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Geoffrey Chen

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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
      • Daily Sustenesis Structure
      • 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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Category: Reflections

How Did a Magnet Turn Cardboard Fish into a Contest?

磁铁钓鱼, 自制玩具, Homemade Toys, Magnetic Fishing

How Did Wire Rings Turn a Courtyard into a Tossing Game?

自制玩具, Homemade Toys, Ring Toss, 套圈

Why Can More Options Make a Choice Harder?

Choice Overload, Decision-Making, 选择过载, 决策

Why Do We Underestimate How Much a New Conversation Partner Liked Us?

社会知觉, Liking Gap, Social Perception, 喜欢差距

Why Did a Clockwork Tin Train Keep Circling the Same Track?

Clockwork Toy, 玩具火车, Toy Train, 发条玩具

Why Do We Unconsciously Copy Another Person’s Gestures?

Behavioural Mimicry, 社会互动, 行为模仿, Social Interaction

How Did an Exercise-Book Page Become a Little Fan?

Childhood Crafts, 童年手工, 纸扇, 自制玩具, Homemade Toys, Paper Fan

Why Can New Memories Become More Stable After a Night’s Sleep?

睡眠与记忆, 记忆巩固, learning, Memory Consolidation, Sleep and Memory, 学习

Why Does a Specific Knowledge Gap Make Us Want the Answer?

Curiosity, Information Gap, 好奇心, 信息缺口

Why Was a Folded Paper Square Slapped onto the Ground?

Childhood Games, 童年游戏, 纸游戏, Paper Games

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