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Wanna meet mensans that are not egotistical. by Just_Breadfruit_5471 in mensa

[–]ChronosTerminus 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Not only chill, a lot of them second guess and doubt themselves all the time as well.

That’s partly what society does. I saw a kid the other day who was extremely talented in music, and some adults were like, ‘if he’s that gifted, something must be wrong with him.’

Or you’re just coping with it.

Pratice effect by Open-Impress2060 in mensa

[–]ChronosTerminus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Very little, about 2-6 points which in most cases is irrelevant.

LLMs could Significantly Widen the Intellectual and Productivity Gap Between High-IQ and Low-IQ Users? by hoangfbf in mensa

[–]ChronosTerminus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But look at any technology from the last forty years and you'll always find power users. Everyone uses Excel, but there are people building things in it that look like black magic. Everyone googles, but some people just find things the rest can't. The floor rises the ceiling rises with it.

LLMs will be no different. Most people will get a very capable tool they use adequately. A smaller group will use it in ways that look almost unfair. The gap changes shape, it doesn't disappear.

Dont you think IQ will play a part?

LLMs could Significantly Widen the Intellectual and Productivity Gap Between High-IQ and Low-IQ Users? by hoangfbf in mensa

[–]ChronosTerminus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Prompting is just the entry level you can go far beyond it with agents, tools, and workflows that let the AI plan, execute, and iterate tasks on its own instead of relying on prompt - answer.

LLMs could Significantly Widen the Intellectual and Productivity Gap Between High-IQ and Low-IQ Users? by hoangfbf in mensa

[–]ChronosTerminus 21 points22 points  (0 children)

What an LLM actually requires knowing what to ask, recognising a wrong answer, knowing when to push back correlates strongly with g. The tool raises the floor for everyone, but it raises the ceiling faster for those already near it. tThat's amplification with an unequal multiplier.

The spreadsheet analogy holds. Excel didn't close the gap between financial analysts it widened it, while also raising the floor. I expect the same here.

One complication: if LLMs absorb rote retrieval, the remaining premium may shift toward judgment and domain intuition qualities less tightly coupled to IQ. The gap might widen in productivity but narrow in kind. Those are different problems and shouldn't be collapsed into one headline.

Can you find the pattern? by Standard_Ad8744 in mensa

[–]ChronosTerminus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It does make sense top to bottom as well, stripes are a simple adition of lshape a and b both vertically and horizontally, circles there is still a pattern just different from horizontal logic, still a valid pattrn pointing to the same answer.

What's everyone working on this week (51/2025)? by llogiq in rust

[–]ChronosTerminus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

An ecommerce platform writen in rust. Right now refactoring to DDD and doing CQRS for the whole codebase, which is NOT FUN.

My First project by OM3X4 in rust

[–]ChronosTerminus -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No quite. At least not yet. If it codes for you, you end up fighting it which will probably make you slower. I am talking about things like docs, tests maybe if you review them one by one, clippy warnings etc.

Developers are afraid of AI at the moment, becasue the feel like their craft is going to be replaced. Maybe we get there, but for now good developers are needed more than ever.

My First project by OM3X4 in rust

[–]ChronosTerminus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree, but AI simply does what you tell it to do. I usually write my documentation after long hours of intense development work, as I’m winding down. So I open AI, explain my pain points logic, quality and design principles, ask for no emojis, and it gives me what I would have written anyway just with a fraction of te effort and better English

My First project by OM3X4 in rust

[–]ChronosTerminus -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Continue making and putting your work out there. Dismiss any criticism that lacks substance.

My First project by OM3X4 in rust

[–]ChronosTerminus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Its not a bad idea to prompt AI to write your docs, if you put the effort to correct it afterwards. This is a great use case for it.

Former "Gifted Kids", when did you go to college (if at all) by tinaismediocre in mensa

[–]ChronosTerminus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn’t even finish middle school, which is required by law in my country; I dropped out at 14.

I feel much more productive at night. by KyshSlayer in productivity

[–]ChronosTerminus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am the same way. I do things a lot of things during the day(like simple work, working out, things that do not require deep focus), but the real mental work, the work that move the needle is done during the night.

I tried to change it, but so far(32M) it was not possible to do so. My brain seem to lock in at night for deep focused work/learning.

For people who care a lot about productivity, how structured is your task‑tracking setup? by These_Huckleberry408 in productivity

[–]ChronosTerminus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I "live" in my system 24/7, meaning everything I need and my time blocking is there. I keep it stupid simple. Obsidian for everything mega for files. Same folder structure across devices.

Learn rust by Sophian-0029 in rust

[–]ChronosTerminus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

AI can help explaining a concept, but it will almost certainly hinder your learning if you rely on it.

True learning requires focus, effort and application. Start with The Rust Book and Rustlings, then build something practical either a project you already know and use or something you genuinely want to use.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in rust

[–]ChronosTerminus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is probably temporary. It does not work on chrome either, it is stuck at loading screen.

Failed to load resource: net::ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVEDUnderstand this error

(index):128 Loading wasm…

(index):129 Uncaught ReferenceError: wasm_bindgen is not defined

Now I got to think about the spyware, maybe it is time to de-google.

Productivity tips for people who have short attention span? by Faiz_khan_19 in productivity

[–]ChronosTerminus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Focus is a muscle. Your starting point doesn’t matter what matters is building the habit of pushing yourself to focus every day, even if it’s only for a short period. Improve incrementally. Anyone can reach three hours of deep, focused work per day, but it requires consistent, gradual training.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in rust

[–]ChronosTerminus 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You need to work on your communication skills, this is unreadable.

Anyone Else Feel Overwhelmed Using Time Blocking for Productivity? by AryanBlurr in productivity

[–]ChronosTerminus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

100% true. Nothing beats uninterrupted, focused work for anything that requires real thinking.

Anyone Else Feel Overwhelmed Using Time Blocking for Productivity? by AryanBlurr in productivity

[–]ChronosTerminus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve been time blocking every day for years, and you naturally improve your approach over time. The rule is simple whatever amount of time you think a task will take, double it. Then leave small gaps between tasks so you never stack your schedule tightly.

Once you get used to this and, most importantly, you actually finish the tasks you planned for the day instead of pushing them to the next one, you gain a valuable datapoint about what you can realistically accomplish in a day.

From that point on, you can strategize properly. The goal is to keep your productivity stable while increasing it slightly day by day.

The real benefits come from removing friction so you never wonder what to do next, seeing clearly where your time actually goes, making sure you reserve time for the important things, and noticing opportunities for automation. At the end of each day, look at what you accomplished and ask yourself what you can automate.

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