I read this sequence and then went through the whole thing. Without this sequence I’d probably still be procrastinating / putting it off. I think everything else I could write in review is less important than how directly this impacted me.
Still, a review: (of the whole sequence, not just this post)
First off, it signposts well what it is and who it’s for. I really appreciate when posts do that, and this clearly gives the top level focus and whats in/out.
This sequence is “How to do a thing”—a pretty big thing, with a lot of steps and branches, but a single thing with a clear goal.
The post is addressing a real need in the community (and it was a personal need for me as well) -- which I think are the best kinds of “how to do a thing” posts.
It was detailed and informative while still keeping the individual points brief and organized.
It specifically calls out decision points and options, how much they matter, what the choices are, and information relevant to choosing. This is a huge energy-saver in terms of actually getting people to do this process.
When I went through it, it was accurate, and I ran into the decision points and choices as expected.
Extra appreciation for the first post which also includes a concrete call to action for a smaller/achievable-right-now thing for people to do (sign a declaration of intent to be cryopreserved). Which I did! I also think that a “thing you can do right now” is a great feature to have in “how to do a thing” posts.
I’m in the USA, so I don’t have much evaluation or feedback on how valuable this is to non-USA folks. I really do appreciate that a bunch of extra information was added for non-USA cases, and it’s organized such that it’s easy to read/skim past if not needed.
I know that this caused me personally to sign up for cryonics, and I hope others as well. Inasmuch as the authors goal was for more people in our community to sign up for cryonics—I think that’s a great goal and I think they succeeded.
I read this sequence and then went through the whole thing. Without this sequence I’d probably still be procrastinating / putting it off. I think everything else I could write in review is less important than how directly this impacted me.
Still, a review: (of the whole sequence, not just this post)
First off, it signposts well what it is and who it’s for. I really appreciate when posts do that, and this clearly gives the top level focus and whats in/out.
This sequence is “How to do a thing”—a pretty big thing, with a lot of steps and branches, but a single thing with a clear goal.
The post is addressing a real need in the community (and it was a personal need for me as well) -- which I think are the best kinds of “how to do a thing” posts.
It was detailed and informative while still keeping the individual points brief and organized.
It specifically calls out decision points and options, how much they matter, what the choices are, and information relevant to choosing. This is a huge energy-saver in terms of actually getting people to do this process.
When I went through it, it was accurate, and I ran into the decision points and choices as expected.
Extra appreciation for the first post which also includes a concrete call to action for a smaller/achievable-right-now thing for people to do (sign a declaration of intent to be cryopreserved). Which I did! I also think that a “thing you can do right now” is a great feature to have in “how to do a thing” posts.
I’m in the USA, so I don’t have much evaluation or feedback on how valuable this is to non-USA folks. I really do appreciate that a bunch of extra information was added for non-USA cases, and it’s organized such that it’s easy to read/skim past if not needed.
I know that this caused me personally to sign up for cryonics, and I hope others as well. Inasmuch as the authors goal was for more people in our community to sign up for cryonics—I think that’s a great goal and I think they succeeded.