When deciding what is worth developing in terms of professional skills, there is an important concept that I would like to talk about, we would call the half life of skills. My name is David Orban and this is the context
16601502870000000
× ⁝⁝
Graph Language Processing Settings:
Specify the settings for your text-to-network conversion algorithm for this graph.
× ⁝⁝
one statement at a time
Dynamic Graph Settings
See the dynamic evolution of this graph: scroll or "play" the text entries to see how the text propagated through the network graph over time.
Play the Graph
current speed of the player:
0 2000
one statement at a time
× ⁝⁝
Export the Data
Network Graph Images:
The graph images for publishing on the web or in a journal. For embeds and URLs use the share menu.
PNG (Image) SVG (Hi-Res)
Visible Statements (Tagged):
Export the currently filtered (visible) statements with all the meta-data tags (topics, sentiment).
CSV (Spreadsheet) MD (e.g.Obsidian)
Text Mining Analytics:
Summary of insights from the analytics panel. For specific in-depth exports, see the download button in the Analytics panel.
TXT Analytics Report CSV Report N-Grams CSV
Network Graph Data:
The raw data with all the statistics for further analysis in another software.
JSON CSV Gexf (Gephi)
All the Text (for backup and duplicating):
Plain text used to create this graph without any meta-data
Download Plain Text (All Statements)
× ⁝⁝
Save This Graph View:
× ⁝⁝
Delete This Graph:
× ⁝⁝
Your Project Notes
Interpret graph data, save ideas, AI content, and analytics reports.
Auto-Generate from Analytics
Top keywords (global influence):
Top topics (local contexts):
Explore the main topics and terms outlined above or see them in the excerpts from this text below.
See the relevant data in context: click here to show the excerpts from this text that contain these topics below.
Tip: use the form below to save the most relevant keywords for this search query. Or start writing your content and see how it relates to the existing search queries and results.
Tip: here are the keyword queries that people search for but don't actually find in the search results.
I'm often asked for advice, what are the areas of technology for example, where a certain person should invest in developing new skills. And I am always very happy to provide my feedback, the opportunity is available for all of us to improve ourselves. Of course, this is true both in the personal sphere, as in the professional sphere, but I will concentrate on the second one today also, in the questions come from people of all ages, and this is very appropriate, rather than being set in a given type of career. Even those who are not very young anymore, who are not at the beginning of their professional trajectory, can and should invest in themselves in order to maintain and improve their ability to provide value to the businesses that they work together with. This is especially important in terms of what I call the half life of skills. What do I mean? Well, if anytime we decide to invest our attention, our resources, our time in a given direction, we have to take into account the
16601502870000000
opportunity costs that arise unavoidably the decision of going in one direction will imply that we do not go in another direction or as a matter of fact, a very large number of possible alternative directions. So, the decision has certain costs associated with it, both in terms of time, resources, attention and in terms of opportunity costs. And given that a our professional time is limited, at least for now, even if measured in decades, we definitely want to maximize the return on the investment that we are making in developing a new skill. But not all skills are equal. Some of them are more marketable, some of them are it harder to acquire, they require a longer application, a deeper understanding or maybe specific talents and attitudes. So, there will be a natural ranking of what the opportunities are of acquiring a new skill based on these criteria. One of the most important criteria is however, how long am I going to be able to apply usefully that particular skill in a market
16601502870000000
constantly evolving? where new technologies new approaches, new attitudes, new requirements, constantly pop up? The probability that rather than a particular skill being attractive in a broad market, a in my ability to generate value in that market, that particular skill being neutral or even a hindrance when that probably the reaches or goes below 50%. I call that the half life of the skill. So let's make a few examples. The probability that soft skill would decline in its ability to generate value is very low empathy, my
16601502870000000
capacity to put myself in someone else's shoes, and as a consequence, better understand their point of view, and maybe better negotiate an outcome with them, that optimizes not only my interests, but their interests and objectives as well. Putting our relationship in a stronger foundation for future development. It is unlikely that improving our empathy is going to be in the future less valuable than many other things where we could invest our time and attention. The ability to find and hire a man edge, and if needed fire people, recognizing in others, those professional characteristics or human qualities that complement the existing team and fill gaps. In order to make everyone more effective in reaching our goals, this is also a skill that is very unlikely to decline in its value. So, the conclusion is that it is always worth investing and improving in soft skills at any age. Another example, could be the ability to communicate your ideas, public speaking, to many people are
