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by arthurcolle 249 days ago
Executive functions just means exerting control over things. It can be self-control, but that can mean control over one's focus
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Yeah, I'm just struggling a bit to see how that is the key thing to write a good prompt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_functions

"Executive functions include basic cognitive processes such as attentional control, cognitive inhibition, inhibitory control, working memory, and cognitive flexibility. Higher-order executive functions require the simultaneous use of multiple basic executive functions and include planning and fluid intelligence (e.g., reasoning and problem-solving)."

Executive function is not just emotional control. It's higher levels of thinking. It's the E in CEO. AI is really just an amplifier, just like how a calculator in one person's hand could be much powerful than in someone else's