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Open & Welcome Thread - Aug/Sep 2022
Torello3y10

My notes and comments on the book Noise:

https://digitalsauna.wordpress.com/2022/09/17/noise-by-kahneman-sibony-sunstein-2021/

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Open & Welcome Thread - Aug/Sep 2022
Torello3y10

Notes/commentary on Bryan Caplan's "Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids":

https://digitalsauna.wordpress.com/2022/08/05/selfish-reasons-to-have-more-kids-by-bryan-caplan-2011/

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Open & Welcome Thread - July 2022
Torello3y*10

My review of Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals.  

I think there's productivity or life-hack kind of content on LessWrong, and I think this book is a good addition to that type of thinking, and it might be a useful counter-point to existing lenses or approaches.

https://digitalsauna.wordpress.com/2022/07/24/four-thousand-weeks-by-oliver-burkeman-2021-second-review/ 

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Open & Welcome Thread - July 2022
Torello3y70

Link to my notes/summary of "The Dictator's Handbook".  

Probably of interest to people here thinking about the dynamics that govern political behavior in nation states, companies, etc. 

https://digitalsauna.wordpress.com/2022/07/13/the-dictators-handbook-by-bruce-bueno-de-mesquita-and-alastair-smith-2011/

There's also a deep dive LessWrong post on the topic:

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/N6jeLwEzGpE45ucuS/building-blocks-of-politics-an-overview-of-selectorate

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Building Blocks of Politics: An Overview of Selectorate Theory
Torello3y30

I haven't read through the whole post, but just finished The Dictator's Handbook and was looking for related reading.  This post seems very comprehensive.  

I'm linking to my notes/comments on the book.  It's a short summary of that book, which is basically a short summary of this post.  

If you read this above post, I don't think you would get any additional info from my book notes. 

https://digitalsauna.wordpress.com/2022/07/13/the-dictators-handbook-by-bruce-bueno-de-mesquita-and-alastair-smith-2011/

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Best non-textbooks on every subject
Torello3y10

Thanks--a useful and thoughtful reply.

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Best non-textbooks on every subject
Answer by TorelloApr 05, 202210

The Moral Animal by Robert Wright

Good introduction to the general idea of evolutionary psychology (human psychology has been influenced/shaped by natural selection, like the rest of the body).  

Then discusses some particular psychological traits (jealousy, love, altruism, reciprocity, etc) through this lens. 

Not really the hard science desired in the original post, but hope someone finds the recommendation useful.  

Review/notes here: 

https://digitalsauna.wordpress.com/2016/02/05/the-moral-animal-by-robert-wright-1994/

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Best non-textbooks on every subject
Torello3y10

Did you read Superforcasting by him?  Thought it looked interesting, wanted to see which is better from someone who read both.

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Thomas Kwa's Bounty List
Torello3y10

To increase, focus/energy, try fasting.  Skip breakfast, lunch, or both of them.  At dinner, experiment with which foods put you into a food coma. 

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How I fixed exercise
Torello3y10

Good post!

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