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Challenging The Difficult

Edited by Eliezer Yudkowsky, PeerInfinity, Grognor, jvican, et al. last updated 16th Sep 2020

A sequence on how to do things that are difficult or "impossible".

Blog posts

  • The Proper Use of Humility
  • Tsuyoku Naritai (I Want To Become Stronger)
  • Tsuyoku vs. the Egalitarian Instinct - There may be evolutionary psychological factors that encourage modesty and mediocrity, at least in appearance; while some of that may still apply today, you should mentally plan and strive to pull ahead, if you are doing things right.
  • Guardians of the Truth and Guardians of Ayn Rand
  • Lotteries: A Waste of Hope and New Improved Lottery
  • The Failures of Eld Science (prerequisite: Quantum Physics)
  • Something to Protect
  • Einstein's Superpowers
  • Trying to Try
  • Use the Try Harder, Luke
  • On Doing the Impossible
  • Make an Extraordinary Effort
  • Shut Up and Do the Impossible

Other formats

  • Readlists: compilation of this sequence avalaible to download as an ebook (epub, mobi) 

See also

  • Tsuyoku naritai
  • Egalitarianism
  • Rationality as martial art
  • Rationality is systematized winning
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