgery fees while you can!