16601502870000000
hindered in their capacity to build their professional career or to give form to their ideas by poor communication abilities and pretty widespread fear of public speaking. Now, on the other hand, there are definitely extremely valuable technical skills that are worth acquiring. And these are almost always characterized by waves of excitement, that make them very attractive, and it is absolutely worth to consider how to combine a solid foundation of technical skills that have lasting power together with those that may require some deep analysis, but it may have a shorter Half Life. Again, let me give a few examples. One of the greatest waves of excitement is around cryptocurrencies, the Blockchain and the corresponding technical skills of developing applications based on the Blockchain, smart contract development and so on. The whole philosophy of a decentralized and distributed application is very different from the philosophy of a traditional application. And as a consequence, it a
16601502870000000
developer must acquire an ability to understand the logic of the program and how it the Blockchain can support certain functions, but also how others are much better handled, at least for now by more traditional centralized structures. So, from an architectural point of view, it is extremely valuable to understand the balance of the components of a Blockchain project. And it belongs to a technical skill to be able to make decisions around this architecture that is likely to stay because the
16601502870000000
compromises or the decisions that need to be made around which components to decentralize, which components to put on centralized systems instead is going to change but still, the decision will need to be made and the ability to make those decisions will stay valuable. which programming language which particular framework, which approach needs to be used to implement the solution that has been designed and architected on a given operating system or a given layer one Blockchain particular mobile phone target? Well, that is much more contingent. If you developed a few years ago, a mobile application? Well, somebody in the team or a client could ask, shouldn't we also have on top of iOS and Android, also a Windows mobile version? Well, Windows Mobile didn't survive. So the ability to develop for Windows Mobile has also become obsolete and kind of useless. Today, there are new opportunities for sure. Another example, is developing for interactive, smart speakers, and the conversational
16601502870000000
interfaces that they represent or developing for the new Metaverse environments, where the interactivity and the three dimensional immersive reality they create, pose a completely new set of challenges for both those who architect the solutions as well as to developers have the solutions and familiarizing oneself with what are the tools? And what are the approaches to be able and rapidly acquire the new skills needed? Of course, it's possible. We have to be on guard against both requirements and claims that are close to impossible, if not truly impossible. This creates some posts that you may have seen online, where the creator of the framework says, Well, evidently, I wouldn't qualify because I only created this framework three years ago, it became very popular, but this job requires five years of experience or more with my own framework. So it understanding in and analyzing what is the likely life lifecycle of these technical skills enables a person to make very valuable judgments
16601502870000000
on the investment that a particular direction deserves. Here is another example. Machine learning is exploding with beautiful applications. Supporting creativity and creators, for example, in its ability to generate images or generate text, without any technical knowledge well The technical knowledge of creating these platforms such as GPT, three dally to me journey and many others is of course, tremendous it but here as well it is possible to distinguish a particular way of setting up the machine learning lifecycle in
16601502870000000
collecting the data, preparing the data, training the algorithms on the data in then continuing with the cycle improving the results from a deep understanding of statistics and data science, while the approach on the surface will change in the approach at the bottom is likely to stay constant for a long time, possibly decades. So, I hope that alongside the other useful parameters of prioritizing certain skills that you may decide to acquire this concept of the half life of skills is something that you also find valuable. Thank you
16601502870000000
× ⁝⁝
Total Nodes Shown:
extend
to:
Recalculate Metrics Reset Filters
Reset to Default
Show Nodes with Degree > 0:
0 0
Total Nodes Shown:
extend
Filter Graphs:
Filter Time Range
from: to:
Recalculate Metrics Reset Filters
Show Labels for Nodes > 0 size:
0 0
Default Label Size: 0
0 20
Edges Type:
Layout Type:
Reset to Default
× ⁝⁝
× ⁝⁝
Semantic Variability Score
— modulates diversity of the discourse network how it works? The score is calculated based on how modular the structure of the graph is (> 0.4 means the clusters are distinct and separate from one another = multiple perspectives). It also takes into account how the most influential nodes are dispersed among those clusters (higher % = lower concentration of power in a particular cluster).
