> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.bramadams.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Critical Mass - URL: https://www.bramadams.dev/critical-mass/ - Published: 2025-01-14T05:05:41.000Z - Updated: 2025-01-14T05:25:57.000Z - Description: how much is enough? - Author: Bram Adams - Tags: ycb (n.) how many entries are needed to have the engine self sustain. there are multiple sub-system engines 💡 as of writing, I have ****\~48,000 entries** in my YCB from 2018-2024 Engines include: - search engine ( > ycb < ) (*\>ycb< means energy focused internally, think the effort it takes to keep a fire that's warming your house running by moving the logs around*) - synthesis engine - sharing engine == sharing entries (ycb ->) (*ycb-> means warming the house*) - storing engine == storing entries (-> ycb) (*\-> ycb means adding logs*) - overall input engine == -> ycb (*the end to end process of storing*) - overall usage engine == > ycb < (*the end to end process of growth and maintenance*) - overall output engine == ycb -> (*the overall process of affecting the external world with ycb*) 💡 ****Overall**: much like $ the more you have in a savings account -- the more entries in the system the better. ycb operates on a **reinforcing loop*. the caveat is that this is relevant and useful information, i.e. **not noise*. more monopoly money or inflation money means nothing. well thought out entries have **evergreen* value. | Engine | \# entries (low) | ... (avg) | ... (high) | reasoning | | --------- | ---------------- | --------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | search | 2 | 1000 | inf | l: you need at least 2 things to search and see a sortm: 1000 things is a list worth searchingh: you can index infinite items for search | | synthesis | 2 | 10 | 50 | l: one thing can't be in a relationship with itselfm: 10 items connected == 2 distant ideas with 4 neighbors eachh: the human mind can't store the complexity of many more relationships than this + set is either too dense or too sparse | | sharing | 1 | 50 | 50 | l: here's a thing i want to show youm: i have different friend groups, i show them different thingsh: i have a max num of friend groups | | storing | 0 | inf | inf | l: storing is immediately valuable, because yeahm + h: the value of storing goes up as the value of the synthesis and share engines go up | | input | 10 | 100 | inf | l: you wont reap the rewards of storing immediately, but it is a fallacy to over index on the now (hedonism/present bias). 10 is when you start to see this.m: 100 is when it becomes habitual, you get a eye for what's good to storeh: using different types of input (img, audio, etc) | | usage | 10 | 25 | 100 | l: usage is largely synthesis related tasks, you need entries to start forming relationships and "amino acid" information chainsm: 25 is enough that you can start doing serious syntesis work in a localized topich: realistically, you'll only be engaging with 100 entries or so a day (though you may see more) | | output | 1 | 25 | 100 | l: sharing one entry with a friendm: same as usage engineh: publishing well cited essay level work happens when you have a polymathic diverse set of data | ## Reasoning as Toggle Lists #### search engine l: you need at least 2 things to search and see a sort m: 1000 things is a list worth searching h: you can index infinite items for search #### synthesis engine l: one thing can't be in a relationship with itself m: 10 items connected == 2 distant ideas with 4 neighbors each h: the human mind can't store the complexity of many more relationships than this + set is either too dense or too sparse #### sharing engine l: here's a thing i want to show you m: i have different friend groups, i show them different things h: i have a max num of friend groups #### storing engine l: storing is immediately valuable, because yeah m + h: the value of storing goes up as the value of the synthesis and share engines go up #### overall input engine l: you wont reap the rewards of storing immediately, but it is a fallacy to over index on the now (hedonism/present bias). 10 is when you start to see this. m: 100 is when it becomes habitual, you get a eye for what's good to store h: using different types of input (img, audio, etc) #### overall usage engine l: usage is largely synthesis related tasks, you need entries to start forming relationships and "amino acid" information chains m: 25 is enough that you can start doing serious syntesis work in a localized topic h: realistically, you'll only be engaging with 100 entries or so a day (though you may see more) #### overall output engine l: sharing one entry with a friend m: same as usage engine h: publishing well cited essay level work happens when you have a polymathic diverse set of data