Self Improvement

  • Google Publishes Technique for AI Language Model Self-Improvement
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    Google Publishes Technique for AI Language Model Self-Improvement

    Researchers at Google and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) have published a technique called Language Model Self-Improved (LMSI), which fine-tunes a large language model (LLM) on a dataset generated by that same model. Using LMSI, the researchers improved the performance of the LLM on six benchmarks and set new state-of-the-art accuracy records on four of them. The team began with a pre-trained 540B parameter PaLM model. The model was given as input questions from an unlabeled training dataset, along with chain-of-thought prompts. The model generated answers for these questions, which were then used along with the inputs as a fine-tuning training dataset. The fine-tuned model was then evaluated on…

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  • How to set and keep New Year’s resolutions
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    How to set and keep New Year’s resolutions

    Realistic goals and expectations combined with a holistic look at health and wellness are essential to make and keep New Year’s resolutions, said Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts. “Three reasons people fail at keeping their New Year’s resolutions are that what they hope to do is unreasonable, the person expects an unrealistic benefit or the person wasn’t physically or emotionally prepared to make a change,” said Jenna Anding, Ph.D., RDN, professor and AgriLife Extension specialist in the Department of Nutrition at Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Bryan-College Station.                                                                              Most older adults tend to shy away from resolutions while those who take up the challenge for the…

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  • Make 2023 a year of self-improvement
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    Make 2023 a year of self-improvement

    A.CHRISTIAN VAN GORDER Board of Contributors Because I teach religions the world over at Baylor University, I’m often asked to compare different religions. I tell students every faith is distinct with a different worldview that sees a basic problem before offering a unique solution. Christians believe in sin and seek a savior. Buddhists talk about ignorance and seek enlightenment. Muslims confront selfishness and seek surrender to God. Jews face injustice and seek to heal the world. Hindus believe in karma and seek nirvana. Yet all faith traditions share a call for believers to have a moral compass to foster a healthy, balanced path, offering the guidance of wisdom and compassion,…

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  • New Year’s resolutions can be about more than self-improvement
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    New Year’s resolutions can be about more than self-improvement

    People tend to focus New Year’s resolutions on self-improvement and fulfillment. Maybe it’s time to rethink the resolution. In 2020, about 75% of adult Americans set a goal to better themselves in 2021. But Forbes reported there is research to show that, year after year — for a variety of reasons — most have abandoned the effort by February. So … here we go again? It doesn’t have to be that way. Volunteer opportunities abound, especially if you find something that you like doing anyway, said Larry Boehm of Leechburg. In 2010, Boehm volunteered to help tend to the abandoned Leechburg Cemetery after driving by and seeing the job being…

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  • Best podcasts for self-improvement, according to the experts |
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    Best podcasts for self-improvement, according to the experts |

    woman&home Newsletter Sign up to our free daily email for the latest royal and entertainment news, interesting opinion, expert advice on styling and beauty trends, and no-nonsense guides to the health and wellness questions you want answered. Thank you for signing up to . You will receive a verification email shortly. There was a problem. Please refresh the page and try again. By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions (opens in new tab) and Privacy Policy (opens in new tab) and are aged 16 or over. Invigorate your daily routine this new year with the best podcasts for self-improvement to motivate you to make positive changes…

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  • The best self-improvement books to boost your personal development in 2023
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    The best self-improvement books to boost your personal development in 2023

    I n recent years, the notion of self-care has become synonymous with face masks, hot baths, and pasta dinner with a glass of wine. Now don’t get us wrong, we’re absolutely here for this definition of self-care and indulge in it at least bi-weekly. However, with the New Year already in full swing, we thought it might be useful to hark back to the self-care methods of ‘ole. That’s right, your good old fashioned self-help books. With the advent of podcasts, short-form media, and mental health improvement apps, we seem to have forgotten the universal power of reading a fantastic book. READ MORE Whether you stumbled across a piece of…

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  • A Personal-Growth Strategy for Effective Leadership
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    A Personal-Growth Strategy for Effective Leadership

    Here’s an important question for any government leader, or aspiring leader, to ask themselves: How aware and open am I about my weaknesses, bad habits and character flaws, and how proactive am I about working to fix them? Maybe you need to be more humble, patient, truthful, grateful, empathetic, direct or courageous. Maybe you need to go to sleep earlier, be more prompt to meetings or be more organized. Whatever your challenges, you’re in good company: Most of us have many things we can improve about ourselves. When we’re proactive about making those improvements, we not only experience personal growth but we become more effective leaders and managers within our…

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  • Thinking about new year’s resolutions? PW libraries can help | Lifestyles
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    Thinking about new year’s resolutions? PW libraries can help | Lifestyles

    Along with gift-buying, travel plans and decorations, December is also the time many people seriously think about making New Year’s resolutions.  Resolutions are always made with the best of intentions, and when they lead to even partial success, that’s a win. But many people find it tough to turn good intentions into positive changes once the glow of New Year’s Eve celebrations fades and the cold reality that Jan. 1 is, quite often, just another day—the first of 365 to come before your next resolution.  Getting some support and guidance early on can help you gain traction on making a hopeful resolution into a workable new hobby or habit. Your…

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