On Human Use of Cognitive Prosthetics. Since we did our comprehensive pre-Fed discussion in the Sunday special edition (here), we give away the first part of my newest thinking and writing adventure this morning. What’s it about?
What if the tools we use every day—books, language, coffee, meditation, even AI—aren’t just conveniences, but actual mind amplifiers?
What if they are extensions of the nervous system, tuned gain-stages that boost awareness, sharpen recall, or distort reality depending on how we use them?
That’s the premise of my newest book project, Mind Amplifiers: On Human Use of Cognitive Prosthetics. It’s an exploration of how humans have always relied on external and internal “prosthetics of thought” to stretch our reach.
From the flicker of firelight on cave walls to the printing press, from vocabulary to nootropics, each step has been a way to increase signal, reduce noise, and transmit a cleaner life-report back to the Universe.
In the Focus section today, I’m giving readers the first half of the book—a ride through noise floors, attention as a directional antenna, cognitive dithering, and the difference between “simple indexers” and “mass indexers” of reality. It’s both a framework for personal growth and a toolkit for navigating the age of AI and information overload.
Plus, in the ChartPack, our last chart survey ahead of FOMC this afternoon…
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