Actionable Insight:
N/A
We distinguish 4 states of variability in your discourse. We recommend that a well-formed discourse should go through every stage during its evolution (in several iterations).
1 - (bottom left quadrant) — biased — low variability, low diversity, one central idea (genesis and introduction stage).
2 - (top right) - focused - medium variability and diversity, several concepts form a cluster (coherent communication stage).
3 - (bottom right) - diversified — there are several distinct clusters of main ideas present in text, which interact on the global level but maintain specificity (optimization and reflection stage).
4 - (left top) — dispersed — very high variability — there are disjointed bits and pieces of unrelated ideas, which can be used to construct new ideas (creative reformulation stage).
Read more in the cognitive variability help article.
1 - (bottom left quadrant) — biased — low variability, low diversity, one central idea (genesis and introduction stage).
2 - (top right) - focused - medium variability and diversity, several concepts form a cluster (coherent communication stage).
3 - (bottom right) - diversified — there are several distinct clusters of main ideas present in text, which interact on the global level but maintain specificity (optimization and reflection stage).
4 - (left top) — dispersed — very high variability — there are disjointed bits and pieces of unrelated ideas, which can be used to construct new ideas (creative reformulation stage).
Read more in the cognitive variability help article.
Shows to what extent you explored all the different states of the graph, from uniform and regular to fractal and complex. Read more in the cognitive variability help article.
You can increase the score by adding content into the graph (your own and AI-generated), as well as removing the nodes from the graph to reveal latent topics and hidden patterns.
You can increase the score by adding content into the graph (your own and AI-generated), as well as removing the nodes from the graph to reveal latent topics and hidden patterns.
× ⁝⁝
Download: TXT Report CSV Report More Options
We provide LDA stats for comparison purposes only. It works with English-language texts at the moment. More languages are coming soon, subscribe @noduslabs to be informed.
positive: | negative: | neutral:
⤓ ? ⤓
Use the Bert AI model for English, Dutch, German, French, Spanish and Italian to get more precise results (slower). Standard model is faster, works for English only, is less precise, and is based on a fixed AFINN dictionary.
?
Main Topical Clusters & High-Level Ideas
? The topical clusters are comprised of the nodes (words) that tend to co-occur together in the same context (next to each other).
We use a combination of clustering and graph community detection algorithm (Blondel et al based on Louvain) to identify the groups of nodes are more densely connected together than with the rest of the network. They are aligned closer to each other on the graph using the Force Atlas algorithm (Jacomy et al) and are given a distinct color.
We use a combination of clustering and graph community detection algorithm (Blondel et al based on Louvain) to identify the groups of nodes are more densely connected together than with the rest of the network. They are aligned closer to each other on the graph using the Force Atlas algorithm (Jacomy et al) and are given a distinct color.
please, add your data to display the stats...
+ ⤓ ⤓ Most Influential Keywords & Concepts
?
The most influential nodes are either the ones with the highest betweenness centrality — appearing most often on the shortest path between any two randomly chosen nodes (i.e. linking the different distinct communities) — or the ones with the highest degree.
We use the Jenks elbow cutoff algorithm to select the top prominent nodes that have significantly higher influence than the rest.
Click the Reveal Underlying Ideas button to remove the most influential words (or the ones you select) from the graph, to see what terms are hiding behind them.
We use the Jenks elbow cutoff algorithm to select the top prominent nodes that have significantly higher influence than the rest.
Click the Reveal Underlying Ideas button to remove the most influential words (or the ones you select) from the graph, to see what terms are hiding behind them.
please, add your data to display the stats...
+ ⤓
Network Structure:
N/A
?The network structure indicates the level of its diversity. It is based on the modularity measure (>0.4 for medium, >0.65 for high modularity, measured with Louvain (Blondel et al 2008) community detection algorithm) in combination with the measure of influence distribution (the entropy of the top nodes' distribution among the top clusters), as well as the the percentage of nodes in the top community.
Download: TXT Report CSV Report More Options
Structural Gap Insight
(topics to connect) ?A structural gap shows the two distinct communities (clusters of words) in this graph that are important, but not yet connected. That's where the new potential and innovative ideas may reside.
