One of the primary differences between programming a classical computer and a quantum computer is in how outcomes are achieved.
In classical computing, you lay out a recipe, much like you would bake a cake.
In quantum computing, however, you try to design an environment so that a cake emerges.
It’s not EXACTLY like that, but it is close enough.
In life, when we want to achieve an outcome (say, lose weight or make more money), we tend to think in classical terms. “If I do this, this, this and then this….” then outcome achieved.
The reality, it would seem, is that while life sometimes works that way, it also has a quantum element.
If you want to lose weight, do you design your environment so that there’s a reduced temptation to snack or eat high calorie foods?
If you want to earn more money, do you remove attention-grabbing apps like TikTok from your phone, so you can focus on delivering value to your clients and customers?
Much like the quantum computing world is going to be a co-existence with classical computing world, our lives are a combination of deterministic and probabilistic thinking.
When we design the environment around us, with intention, like a Japanese Zen garden in Kyoto, we increase the odds of success for our endeavors.
I know that when I am in an environment that’s conducive to my goals, I do better and, more importantly, I feel better.
But, I also know that I can’t control every environment.
There’s great opportunity for growth-amid the setbacks and learning opportunities- to figure out how to take the environment presented to us at each moment and figure out how to make micro-adjustments so that the desired outcomes can be achieved.
More often than not, we’re in environments we can’t control.
Prototype in the environments you can control. Understand how they affect you and heighten your awareness.
But don’t become a recluse.
Use those learnings to interact with the world and flow with the surrounding environment to find the harmony.
Easier said than done, but better than the alternative.
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One of the primary differences between programming a classical computer and a quantum computer is in how outcomes are achieved.
In classical computing, you lay out a recipe, much like you would bake a cake.
In quantum computing, however, you try to design an environment so that a cake emerges.
It’s not EXACTLY like that, but it is close enough.
In life, when we want to achieve an outcome (say, lose weight or make more money), we tend to think in classical terms. “If I do this, this, this and then this….” then outcome achieved.
The reality, it would seem, is that while life sometimes works that way, it also has a quantum element.
If you want to lose weight, do you design your environment so that there’s a reduced temptation to snack or eat high calorie foods?
If you want to earn more money, do you remove attention-grabbing apps like TikTok from your phone, so you can focus on delivering value to your clients and customers?
Much like the quantum computing world is going to be a co-existence with classical computing world, our lives are a combination of deterministic and probabilistic thinking.
When we design the environment around us, with intention, like a Japanese Zen garden in Kyoto, we increase the odds of success for our endeavors.
I know that when I am in an environment that’s conducive to my goals, I do better and, more importantly, I feel better.
But, I also know that I can’t control every environment.
There’s great opportunity for growth-amid the setbacks and learning opportunities- to figure out how to take the environment presented to us at each moment and figure out how to make micro-adjustments so that the desired outcomes can be achieved.
More often than not, we’re in environments we can’t control.
Prototype in the environments you can control. Understand how they affect you and heighten your awareness.
But don’t become a recluse.
Use those learnings to interact with the world and flow with the surrounding environment to find the harmony.
Easier said than done, but better than the alternative.
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Yesterday, I decided that my blogging career should come to an end. I was doing myself a disservice. I told myself that the goal of the posts was to dig deeper, peel back the layers, get down to the core. But by publishing online (or on-chain as the case may be), I was subconsciously writing for others, even if I told myself that I didn't care if others read. So, in an effort to be more authentic, I figured I'd stop publishing and start doing a private journal. Within 2 hours of that decision...
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I feel happy. It's fun, it's light, like a feather floating at the beginning of Forrest Gump. But, like the feather, it's not grounded. It can flitter and float away. Value is also ephemeral. We know it when we see it. We feel it, somewhere deep inside. Something connects to us, saying "yes, this is worth it." The "it" that it's worth is energy. Energy in the form of time, attention, money. The things of which our possession is limited. There's a reason why all the great traditions point to "...
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