Or when the Internet came and made memory kinda obsolete. Why remember facts if you can simply index them and then lookup on demand.
replyBut now we delegate thinking itself, so I wonder what is left.
This is an age-old argument actually, the same one was raised when the printing press was invented and reading became a more generally available skill.
replyMerely leading to the upending of the political structure of most countries.
replyThe Internet in no way made memory obsolete. People who know things off the top of their heads are far more capable than people who have to look things up.
replyI wonder who would be working in these thinking gyms? Nice idea. Extra mural studies for the age of agentic ai.
replyFunny that you mention that. A month ago I started the Duolingo chess course, and just yesterday I noticed that my brain is clearer, more capable of deep thought than it has been in years. It's like stepping out of a fog. I also started CPAP recently, so it's hard to attribute the change to either, but I feel certain that the chess helped.
reply> I also started CPAP recently
replyA proper nights sleep is massive! I'd put 99% down to this..
Yeah CPAP is doing the heavy lifting most likely.
replyThe interesting thing about jogging is I do my best thinking while jogging. I've found it impossible to do deep thinking while driving, as driving evidently requires higher functions of the brain. Jogging doesn't require any of that, I can jog deep in thought and have no recollection of the previous mile.
replyYou do realise most people aren’t in shape right?
replyThe idea that most people have the discipline to keep themselves mentally in check is false. We already know this! Millions and billions of people who spend hrs a day consuming media on platforms such as instagram.