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Engineer, Psychologist, Productivity explorer. Both Software Engineer and Psychologist by education, I try to bridge the gap between those worlds by creating human-centric applications and use behavioral psychology principles to design ‘smart’ software.

Human Memory and Academic Writing

Academic writing

Why human memory is so bad? What can you do about it? Why should you publish your notes as a student?
Read in 71st issue of the Deliberate Internet.

Posted byArtur@Piszek.comFebruary 21, 2022February 21, 2022Posted inNewsletter, Psychology, Tech & PsychologyTags:Academia, Human Memory, Notetaking, Psychology, Psychology Degree, Wordpress, WritingLeave a comment on Human Memory and Academic Writing

Source Monitoring Errors

Talking head and detached memory

The human brain is much more adept at remembering pieces of information than remembering where those pieces came from. In particular, it can easily confuse fiction with facts and treat hearsay as proof. Here is how Source Monitoring Errors happen:

Posted byArtur@Piszek.comFebruary 21, 2022February 23, 2022Posted inPsychologyTags:Memory, Misinformation Effect, Note taking, Notetaking, Source Monitoring Errors1 Comment on Source Monitoring Errors

What is Web3?

old cabinet with small bright painted cases

I have spent the last six months researching and playing with “Web3”. You may have heard of Web3, NFTs, DeFi (Decentralized Finance), and of course, Crypto. Here is the snapshot of my current understanding, with a glossary.

Posted byArtur@Piszek.comFebruary 14, 2022February 14, 2022Posted inCrypto, NewsletterTags:Blockchain, Crypto, NFT, Web31 Comment on What is Web3?

Bigscreen Codecs for VR cinema

bipscreen vr codecs working for rick and morty

Bigscreen will accept h265 codec for video and aac for audio. Learn how to reencode your video with ffmpeg.

Posted byArtur@Piszek.comFebruary 8, 2022March 11, 2023Posted inTech & Psychology, TinkeringTags:Metaverse, Oculus, VRLeave a comment on Bigscreen Codecs for VR cinema

Consensus-Seekers and Problem-Solvers

Some problems are handled by talking your way out of them, and some are solved by interacting with the physical world.
My entry in the “Shape Rotator vs Wordcel” debate.

Posted byArtur@Piszek.comFebruary 7, 2022February 7, 2022Posted inLeadership, Newsletter, PsychologyTags:Covid-19Leave a comment on Consensus-Seekers and Problem-Solvers

What is an Algorythm?

Tea Ceremony Algorythm

What is an Algorythm? What does it have to do with Facebook or Instagram? Is it bad?

Posted byArtur@Piszek.comFebruary 6, 2022March 11, 2023Posted inTech & PsychologyTags:Algorithm, Deliberate Technology, ProgrammingLeave a comment on What is an Algorythm?

Star Alliance Gold za 1/4 mil czyli Aegean Airlines

Wyjaśnię jak zdobyłem status Star Alliance Gold latając 1 / 4 tego, co wymaga LOT. I dlaczego muszę latać do Grecji.

Posted byArtur@Piszek.comFebruary 3, 2022January 31, 2022Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Star Alliance Gold za 1/4 mil czyli Aegean Airlines

O co chodzi z tymi statusami w liniach lotniczych?

Dla kogo są statusy linii lotniczych, co dają i jak je łatwo zdobyć?

Posted byArtur@Piszek.comJanuary 31, 2022January 31, 2022Posted inPosts in PolishTags:Star Alliance1 Comment on O co chodzi z tymi statusami w liniach lotniczych?

Fast decision making is the only productivity hack you need

brown and white horse on green grass field

All you need to unlock 50x output for yourself or others is to make decisions much, much faster

Posted byArtur@Piszek.comJanuary 30, 2022January 31, 2022Posted inLeadership, NewsletterTags:Decision Making, ProductivityLeave a comment on Fast decision making is the only productivity hack you need

Get ahead by not shooting yourself in the foot

There is plenty of traps and hidden dangers in life. But sometimes, people are so hell-bent on making an obvious blunder and shooting themselves in the foot that it’s tough to explain rationally because it is not.

Posted byArtur@Piszek.comJanuary 24, 2022January 31, 2022Posted inCareer, Newsletter, Popular, Remote Work, UncategorizedTags:Career, Hacker News, Health & Fitness, Investing1 Comment on Get ahead by not shooting yourself in the foot

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