This measure is based on a combination of the graph's connectivity and community structure, selecting the groups of nodes that would either make the graph more connected if it's too dispersed or that would help maintain diversity if it's too connected.
This measure is based on a combination of the graph's connectivity and community structure, selecting the groups of nodes that would either make the graph more connected if it's too dispersed or that would help maintain diversity if it's too connected.
N/A
Discourse Entrance Points
(concepts with the highest influence / frequency ratio) ?
These nodes have unusually high rate of influence (betweenness centrality) to their frequency — meaning they may appear not as often as the most influential nodes but they are important narrative shifting points.
These are usually effective entrance points into the discourse, as they link different topics together and have high inlfuence, but not too many connections, which makes them more accessible.
These are usually effective entrance points into the discourse, as they link different topics together and have high inlfuence, but not too many connections, which makes them more accessible.
N/A
Emerging Keywords
N/A
Evolution of Topics
(number of occurrences per text segment) ?
↻
The chart shows how the main topics and the most influential keywords evolved over time. X-axis: time period (split into 10% blocks). Y-axis: cumulative number of occurrences.
Drag the slider to see how the narrative evolved over time. Select the checkbox to recalculate the metrics at every step (slower, but more precise).
Drag the slider to see how the narrative evolved over time. Select the checkbox to recalculate the metrics at every step (slower, but more precise).
Main Topics
(according to Latent Dirichlet Allocation):loading...
⤓ ? ⤓LDA stands for Latent Dirichlet Allocation — it is a topic modelling algorithm based on calculating the maximum probability of the terms' co-occurrence in a particular text or a corpus.
We provide this data for you to be able to estimate the precision of the default InfraNodus topic modeling method based on text network analysis.
We provide this data for you to be able to estimate the precision of the default InfraNodus topic modeling method based on text network analysis.
Most Influential Words
(main topics and words according to LDA):loading...
We provide LDA stats for comparison purposes only. It works with English-language texts at the moment. More languages are coming soon, subscribe @noduslabs to be informed.
Sentiment Analysis
positive: | negative: | neutral:
⤓ ? ⤓
We analyze the sentiment of each statement to see whether it's positive, negative, or neutral. You can filter the statements by sentiment (clicking above) and see what kind of topics correlate with every mood.
The approach is based on AFINN and Emoji Sentiment Ranking
The approach is based on AFINN and Emoji Sentiment Ranking
Use the Bert AI model for English, Dutch, German, French, Spanish and Italian to get more precise results (slower). Standard model is faster, works for English only, is less precise, and is based on a fixed AFINN dictionary.
Concept Relation Analysis:
please, select the node(s) on the graph or in the table below to see their connections...
+ ?
Top Relations in 4-grams
(bidirectional, for directional bigrams see the CSV table below):
The most prominent relations between the nodes that exist in this graph are shown above. We treat the graph as undirected by default. Occurrences shows the number of the times a relationship appears in a 4-gram window. Weight shows the weight of that relation.
As an option, you can also downloaded directed bigrams above, in case the direction of the relations is important (for any application other than language).
As an option, you can also downloaded directed bigrams above, in case the direction of the relations is important (for any application other than language).
Text Statistics:
| Word Count | Unique Lemmas | Characters | Lemmas Density |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Text Network Statistics:
The higher is the network's structure diversity and the higher is the alpha in the influence propagation score, the higher is its mind-viral immunity — that is, such network will be more resilient and adaptive than a less diverse one.
In case of a discourse network, high mind-viral immunity means that the text proposes multiple points of view and propagates its influence using both highly influential concepts and smaller, secondary topics.
We recommend to try to increase mind-viral immunity for texts that have a low score and to decrease it for texts that have a high score. This ensures that your discourse will be open, but not dispersed.
In case of a discourse network, high mind-viral immunity means that the text proposes multiple points of view and propagates its influence using both highly influential concepts and smaller, secondary topics.
We recommend to try to increase mind-viral immunity for texts that have a low score and to decrease it for texts that have a high score. This ensures that your discourse will be open, but not dispersed.
The higher is the diversity, the more distinct communities (topics) there are in this network, the more likely it will be pluralist.
