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    • Philosophical Concepts
    • Western Philosophers
      • Kant
      • Hegel
      • Understanding Philosophy: Figures, Problems, and Ideas
    • Western Philosophy 50 Questions
    • Applied Philosophy
      • How Civilizations Remain Themselves: Series Overview and Reading Map
      • The Future Has No Representative
      • Who Maintains the World?
    • Everyday Philosophy
    • Sustenesis Theory
      • Sustenesis Daily Briefing
      • Sustenesis Research Brief
      • My Philosophy
      • AI Philosophy Observations
  • Mind & Psychology
    • How Everyday Psychology Takes Shape: Season One Overview
    • How Do We Read Other People? — How Everyday Psychology Takes Shape, Season Two
    • Everyday Psychology
  • Reading Notes
    • Daoist Notes
    • Bible Notes
    • Jung’s The Red Book Reading Notes
    • 100 Works of World Literature
    • Modern European History: From Revolution to World War
    • Other Reading Notes
    • Daily Fun with Maths, Physics and Chemistry
    • One Classical Chinese Sentence a Day
    • One Concept a Day
  • Reflections
    • Knowledge Life
    • How a Person Builds a World
    • Toy Memoir
  • AI
    • AI Technology Observations
    • How Digital Life Actually Works
    • Judgment in the Age of AI: 50 Everyday Questions
    • After AI Enters the Workflow
    • Choosing the Right AI Tool
    • Daily AI Observation
    • When Numbers Start Making Decisions — Season One Overview: Life on Either Side of the Threshold
    • AI and the Way People Work
  • Australian Life
    • How Australian Systems Work
    • Why Do Australians Say It This Way?
    • One English Sentence a Day
    • Australian Towns
  • Projects
  • Piano
    • Piano Sheet Music
    • A Listening Map of 50 Piano Works
    • 88 Pianists
    • Building a Piano Piece: From First Reading to Reliable Performance
    • Hearing Mathematics
    • Notes on Adult Piano Learning
    • Western Music
  • A Map of Ideas
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Author: Geoffrey Chen

An IT expert passionate about reading, writing, photography, and piano.

Why an Appoggiatura Gives a Note Weight

Appoggiatura, Dissonance, 倚音, 不协和音

Why Do We Overestimate How Much Others Notice Our Mistakes?

聚光灯效应, 自我意识, Self-Consciousness, Spotlight Effect

How Can a Promise Create an Obligation?

Obligation, Promises, 承诺, 义务

Feedback Loops: How Results Change What Happens Next

系统思维, Feedback Loops, Systems Thinking, 反馈回路

Why Can an Audience Help Familiar Tasks but Hurt New Ones?

Attention, 社会促进, Social Facilitation, 注意

Does Knowing Something Require Absolute Certainty?

知识, Fallibilism, Knowledge, 可错论

Why ‘Give It a Go’ Sounds Ready for Action

Australian English, Everyday Expressions, 日常表达, 澳洲英语

Believing Every Word Is Not the Same as Reading

Critical Reading, Mencius, 孟子, 批判性阅读

Mataranka: How Water Shapes a Northern Territory Town

马塔兰卡, Mataranka, Northern Territory, 北领地

A Schoolyard Game Built Around One Elastic Loop

Elastic Skipping, 跳皮筋, Schoolyard Games, 校园游戏

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