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Human Stigmergy: The world is my task list

The world is my task list

This is repeated by each insect, and it is all they need to build and stock their great cathedrals, complete with effective ventilation shafts, highways leading straight to the best sources of food, and everything else they need to thrive. If I decide I want to refill my bicycle's tires with air the next time I go out, I don't even try to commit that to memory, nor do I write a memo on Google Keep: I immediately take the floor pump and place it on the path out of my room. I could hit my head and have my short-term memory wiped clean, and simply looking at the pump, the garbage bag, the toy brick would instantly inform me of what I'm supposed to do.

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