Weekly #33: The Ladder of Inference

This issue covers my reflections from September to October 2025. The video Rethinking Thinking introduces the concept of the "Ladder of Inference" — a model of how we process the raw information we perceive in the world. It breaks the process into seven steps: Raw data : The unfiltered data of the world as our senses receive it. Selected data : From everything we perceive, we unconsciously use attention to filter certain details and information. Interpreted data : We try to make sense of what we've selected