But even more interestingly, this raises questions of which genres are valid. Or, more precisely, I’ve interrogated my gut sense of what’s lotus eating and what isn’t to draw out information about my deep implicit beliefs surrounding the meaning of life.
This bit really stuck out to me as an awesome example of how to strategically gain insights into your own beliefs and values. When I first got into rationality I did a Halt Melt and Catch Fire, and proceeded to try and reason out and choose what my values “should” be, which resulted in a jumbled mess of contradictions and dissonance.
Your question of asking “What genre do I feel like I’m living in?” leans into the idea that you already have implicit values and beliefs, and encourages you to discover what they are as opposed to telling yourself what they should be.
This bit really stuck out to me as an awesome example of how to strategically gain insights into your own beliefs and values. When I first got into rationality I did a Halt Melt and Catch Fire, and proceeded to try and reason out and choose what my values “should” be, which resulted in a jumbled mess of contradictions and dissonance.
Your question of asking “What genre do I feel like I’m living in?” leans into the idea that you already have implicit values and beliefs, and encourages you to discover what they are as opposed to telling yourself what they should be.