Gerrit McGowan
@gerritmc.bsky.social
Tech founder, whitewater athlete, flow state researcher, and armchair neuroscientist. Toddler dad...so adjust expectations accordingly.
linkedin.com/in/gerritmcgowan
linkedin.com/in/gerritmcgowan
What if your best #longevity tool is simply a better relationship with time?
I recently spoke about this at Life Summit 2025, but mostly told stories about #kayaking and #flowstate.
These are my thoughts.
🧠 Aging, Flow & the Duality of Time (Substack)
synapticcircus.substack.com/p/aging-flow...
I recently spoke about this at Life Summit 2025, but mostly told stories about #kayaking and #flowstate.
These are my thoughts.
🧠 Aging, Flow & the Duality of Time (Substack)
synapticcircus.substack.com/p/aging-flow...
June 3, 2025 at 12:47 PM
What if your best #longevity tool is simply a better relationship with time?
I recently spoke about this at Life Summit 2025, but mostly told stories about #kayaking and #flowstate.
These are my thoughts.
🧠 Aging, Flow & the Duality of Time (Substack)
synapticcircus.substack.com/p/aging-flow...
I recently spoke about this at Life Summit 2025, but mostly told stories about #kayaking and #flowstate.
These are my thoughts.
🧠 Aging, Flow & the Duality of Time (Substack)
synapticcircus.substack.com/p/aging-flow...
Did you know that too much dopamine makes you worse at adapting to failure?
Neuroscientists just discovered the "Goldilocks Zone" of dopamine for optimal decision-making.
Read more: synapticcircus.substack.com/p/understand...
Neuroscientists just discovered the "Goldilocks Zone" of dopamine for optimal decision-making.
Read more: synapticcircus.substack.com/p/understand...
Understanding the Role of Dopamine in Entrepreneurial Mistakes and Failures
"Learning, unlearning, and relearning action-outcome associations are necessary to optimize gains and minimize losses in uncertain environments”… said every entrepreneur ever.
synapticcircus.substack.com
February 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Did you know that too much dopamine makes you worse at adapting to failure?
Neuroscientists just discovered the "Goldilocks Zone" of dopamine for optimal decision-making.
Read more: synapticcircus.substack.com/p/understand...
Neuroscientists just discovered the "Goldilocks Zone" of dopamine for optimal decision-making.
Read more: synapticcircus.substack.com/p/understand...
While we focus on #AI, the #algorithms that influence our beliefs are the existential threat. We were warned.
“The real problem of humanity is the following: we have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions and godlike technology. And it is terrifically dangerous.” - E.O. Wilson (1929-2021)
“The real problem of humanity is the following: we have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions and godlike technology. And it is terrifically dangerous.” - E.O. Wilson (1929-2021)
November 22, 2024 at 2:22 PM
While we focus on #AI, the #algorithms that influence our beliefs are the existential threat. We were warned.
“The real problem of humanity is the following: we have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions and godlike technology. And it is terrifically dangerous.” - E.O. Wilson (1929-2021)
“The real problem of humanity is the following: we have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions and godlike technology. And it is terrifically dangerous.” - E.O. Wilson (1929-2021)
New research shows that Twitter/X made an algorithmic shift to the political right just as Elon Musk endorsed #Trump for president. Is #Musk deliberately manipulating the algorithms for his own personal and political gain? Here's the study so you can decide for yourself.
github.com/timothyjgrah...
github.com/timothyjgrah...
github.com
November 22, 2024 at 2:09 PM
New research shows that Twitter/X made an algorithmic shift to the political right just as Elon Musk endorsed #Trump for president. Is #Musk deliberately manipulating the algorithms for his own personal and political gain? Here's the study so you can decide for yourself.
github.com/timothyjgrah...
github.com/timothyjgrah...