Author Archives: E
Announcing: The great bridge between communities
In the deep dark lurks of the internet, several proactive lesswrong and diaspora leaders have been meeting each day. If we could have cloaks and silly hats; we would. We have been discussing the great diversification, and noticed some major … Continue reading
Cultivate the desire to X
This post is duplicated from the original. Original post: http://lesswrong.com/r/discussion/lw/ndl/cultivate_the_desire_to_x/ Recently I have found myself encouraging people to cultivate the desire to X. Examples that you might want to cultivate interest in include: Diet Organise ones self Plan for the future … Continue reading
In support of Yak Shaving
Yak shaving is heralded as pretty much “the devil” of trying to get things done. The anti-yak shaving movement will identify this problem as being one of focus. The moral of the story they give is “don’t yak shave“. Originally posted in … Continue reading
Preference over preference
With edits in blue. This post duplicates the original. Original post: Preference over preference Each individual person has a preference. Some preferences are strong, others are weak. For many preferences it’s more complicated than that; they aren’t static, and we change … Continue reading
Black box knowledge
This post is a duplicate of the original. Original post: Black box knowledge When we want to censor an image we put a black box over it. Over the area we want to censor. In a similar sense we can … Continue reading
Noble excuses
I was talking to a lady in her 60s who was losing weight, and exercising. She said to me; “All my life, my husband was an iron man. I felt terribly embarrassed, like everyone in the room was looking at … Continue reading
Procrastination checklist
This post duplicates my original. Original post: Procrastination checklist This list is a revision of this checklist: http://lesswrong.com/lw/hgd/10step_antiprocrastination_checklist/ 1. What is the task? Make sure you’re going to focus on one thing at a time. Write it down (helps some people). (If … Continue reading
On excuses and validity
We learn’t yesterday about what is a problem? I want to talk about one specific aspect of the barrier. The part of the barrier that is inside your head. The one that makes excuses. The barrier inside my own head. … Continue reading
Instrumental behaviour: Inbox zero – A guide – v2
This post is modified from the original. Original post: Instrumental behaviour: Inbox zero – A guide This will be brief. Inbox zero is a valuable thing to maintain. Roughly promoted around the web as having an empty inbox. An email inbox … Continue reading
