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OracB7··on Show HN: Psychedelic animation generator; (p)art of your next trip
Nice! Where does one learn how to do this kind of thing (aside from the fractals)?
OracB7··on Try thinking and learning without working memory (2008)
Every time I have googled for it, the only method of working memory training that comes up is N-Back.

So I'm happy that the article mentions another method. Apart from playing "Simon" (yes that circular game with lights), those are the only two I know.

Anyone know of any other methods?

OracB7··on WikiTok
Great site! The only improvement I would ask for is automatically opening the articles with the Wikipedia app, if installed.
OracB7··on How to learn hard things in tech
Eugenia Cheng has some interesting and accessible videos, e.g.:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho7oagHeqNc

and in a similar vein I am enjoying her book: "How to Bake Pi".

Getting more into the technical side of things, Bartosz Milewski has good lessons in this playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8LbkfSSR58&list=PLbgaMIhjbm...

OracB7··on Getting hired after fifty
Could you elaborate on the mental math part - do you do particular exercises?
OracB7··on Category Theory: Lecture Notes and Online Books
I have some interest in the topic (thanks to Arraycast and Conor Hoekstra) and bought to Mock a Mockingbird by Raymond Smullyan, however it is still a bit too involved for my small brain.

On the other hand, I am very much enjoying How to Bake Pi by Eugenia Cheng, which is a few levels down in difficulty.

OracB7··on The Enduring Mystery of 'Jawn', Philadelphia's All-Purpose Noun
Or "smurf" or "smeg".