Introduction Nonviolent Communication (NVC), developed by psychologist Marshall Rosenberg, is an approach to communication that prioritizes empathy, deep listening, and the recognition of universal human needs.
In his book Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life, Rosenberg presents a framework designed to help individuals navigate conflicts, express themselves authentically, and foster meaningful connections. Rather than focusing on winning arguments or persuading others, NVC shifts the focus to understanding, ensuring that all parties feel heard and valued....
Part 1/3 - Exporing the mathematical, statistical, and probabilistic nature of the market. Specifically, I attempt building a mean-reversion probability model, backtesting it against historical data, and understanding where/why it falls short. The results explain why simple statistical models fail to capture the complex beast that is the financial market. Nevertheless, this helps with foundational understanding and there is much to learn that I then iterate in the subsequent posts on the topic of ML based Trading.
Introduction I was first introduced to the concept of “second-brain” from Tobi Lutke, the founder of Shopify. The topic started because someone asked whether he still codes - now that he is a founder of such a large company. Tobi went on to explain that he spent the weekend writing some code to customise Logseq to his preferences, and that he’s an active member of the Logseq community.
The following weekend, I setup Logseq and learnt its weird ways of working, and have since been an ardent user and fan of the Logseq/Obsidian methodology of building a “second-brain”...
Part 2/3 - Understanding how modern LLMS work. From RNNs, to transformers, towards modern scaling laws.