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It's the strangest feeling, isn't it? It reminds me of an emotion, but rather than residing in the heart, it's in the mind. How does it work for you? Perhaps you need to slow down enough to induce it in yourself, to gather accurate data on what is actually happening...

I recently adopted a worldview in which more complex things are inherently better than less complex things. As in, a dog is better than an amoeba, which is better than an atom, etc. This makes since on an intuitive level, but as I started to consider the implications of this,...

It's not that I meant to watch Youtube Shorts all day. What I meant to do was watch one of the long-form videos from my favorite investing content creator. But the app just opened straight to shorts, and by that time I had already forgotten what I had opened Youtube...

There seems to be one type of work that truly matters: Work that enables people. Most work can be fitted into this category, such as teaching, maintenance (of things that enable), parenting, and reducing child mortality, poverty, x-risk, etc. Of course, there are some forms of work that enable people...

Generally, when you have an identity of X, you are likely to be influenced to stay within the socially acceptable boundaries of identity X. Identity boundaries can often be destructive, but when cautiously used, can be a good way to stay accountable. If you have X affiliation as a part...

When humanity avoids a disaster, it's usually because we have put preparations in place. To the uninformed, these seem like wastes of time—after all, nothing happened, so the threat wasn't real, right? However, when there weren't enough preparations, and calamity does occur, people can always find someone to blame for...

Epistemic Status: The decision process here is intentionally vague, and is designed to be a short-term launchpad for those new to EA, or those going through an existential crisis. This is not for the more active members of this community, but rather for people who haven't figured it all out...