Category Archives: life maintenance
The application of the secretary problem to real life dating
The following problem is best when not described by me: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_problem Although there are many variations, the basic problem can be stated as follows: There is a single secretarial position to fill. There are n applicants for the position, and … Continue reading
correlations, correlation – What came before
I went to a funeral once for someone I had recently met. it was unfortunate and I barely knew him. At the ceremony his father got up and said: to the young people in the room, my son was a … Continue reading
list of apps that are useful to me
I have noticed I often wish “Damn I wish someone had made an app for that” and when I search for it I can’t find it. Then I outsource the search to facebook or other people; and they can usually … Continue reading
A very long list of sleep maintenance suggestions
Leading up to this year’s Lesswrong Australia megameetup, in the interest of improving people’s lives in the most valuable way possible, I was hoping to include a session on sleep, sleep quality and sleep maintenance. With that in mind I … Continue reading
List of common human goals
What is this list? One day I was lost. Looking for goals. I read the guides that suggested making lists of your goals. I genuinely sat down with a piece of paper with a timer and went, “um”. I tried it … Continue reading
