CrimsonChin

I figured self-handicapping was reserved for heavy, load-bearing decisions. I assumed if I kept track of major goals and my actions, I could avoid this. This is a quick story of how I learned that self-handicapping seems to effect how I even prioritize things and how, keeping track of major...

In an interview, Erica Komisar discusses parenting extensively. I appreciate anyone who thinks deeply about parenting, so I mostly value Erica's contributions. However, I believe she is mistaken on many points. One claim she makes follows a broader pattern that I find troubling. To paraphrase: > "Fathers can take on...

There's a phrase my wife and I use: "knitting a sweater in a burning house." It describes those moments when we find ourselves absorbed in trivial tasks while seemingly more important matters loom. The night before my wedding, I caught myself trying to reactivate an old Twitter profile for our...

This is something that probably feels obvious, but has a big impact on my thought process. Calculating a utility function It's often helpful to calculate whether something has more benefits that costs. Call it a utility function, cost-benefit analysis, or whatever you want. A guy offers me ten dollars for...

This was originally a comment on this post by mruwnik regarding averaging various distributions with different distributions. I made it a post to include pictures. The Central Limit Theorem, henceforth CLT, states (in my own words) that regardless of the distribution of a population, sample averages from that population should...

epistemic status: This is not my field of study. I am working through some ideas here that I think might resonate with the community. I am a fun, happy, goofy dad. I can play music and perform magic tricks. I sing silly songs and make stupid jokes. However, for 8...

Epistemic status: I am not a historian or a psychologist. I am just a parent who read a few books. This is less formal than most lesswrong posts. Disclaimer From the beginning of time, parents have loved their children. I am in no way making fun of any parenting technique...