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“insightful visuals” thread 1. Improvement vs perceived improvement https://t.co/gOCucvURFf
2. Meandering vs systematic exploration https://t.co/EfEZ0z7YHq
I think about these two pictures from @joulee a lot – very succinct and powerful way of describing how professional creatives have a more structured process, and how that isn't necessarily limiting – you actually get to try more things this way https://t.co/XUA8zUZBMb
3. Incremental vs Iterative https://t.co/HtzDsqzJuT
4. Video game level design https://t.co/vy42KA561N
5. Unrealistic vs realistic graffiti https://t.co/NNZolnmlaL
6. overcoming functional fixedness https://t.co/bKAXD7ywFM
7. How Steven Spielberg uses the background to introduce characters and action https://t.co/N4X4onK5bs
Spielberg does this incredibly well: he shows you a scene, typically between two actors, and then he subtly reveals another POV, usually via a third actor. It’s this elegant, smooth way of transitioning, and it feels very organic. Your attention is drawn naturally. Film genius https://t.co/ft2MxQzQ8T
8. A simple, accessible and fun list of logical fallacies https://t.co/R7yiUn9d44
10. The greatest Venn diagram humanity has yet conceived https://t.co/61uAXBfPFo
11. Wasn’t expecting that https://t.co/izo3Alju1I
12. (Harrison()Ford) https://t.co/eKpo71YoHH
13. Mortality rates https://t.co/PhzLn6RnTd
14. this is technically a screenshot of text rather than an actual image, but I'm putting it here anyway because I think it's worth revisiting https://t.co/xJrg9V5Pf9
15. survivorship bias The damaged portions of returning planes show locations where they can take a hit and still return home safely; those hit in other places do not survive. (Image shows hypothetical data.) https://t.co/TGdWYfSghH https://t.co/9bX9o1yWHr
16. patterns in PINs across entire population(s) https://t.co/pg2pBzPEhy
17. "X is overtaking Y" sometimes means "both X and Y and slowing down, and Y is slowing down faster than X" https://t.co/jQqoSbKjGB
18. GDP over time https://t.co/GOUtzmXVC2
19. Why it’s useful not just to know the statistical average, but the dispersion as well (especially when outliers have outsized consequences) https://t.co/d7Wxr6BoFb
20. generating -> analyzing -> synthesizing https://t.co/5cmDF5RYVt
21. the universal decay of collective memory and attention https://t.co/awJcNmjyDL
22. Just watching this closely improves your trigonometric intuition. Several minds blown in the replies particularly re: tangents https://t.co/8KBnkT7tAg
23. Sex blog traffic on Christmas https://t.co/BhfS0hfzwx
24. Goals scored over time https://t.co/31vrIV2edW
25. the effect of incentives https://t.co/Cgcsf3x5Z8
26. the misunderstanding over the dress, visualized. it's all about perceived context https://t.co/1yljFJttlD
"Perceptual illusions show us in a clear and unambiguous way that we don’t directly perceive the world around us. Perceptual experience is a simulation—a mental model—that doesn’t always correspond to the reality it aims to depict." https://t.co/4E8xM6JFdR https://t.co/lNGGWwb3JA
27. exponential growth https://t.co/jxmP9bIs9c
28. the world as 100 people, over the past 200 years https://t.co/5OdGQRXh57
29. Brand value over time https://t.co/QzYqd6r7zr
30. intuitive design egs https://t.co/0pPUroAx6l
31. City populations over time, absolutely enchanting https://t.co/iwWd7DCbjF
32. The Fence Paradox https://t.co/Ilvw6668Cs
33. If swans were depicted like dinosaurs https://t.co/YFY2XSALIj
34. Diagrammatic comparison between brains of different species https://t.co/oSAmb3XrHs
35. animated climate data from 1850 - present day https://t.co/05npVH7Q6h
36. What’s going on while your personalised targeted ad loads https://t.co/rn3SwHt4UM
37. Users over time https://t.co/LSz38QbzEv
38. The intersection of emails, todos and calendars https://t.co/rXisTqBAVu
39. how couples meet https://t.co/7TIrUqfONJ
40. employment rate over time https://t.co/h6qxknIf4W
41. grouping items by stage, not type https://t.co/AwEZrXXyhj
42. diagramming your argument https://t.co/Gnl6n9pyXm
43. I want this graph for everything https://t.co/jO4ipsJiZH
44. Moore's law https://t.co/udV584eZUI
45. perceptions of probability https://t.co/WHaME73lpH
46. how good is "good"? https://t.co/n34xKtweAN
47. Rule of law vs GDP/capita https://t.co/fRhwpgZsXr
48. marathon completion times https://t.co/tMILJAArdT
49. ATMs installed vs bank tellers employed https://t.co/SEL4u0cqsj
50. the trinket economy https://t.co/xdcBU6PWIc
51. the writing process https://t.co/6fTiJ7FYcz
52. from anarchy of genesis to dictatorship of shipping https://t.co/IrDZXIpamJ
@visakanv 53. https://t.co/ZL5dmw1QtI
53. forecasting is hard https://t.co/2B6MVOSuLW
54. exploration vs refinement https://t.co/zHxTf3RF8c
55. pathfinding https://t.co/LlqriJDt5D
56. moral repugnance https://t.co/PVsZJvlHdr
57. mindfulness for engineers, via @PearShapedComic https://t.co/yu4zxU6cE4 https://t.co/onmSyNobks
58. spectrum of info packet configs https://t.co/OIaOAmXsF0
59. informed simplicity https://t.co/SQo1CSVDdP
60. The Innovator’s Dilemma (worth clicking thru for the whole thread) https://t.co/hPlQqi3E3U https://t.co/O2IzYvlBn0
61. Political compass map https://t.co/Pm0q1hN7j7 https://t.co/r8YzK5RxvD
reposting the first image: insightful visuals 1. improvement vs perceived improvement I believe it's by @marcdalessio: https://t.co/o6eRry7NVh https://t.co/4BVzTRtBoW
62. evolution of alphabets https://t.co/L4axBrhIEw
63. tank alignment chart https://t.co/AwB5tGG3U5
64. swiss cheese model https://t.co/hbv6wc5OJE
65. sorting algorithms https://t.co/4bSkuSwKOH https://t.co/Avpdp4FsmV
66. đź’§ https://t.co/QUQlhsCzJT
67. 4,000 years of world history https://t.co/Blwr48hJKH
68. Latino alignment chart (h/t @ebeggin1) https://t.co/GKv6AWMskG
69. principles of motion design https://t.co/ZapsPvMGJM
70. rave alignment chart https://t.co/3opLScRAUC
74. (h/t @burn_naomi) https://t.co/YPnUWXvVU2
75. (h/t @AlexStrook) https://t.co/EYWYoOW1u9
@RichDecibels @PearShapedComic the rest of the strip also conveys more of the vibe https://t.co/YIftM3AfyI
