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Resurfaced independently across 4 calendar years, with breakout response in 2 of them.

submissions
5
submitters
4
observed span
2009–2020
peak thread · 54 comments
219 pts
latest 20+ return · 2020-09-23
219 pts

Submission timeline

2007–2026

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Given the mention of coffee on that page and the title of the site (not to mention other recent events): "It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion."

These are useful techniques but they kind of miss the point. They all concentrate on the question of how to do something, but completely ignore the (much more interesing in my opinion) question of what to do. Besides raw intellectual ability good answer to this question requires creativity and also philosophical and ethical skills (that includes the ability to make tough decisions). Much harder. Worth remembering who the mentats were in the Dune universe - servants of those in power.

I'd have a look through it if the font didn't make my brain hurt.

This post: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=769659 made me remember this page, which has had a big influence on how I think and remember things.

icey·3-point thread·

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Breakout years
2

100+ points or 50+ comments

Total points
329

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Total comments
88

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Every submission

DateTitle as submittedByPointsComments
2009-08-18The Mentat Wiki - A wiki about learning and memoryicey31
2010-06-28Mind Performance Hacksessrand20
2010-07-21Mind Performance Hacks Wikisayemm51
2015-12-06Mentat WikiFirst breakoutpmoriarty10032
2020-09-23Mentat Wiki: exploring ways to become a better thinkerBest thread · Latest 20+ point returnicey21954