Collider Magazine - Issue 1 (July 2023)

Welcome to the 1st Issue of the Collider Magazine!
We have just started the exploration towards finding the blueprint of an effective thinker.
In this issue, you'll travel through the power of notes and the guidance of AI, uncover novel mindsets, strengthen your mind, and avoid traps along the way.
Join us in this journey of becoming a better thinker.
Don't forget to leave your comments below each article.
We're excited for our thoughts to collide.
Issue 1 Articles
Exponential Necessity for an Extended Mind: Take Control of Information Overload – Fis Fraga
Exponential Necessity for an Extended Mind: Take Control of Information Overload
It’s July 2023, Planet Earth. Technology is evolving faster than ever. It’s hard to even breathe some Oxygen without inhaling along some new piece of information. Emails are piling up, and articles are being written at a record pace. Social Media is flooding your phone with messages and notificat…

The Humble Note: Turning Sterile Information Into Stimulating Insights – Nick Milo
The Humble Note: Turning Sterile Information Into Stimulating Insights
“Sit up straight! When the teacher’s talking, you’d better be writing—or else! That’s because taking notes means you’re learning.” Right? Wrong. You’ve been misled. This cultural habit is part of the Collector’s Fallacy. It’s based on the false promise that “if only you could capture information

The Power of Artificial Intelligence as a Thinking Partner: Embrace Its Importance – TfT Hacker
The Power of Artificial Intelligence as a Thinking Partner: Embrace Its Importance
Confession time: I used to be quite skeptical about artificial intelligence (AI). My uncertainty reached a point where I didn’t even want to engage with the topic. However, once I finally delved into the world of AI, I discovered that I had been missing out on an extraordinary and revolutionary

Effective Note-Taking: Avoid Common Traps – Bianca Pereira
Effective Note-Taking: Avoid Common Traps
Not everyone needs to take notes. Many of us got through school just fine with little or no note-taking. It was possible to sit at a writing test and just think on the spot. It was possible to prepare for an exam just by reading highlighted material and memorising it.

Navigating Complexity with AI Co-pilot – Andrew Altshuler
Navigating Complexity with AI Co-pilot
Living in today’s world often feels like navigating through an elaborate maze of complexity and uncertainty. • We are overloaded with information • We’re dealing with tons of fake information & conspiracies • We face wicked problems & meta-crisis • Even everyday problems are growing increasingly…

Building Resilience: Coping with the Pressures of Work – Zoe Ayres
Building Resilience: Coping with the Pressures of Work
Mental health is fundamental for efficient thinking, but mental health is not only about something you have. Instead, it is the result of an interaction between us and our environments. For instance, approximately 1 in 2 researchers embarking on their PhD will experience mental health concerns dur…

Heading into the Unknown: Cultivating an Explorer's Mindset – Quentin Maillard
Heading into the Unknown: Cultivating an Explorer’s Mindset
An Invitation to all Explorers to Embark on the Sea of Personal Knowledge Management. Preface — The Invitation I intend these words for those who heard from far about PKM, for those who know well about it but want to remember why they practice it, and for those who want to

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