It is possible to be extremely astute about how you manage difficult decisions. With just a few mental tools you get a double benefit: 1) better outcomes; 2) release from agonizing about the decision process.
Many mental tools—algorithms—that have been developed with obligatory clarity for computers turn out to have ready application for humans facing such problems as: when to stop hunting for an apartment or lover; how much novelty to seek; how to get rid of the right stuff; how to allot scarce time; how to consider the future; when to relax constraints; how to give chance a chance; how to recognize when you’re playing the wrong game; and how to make decisions easier for others (“computational kindness”) Brian Christian, the co-author of Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions, lives in San Francisco, deploying his degrees in philosophy, computer science, and poetry. "Algorithms to Live By," Brian Christian, SFJAZZ Center, Hayes Valley, San Francisco, 7pm, Monday June 20. The show starts promptly at 7:30pm. To be sure of a seat: • Long Now Members <https://longnow.org/membership/> can use the discount code on the Christian Seminar page to reserve 2 free seats <http://longnow.org/seminars/02016/jun/20/algorithms-live/>. • You can purchase tickets for $15 each <http://longnow.org/seminars/02016/jun/20/algorithms-live/>. • Seminar at SFJAZZ Center <http://www.sfjazz.org/visit/directions> 201 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 • Tune into the live audio stream <http://longnow.org/live/> for Long Now Members at 7:30 PT - become a member <https://longnow.org/membership/> for just $8 a month. Share this talk: Brian Christian, "Algorithms to Live By" Long Now talk on 6/20 http://goo.gl/o0swtI <http://goo.gl/o0swtI> Talks coming up: July 14 (Thurs.) - Kevin Kelly, The Next 30 Digital Years <http://longnow.org/seminars/02016/jul/14/next-30-digital-years/> Aug. 9 (Tue.) - Seth Lloyd, Quantum Computer Reality <http://longnow.org/seminars/02016/aug/09/quantum-computer-reality/> Sept. 20 (Tue.) - Jonathan Rose, The Well-tempered City <http://longnow.org/seminars/02016/sep/20/well-tempered-city/> Nov. 1 (Mon.) - Douglas Coupland, The Extreme Present <http://longnow.org/seminars/02016/nov/01/extreme-present/> High-quality videos of the talks and other benefits (such as priority tickets) are available to Long Now members. Membership, which starts at $8/month ($96/year), helps support the series and other Long Now projects. Joinable here <https://longnow.org/membership/>. This is one of a monthly series of Long Now talks organized by The Long Now Foundation. Free audio and my summaries of all previous talks are available for download here <http://longnow.org/seminars/> (or stay up to date with the podcast here <http://longnow.org/seminars/podcast/>). You'll find a range of long-term thinking items on our Blog <http://blog.longnow.org/> (RSS <http://feeds.feedburner.com/longnow>). If you would like to be notified by email (like this one) of forthcoming talks, go here <http://list.longnow.org/mailman/listinfo/salt> to sign up online. Any questions, contact Danielle Engelman at Long Now -- 415-561-6582 x1 <tel:415-561-6582%20x1> or danie...@longnow.org <mailto:danie...@longnow.org>. You are welcome to forward this note to anyone you think might be interested. --Stewart Brand s...@longnow.org <mailto:s...@longnow.org> -- The Long Now Foundation -- http://longnow.org/ <http://longnow.org/> Seminars & downloads -- http://longnow.org/seminars/ <http://longnow.org/seminars/> Interval Events -- http://theinterval.org/events/ <http://theinterval.org/events/> •Twitter <https://twitter.com/longnow> - up to the minute info on tickets and events •Long Now Blog <http://blog.longnow.org/> - daily updates on events and ideas •Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/longnow> - stay in touch through our fan page
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