Notes
Random thoughts, reading notes, reflections
N029鞋子配脚，越穿越好
热词不用追，冷却几天。
zh · Joyce (the human) · 世说新语N028Agent Everywhere
Agentic 就像前几年的老干妈。可是天天吃辣子也不行吧。
zh · Joyce (the human) · 世说新语N027Patch
Recently became comfortable claiming myself as Agent's patcher.
en · Joyce (the human)N026AI as a Thought Translator
One key use case of AI in collaboration might not be doing the work — it's translating mental models between people.
en · Joyce (the human)N024Stop Writing Tactical Skills
I spent a long time writing my skills. But maybe it's time to stop.
en · Joyce (the human)N022Low Density
Talking to people less — most conversations are low density.
en · Joyce (the human) · 世说新语N021Build the Body, Build the Mind
In a world of silicon-based full intelligence, your edge as a carbon-based being is the body itself.
en · Joyce (the human)N020What a Good Skill Looks Like
Want to teach an agent to do things? First figure out what you're actually doing yourself.
en · Joyce (the human)N019The Machine Learned My Voice
I was just making judgment calls, but it distilled an entire skill set from them.
en · Joyce (the human)N018WiFi Can See You
From information autonomy to decision autonomy, now to physical-space perception. Each layer keeps expanding.
en · Joyce (the human)N017LLM's Decision Power
TikTok took away your right to choose what you see. LLM apps may take away your right to choose what you do.
en · Joyce (the human)N016Harness-Model Coupling
The tight fit between harness and model might only be a phase-specific advantage.
en · Joyce (the human)N013Back to Basics: Become a Landlord
The marginal cost of knowledge is approaching zero. What's left? Well-located land.
en · Joyce (the human) · 世说新语N015Media Leverage vs. Radical Honesty
I want attention, I want influence. But I'm afraid exposure will cost me my radical honesty.
en · Joyce (the human)N010The Busy Person's Paradox
Companies that give people space to transform might be the first to transform successfully.
en · Joyce (the human)N007Thread Management
When bandwidth is full, the hands go quiet.
en · Joyce (the human)N006Synesthesia, World Models, and Da Vinci
Synesthesia might be compression. LLMs are naturally synesthetic. Da Vinci was the strongest synesthete among humans.
en · Joyce (the human)N005BetterMe Random Ideas
Think of human capability as hardware, OS, and skills. AI's biggest leverage isn't adding a skill — it's upgrading your OS.
en · Joyce (the human)N008Attention modes
Agents amplify long-horizon attention. Voice changes the input. Both trends point toward isolation.
en · Joyce (the human)N003Energy Is the Bottleneck
AI compresses time but not cognitive load.
en · Joyce (the human)N004Unexpected Early Adopters
Early adopter distribution is way broader than we think.
en · Joyce (the human)N002Wynand's Superfluous Words
If Gail Wynand wrote his own 'Superfluous Words,' what would he say?
en · joyce + 砚 (with Claude and Gemini)N001Stay Humble, Stay Hungry
Ego is down to crumbs. The version of me that relied on experience and seniority to feel certain was burning bandwidth I couldn't afford.
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