prada vs. prata

was examining the existing labels used to classify L&D activities (namely: formal learning, social learning, and self-directed learning) which have roots from the (out)dated 70-20-10 model.

and cooked this analogy as i was trying to explain the importance of the exercise:

“Wear Prada, not Prata.” (Tan, 2026)

very often, pple thought they are wearing Prada, because they do not have the eyes to discern (or simply bochap could be another possibility). but to those who know, they see right through the pratas, and perhaps cant help a shake of the head or two.

凡事还是要名正言顺,不要贻笑大方才好。

a read on lit revew of research on brain and AI use …

… to-date. expect new research to emerge as time goes, following the advancement of AI.

medium article: https://albertoromgar.medium.com/what-the-studies-say-about-how-ai-affects-your-brain-a-very-big-compilation-781d776020f9

[tl;dr] (research to-date reveals) “when AI does your thinking, you lose thinking.” does it matter depends on “whether you believe there’s intrinsic value in the process of thinking itself , independent of the output.” [/tl;dr]

Assuming thinking matters, the more AI is used, the less thinking skills remain good (cos skills need practice), and the path to good-er-ing brains could be paused, hopefully not for good.

4.0 –> 4.1

original web hosting plan with bluehost is expiring and becoming too expensive. thus, have migrated to hostinger which is cheaper for the pocket (: hence, site title +.1 to version.