The network structure indicates the level of its diversity. It is based on the modularity measure (>0.4 for medium, >0.65 for high modularity, measured with Louvain (Blondel et al 2008) community detection algorithm) in combination with the measure of influence distribution (the entropy of the top nodes' distribution among the top clusters), as well as the the percentage of nodes in the top community.
We recommend to aim for Diversified structure if you're in the Biased or Focused score range and to aim for the Focused structure if you're in the Dispersed score range.
We recommend to aim for Diversified structure if you're in the Biased or Focused score range and to aim for the Focused structure if you're in the Dispersed score range.
| Modularity | 0 |
Influence Distribution | 0 % |
|---|
| Topics | Nodes in Top Topic | Components | Nodes in Top Comp |
0 |
0 % |
0 |
0 % |
| Nodes | Av Degree | Density | Weighed Betweenness |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Discourse Advice:
N/A
Narrative Influence Propagation:
? The chart above shows how influence propagates through the network. X-axis: lemma to lemma step (narrative chronology). Y-axis: change of influence.
The more even and rhythmical this propagation is, the stronger is the central idea or agenda (see alpha exponent below ~ 0.5 or less).
The more variability can be seen in the propagation profile, the less is the reliance on the main concepts (agenda), the stronger is the role of secondary topical clusters in the narrative.
The more even and rhythmical this propagation is, the stronger is the central idea or agenda (see alpha exponent below ~ 0.5 or less).
The more variability can be seen in the propagation profile, the less is the reliance on the main concepts (agenda), the stronger is the role of secondary topical clusters in the narrative.
We plot the narrative as a time series of influence (using the words' betweenness score). We then apply detrended fluctuation analysis to identify fractality of this time series, plotting the log2 scales (x) to the log2 of accumulated fluctuations (y). If the resulting loglog relation can be approximated on a linear polyfit, there may be a power-law relation in how the influence propagates in this narrative over time (e.g. most of the time non-influential words, occasionally words with a high influence).
Using the alpha exponent of the fit (which is closely related to Hurst exponent)), we can better understand the nature of this relation: uniform (pulsating | alpha <= 0.65), variable (stationary, has long-term correlations | 0.65 < alpha <= 0.85), fractal (adaptive | 0.85 < alpha < 1.15), and complex (non-stationary | alpha >= 1.15).
For maximal diversity, adaptivity, and plurality, the narrative should be close to "fractal" (near-critical state). For fiction, essays, and some forms of poetry — "uniform". Informative texts will often have "variable + stationary" score. The "complex" state is an indicator that the text is always shifting its state.
Using the alpha exponent of the fit (which is closely related to Hurst exponent)), we can better understand the nature of this relation: uniform (pulsating | alpha <= 0.65), variable (stationary, has long-term correlations | 0.65 < alpha <= 0.85), fractal (adaptive | 0.85 < alpha < 1.15), and complex (non-stationary | alpha >= 1.15).
For maximal diversity, adaptivity, and plurality, the narrative should be close to "fractal" (near-critical state). For fiction, essays, and some forms of poetry — "uniform". Informative texts will often have "variable + stationary" score. The "complex" state is an indicator that the text is always shifting its state.
Degree Distribution:
? (based on kolmogorov-smirnov test) ? switch to linear
Using this information, you can identify whether the network has scale-free / small-world (long-tail power law distribution) or random (normal, bell-shaped distribution) network properties.
This may be important for understanding the level of resilience and the dynamics of propagation in this network. E.g. scale-free networks with long degree tails are more resilient against random attacks and will propagate information across the whole structure better.
This may be important for understanding the level of resilience and the dynamics of propagation in this network. E.g. scale-free networks with long degree tails are more resilient against random attacks and will propagate information across the whole structure better.
If a power-law is identified, the nodes have preferential attachment (e.g. 20% of nodes tend to get 80% of connections), and the network may be scale-free, which may indicate that it's more resilient and adaptive. Absence of power law may indicate a more equalized distribution of influence.
Kolmogorov-Smirnov test compares the distribution above to the "ideal" power-law ones (^1, ^1.5, ^2) and looks for the best fit. If the value d is below the critical value cr it is a sign that the both distributions are similar.
Kolmogorov-Smirnov test compares the distribution above to the "ideal" power-law ones (^1, ^1.5, ^2) and looks for the best fit. If the value d is below the critical value cr it is a sign that the both distributions are similar.