(2020-11-27) Cortex Future True Algorithms Of Thought Have Arrived

Cortext Futura: True Algorithms of Thought Have Arrived. What is an "Algorithm of Thought"? You might be more familiar with the term Mental Model, and the two are closely related, but different things

What Mental Models typically don't do is tell you how to think through a problem. They are static - the describe the state of things and when you contrast them they can tell you the differences between to things…but they don't tell you how to get from A to B. That's where Algorithms of Thought come in.

But Algorithms of Thought extend beyond math or computers, you can see and use them everywhere in life. Maybe you're familiar with the term "Postmortem" as applied in the business world, or "After Action Report" in the military

In my first article on algorithms of thought, I described how Conor White-Sullivan, Co-founder and CEO of Roam, makes decisions or how some people think about getting what they want by listing impediments and remedies

One of my favorite Roam Research extensions has gotten a new feature that's making dynamic algorithms of thought at the touch of a button a reality

SmartBlocks are incredibly powerful and do many more things than implement algorithms of thought

Fighting Procrastination with an Algorithm of Thought

One of the most common problems that cause procrastination is that the next action is unclear.

A way to fix this is to explicitly ask yourself "what the first/next step"

If you're interested in learning more about Algorithms of Thought, I have a course that deals with them called Galaxy Brain.