Posts with tag: the-zvi
Rationalist group houses
I’ve long dreamt of an outside construct that will make me my best self without my lazy part having a say. And a lot of my routines are just that - a construct to make me behave in a way that benefits me in the long term. I’ve even sometimes dreamt of teaming up and living with like-minded people: helping and pushing each other further. Continue reading
Why don't we try really doing things
‘More Dakka’ by Zvi starts as a review on Eliezer Yudkowsky’s book Inadequate Eqilibria, and then turns to apply ideas of The Thing and the Symbolic Representation of The Thing by Zvi, and Scott Alexander’s Concept-Shaped Holes Can Be Impossible To Notice to expand on whys and hows of the problem that I can only vaguely name as “Why don’t we try really doing things”. I do recommend reading all three posts, it was a feel-good delta knowledge for me. Here I will focus on ‘More Dakka’ which expands on why we do not try seemingly obvious solutions, or attempt and never finish. Continue reading
Against Facebook: Comparison to Alternatives and Call to Action
Basically, Facebook is bad - their goal is maximize the time you use the site (↑ad revenue). That means not allowing for efficient means of getting value out of the site’s main feature: a lot of people. Not allowing you control what and how you see (sort, search, The Zvi also wrote about it here) Continue reading
Why choices are bad
Choosing is an area of life that I plan to optimize by removing as much day-to-day choosing as possible (wakeup routine, outfit choice, meal choice, relaxation routine, etc) Continue reading