You're in a perceptive loop concerning this particular object (systems like this) then. You see future-self behaving as past-self did.
You can keep doing that, looping. People who are natural contingency planners do this all the time--they map their past onto future-self. Flexing this muscle because it's strongest.
However this is also a good way of preventing yourself from re-exploring new objects through a different lens.
Or asking people, "here's what I tried--what are you doing differently?"
If you can treat it as a skill with unlimited outcomes per-experience, rather than a forced repetition of past-self, you get a huge mental plasticity bonus. Once you've gotten to that point you can also find yourself building your own tech with fewer crippling concerns about future outcomes. It's a great unlocking method.
This is a pretty astonishing insight! @themodelplumber1 do you have more information about this? Either a blog post you have written, or a book you read (or wrote!) on the topic?
Edit: ... and I checked out your profile and bookmarked your blog in my feed reader. Awesome!
Hi @rendall, in exploring this subject more broadly you may find it useful to search for "metacognition". See also the book "Ultralearning", https://RoamBrain.com, Tiago Forte, NessLabs...
Also google "growth mindset" -- cultivate a mental state where it's not about ruminating about past failures, but rather focus on what you learned from past experiences (what doesn't work) and use that to iterate on your future self.
You can keep doing that, looping. People who are natural contingency planners do this all the time--they map their past onto future-self. Flexing this muscle because it's strongest.
However this is also a good way of preventing yourself from re-exploring new objects through a different lens.
Or asking people, "here's what I tried--what are you doing differently?"
If you can treat it as a skill with unlimited outcomes per-experience, rather than a forced repetition of past-self, you get a huge mental plasticity bonus. Once you've gotten to that point you can also find yourself building your own tech with fewer crippling concerns about future outcomes. It's a great unlocking method.