The internet pays me for correcting inefficiencies.
How many hours a week do you devote to making money
About 20.
and how many hours a week do you plan on devoting to formal lecture attendance+studying?
I plan on devoting very little time studying outside of formal lectures. (This will mean careful use of my time during lectures and all that I know on optimal learning techniques. My philosophy has always been that you either need to attend or you need to study but never both! (Perhaps I should add in IQ and say ‘pick two’).
I think pharmacology+statistics is a great double major. I certainly wish I had a degree in that rather than industrial engineering, but I would have had to have studied a lot harder than I did.
If I recall correctly (and have not got you confused with someone else) you earn money on the side selling pharmacologically active herbs online. I must get around to adding some of your leaves to my stockpile. That way when I actually needed them it wouldn’t be too late (and I wouldn’t be stuck with codeine).
If I recall correctly (and have not got you confused with someone else) you earn money on the side selling pharmacologically active herbs online.
That’s me! The main one I sell is kratom. It’s a surprisingly complicated plant; I should probably write a Less Wrong post about it’s optimal use, similar to Justin Shovelain’s post on caffeine. In short, it’s a more effective painkiller than codeine, especially when mixed with ibuprofen. Ibuprofen on its own is as strong of a painkiller as codeine, just without an euphoric side effects. A narcotic painkiller + a non-narcotic painkiller together are much more effective for pain, which is why pharmaceutical narcotics (vicodin, percocet, even codeine, etc.) are most commonly prescribed as such.
Kratom in small dosages is also a stimulant and is a reasonable productivity enhancer. It has been described as similar to coca tea without the side effect of increasing your heart rate.
I plan on devoting very little time studying outside of formal lectures. (This will mean careful use of my time during lectures and all that I know on optimal learning techniques. My philosophy has always been that you either need to attend or you need to study but never both! (Perhaps I should add in IQ and say ‘pick two’).
Personally, I learn faster studying on my own than by listening to 90% of lectures. I would think this would be especially true for a) classes at the undergraduate level and b) classes where I’m not concerned about my grade so much as I’m concerned about learning what I think is interesting/important.
Personally, I learn faster studying on my own than by listening to 90% of lectures.
Listening? Who said anything about listening? Lectures are just a way to schedule times for independent study, keep tabs on any critical announcements and complete assignments for unrelated subjects as necessary.
You say almost nothing about long-term career goals, which most people would determine what credentials are most useful, which is many, if not most, people’s primary motivation for earning a university degree.
The relevant section is the second half of 3. If you (or anyone else) have any suggestions on what credentials could be important for achieving that goal then they would be welcome. I must confess that I think ‘money and connections’ are the critical factor. Credentials are great but it may be better just to buy someone who has them.
If you want to be on the cutting edge scientifically, you need to plan on a graduate degree. Find people doing the sort of research you are interested in and ask them for advice. Better yet, try to get a job in their lab. You’ll have to get very specialized and the biggest discoveries will probably be using a different approach than whatever approach you’re attempting. But hey, that’s life, its honorable to give it a shot.
If you’re more interested in the business, legal, or public policy, and/or education issues, then the hard science education probably isn’t so important.
Bottom line: I suggest you say much more about the careers that interest you.
The internet pays me for correcting inefficiencies.
About 20.
I plan on devoting very little time studying outside of formal lectures. (This will mean careful use of my time during lectures and all that I know on optimal learning techniques. My philosophy has always been that you either need to attend or you need to study but never both! (Perhaps I should add in IQ and say ‘pick two’).
If I recall correctly (and have not got you confused with someone else) you earn money on the side selling pharmacologically active herbs online. I must get around to adding some of your leaves to my stockpile. That way when I actually needed them it wouldn’t be too late (and I wouldn’t be stuck with codeine).
Can I hear more about this?
That’s me! The main one I sell is kratom. It’s a surprisingly complicated plant; I should probably write a Less Wrong post about it’s optimal use, similar to Justin Shovelain’s post on caffeine. In short, it’s a more effective painkiller than codeine, especially when mixed with ibuprofen. Ibuprofen on its own is as strong of a painkiller as codeine, just without an euphoric side effects. A narcotic painkiller + a non-narcotic painkiller together are much more effective for pain, which is why pharmaceutical narcotics (vicodin, percocet, even codeine, etc.) are most commonly prescribed as such.
Kratom in small dosages is also a stimulant and is a reasonable productivity enhancer. It has been described as similar to coca tea without the side effect of increasing your heart rate.
I’d appreciate this. I’ve got a family member on a lot of pain meds.
Personally, I learn faster studying on my own than by listening to 90% of lectures. I would think this would be especially true for a) classes at the undergraduate level and b) classes where I’m not concerned about my grade so much as I’m concerned about learning what I think is interesting/important.
Listening? Who said anything about listening? Lectures are just a way to schedule times for independent study, keep tabs on any critical announcements and complete assignments for unrelated subjects as necessary.
So you want to do an undergraduate degree but you don’t care about earning a helpful credential and you’ll attend lectures but not listen to them.
...and I thought I had unusual tastes.
Pardon? I will be earning at least one useful credential.
You aren’t the only person who learns faster studying on their own.
I’m almost certain I have tastes that are more quirky than doing studying on my own in lectures. ;)
You say almost nothing about long-term career goals, which most people would determine what credentials are most useful, which is many, if not most, people’s primary motivation for earning a university degree.
The relevant section is the second half of 3. If you (or anyone else) have any suggestions on what credentials could be important for achieving that goal then they would be welcome. I must confess that I think ‘money and connections’ are the critical factor. Credentials are great but it may be better just to buy someone who has them.
If you want to be on the cutting edge scientifically, you need to plan on a graduate degree. Find people doing the sort of research you are interested in and ask them for advice. Better yet, try to get a job in their lab. You’ll have to get very specialized and the biggest discoveries will probably be using a different approach than whatever approach you’re attempting. But hey, that’s life, its honorable to give it a shot.
If you’re more interested in the business, legal, or public policy, and/or education issues, then the hard science education probably isn’t so important.
Bottom line: I suggest you say much more about the careers that interest you.