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Lightly adapted from the EA Forum: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/bDX2fWA7pzxCEMEG8/why-many-eas-probably-undervalue-their-happiness I had a draft of this post sitting around since 2022 so I thought that it'd be best to post this instead of allowing another few years go by. TLDR; Many ambitious people undervalue their own happiness because…However…Tradeoffs between happiness, success, and altruism...

TL;DR Join us for 4 days of applied rationality workshops and activities at the EA Hotel this April. Apply here by 22nd February. In April we’re hosting an intimate 4-day applied rationality unconference/retreat hosted at CEEALAR (aka the EA Hotel). Come along and make new friends while dedicating time to...

I've gone on EA forum much more often when I get regular emails about new posts on the EA forum. I want to check LessWrong more often, but... I don't... The EA forum had a mailing list that was hidden and very hard to search for; took me around 6...

Have people found Facebook notifications (like the ones on the top bar) or unread messages on Facebook particularly distracting when you go on Facebook to reply to messages or make a post? Newwfeed, etc.? Is this kind of distraction more common with people with ADHD?

Here’s an example On calendar: you have a meeting 11am-12pm. Tasks You need to schedule an appointment by 11am. This will take 30 mins. You need to do grocery shopping by 12pm. This will take 1 hour You need to eat lunch by 1pm. This will take an hour. You...

I've recently written about combatting sleep procrastination and was wondering if anyone has found any apps / tools similar to a spreadsheet system where we iteratively: * enumerate failure modes contributing to sleep procrastination * brainstorming strategies on how to combat sleep procrastination References: Sleep procrastination article: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/KuuafiWtxG6mMtmPa/on-sleep-procrastination-going-to-bed-at-a-reasonable-hour Spreadsheet template:...

Who Would Find This Article Most Helpful * Those who find going to bed at a reasonable hour a major bottleneck to getting enough sleep and maintaining a healthy sleep schedule * Those interested in thinking more deeply about their mindset with respect to sleep and productivity TL;DR Things I’ve...