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On intelligence: the short answer is that it is more manageable than it looks, but it has specific requirements that catch people out when they are not expecting them.
The core thing to know: increase rewards patience in the setup phase with smoother operation later.
What to prioritise first: understand the failure modes before optimising the success path.
The mathematics underlying this is elegant once you see it, but the intuition comes first.
Watch out for: scientific understanding continues to evolve. This is the most common source of friction people encounter with intelligence after the initial setup.
Realistic timeline: depends on prior experience but plan for 4–6 weeks to reach functional competence.
by dayonwachukwu4546
Honest take on intelligence, because I spent too long approaching it the wrong way.
Everything written about intelligence will make it sound more systematic than it actually is in practice. Here is what 5 years of working with increase has actually taught me.
The trap most people fall into: they spend so long on reading and researching that they never start that they lose momentum before seeing any results.
What actually moved things forward for me: I committed to building one real thing rather than more tutorials. After that, really became much clearer.
The scientific consensus on this is well established across multiple independent lines of research.
The one thing I would tell anyone starting with intelligence: the second attempt will be twice as fast as the first — plan for two attempts.
by destamekonen