glossary

August 2025

• whenever i use metametalearning, metalearning, learning … i get confused very easily with those. pls excuse any mistakes there, the boundaries are blurry to me

• things like “[2025-07-21 at 14:11]” that usually refers to a note in my notes app

• things like “[slow is smooth smooth is fast]” where it’s a word/phrase in brackets, then usually im trying to refer to an idea / set of ideas (and in some cases it means ideally id replace that with elaboration if i had more time)

  • or sometimes im just using brackets to make grammar/clauses more clear by separating text

• “Ti” refers to a specific MBTI function, not the mainstream ones but a closer-to-original jungian interpretation (although there is much debate on that, see https://sakinorva.net/library/contextualizing_functions), but anyway for me this term has become something like “thinking in a way where everything connects together, it all has to be logically coherent and consistent and precise, many times based on first principles / axioms (as opposed to your mental cadence being more like memorizing many distinct separate facts and holding lots of knowledge)” cf. axiomatic first-principles thinking, physicist style thinking, etc

  here's a good summary of Ti from chatgpt

  sure! in typology (especially MBTI), **Ti** (Introverted Thinking) is a **subjective, internal logic function** that focuses on internal consistency, precision, and understanding how things work. it’s about building **clear, coherent mental models** based on principles.

    in contrast, **Te** (Extraverted Thinking) is more about **objective, external logic**—it focuses on **efficiency, outcomes, and organizing the outer world** based on what works.
  
    ### Ti (Introverted Thinking)
  
    - seeks internal *truth* and logical consistency
    - asks: “does this make sense to *me*?”
    - tends to analyze and refine concepts privately
    - values accuracy over usefulness
    - may delay action to make sure it’s logically sound
  
    ### Te (Extraverted Thinking)
  
    - seeks external *effectiveness* and measurable results
    - asks: “does this work in the real world?”
    - organizes systems to achieve goals efficiently
    - values utility and execution
    - prefers action and results over prolonged theorizing
  
    Ti types (like INTP, ISTP) often come off as precise, skeptical, and inwardly analytical, while Te types (like ENTJ, ESTJ) seem pragmatic, assertive, and results-oriented.
  

• IFS = internal family systems (see: book “no bad parts” by richard schwartz)

• DRSB = drawing on the right side of the brain (see: book by betty edwards)

• KFP = kung fu panda

• MLT = music learning theory

• dharma = for me personally this includes anything that lines up with the buddha or jesus. and so for me that’s neobuddhism, protestant christianity, christian mysticism, IFS, etc etc etc. any information/action/flow that brings us closer to the order of the universe

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