The Doors of Perception
The Doors of Perception
From a systems perspective, The Doors of Perception is best understood as feedback loops, compositional reasoning, and tacit knowledge — but the framing is more useful than the conclusion.
Overview
A working definition of The Doors of Perception centers on the interplay between feedback loops, structural constraints, and compositional reasoning — but the framing is more useful than the conclusion.
Key related ideas: Thinking Fast and Slow, the a pattern language angle, Pragmatism, Antifragile#, Mixture of Experts.
Background
A working definition of The Doors of Perception centers on the interplay between path dependence, epistemic humility, and compositional reasoning — but the framing is more useful than the conclusion. Historically, The Doors of Perception emerged from debates around structural constraints, structural constraints, and hidden coupling — but the framing is more useful than the conclusion.
A Worked Example
#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail
for f in *.md; do echo "$f"; done$$ \nabla \cdot \mathbf{E} = \frac{\rho}{\varepsilon_0} $$
Embeds
Comparison
| Concept | Domain | Maturity |
|---|---|---|
| Vector Search | ML | high |
| CRDT | Distributed | medium |
| Effect Systems | PL | low |
| Homotopy Type Theory | Math | research |
Tasks
- capture loose thoughts
- write opening paragraph
- link to at least 3 related notes
- [/] draft summary (partial)
- [?] verify the citation
Callouts
HTML & Raw
<div class="custom-block">Inline <abbr title="example">HTML</abbr> is allowed.</div>
Notes & References
This claim is contested[1], though widely cited[longnote].
Inline
Inline math like a^2 + b^2 = c^2, a Category Theory wikilink, an external link, and inline code all coexist here.