Hello there! I’m Kaloyan (“Kalo”) and I recently joined LessWrong. I was reminded of the platform’s existence in an episode of the Your Undivided Attention podcast. I actually first found the site a couple of years ago (can’t even remember how—searching for Zettelkasten content perhaps?), but did not get involved because I found it very overwhelming. In fact, I still do—there is so much content, on so many topics I believe to be important, that it feels impossible to become a part of the community. I realize that’s just my little voice of worry talking, so now I’m on a mission to prove myself wrong, starting with this post.
I was born and raised in Sofia, Bulgaria and recently graduated from the University of Southampton (UK) with a BSc in Computer Science. After working on my dissertation in my final year, I was inspired to further my research into complex networks and evolutionary game theory, which is what I am doing right now. I am also applying for PhDs and Masters in Europe, hoping to move to a new country soon.
Other than that, I spend a lot of time working on my personal development and the quality of my work. I enjoy experimenting with my productivity, I feel in my element when working to understand and explain complex topics, and I’m just starting to dip my toes into some popular philosophy. I enjoy writing and want to become a better communicator (I’ve started off by writing on Medium).
Now before I go, here’s a flurry of random facts: I did Kung Fu for two years, I am addicted to in love with green tea, the best shows I’ve seen in the past few years are Dark and Lupin, I have started my own company that failed silently, and if I wasn’t doing research I’d become a data artist.
Looking forward to taking part in the conversations on LessWrong. See you in the comments!
there is so much content, on so many topics I believe to be important
To get through the historical content faster, I would suggest reading the original “Sequences” in the book form, and then the 2018 community essays. (That’s still a lot of text, but ultimately less than trying to drink from the firehose of LessWrong front page and wondering how much you still missed.)
The Sequences written by Eliezer Yudkowsky are available here. Note that you can also “buy” the e-books for $0.
The 2018 community essays are here as a paper book, but you can find the list of contents here, and then find the links to the individual essays here.
Hello there! I’m Kaloyan (“Kalo”) and I recently joined LessWrong. I was reminded of the platform’s existence in an episode of the Your Undivided Attention podcast. I actually first found the site a couple of years ago (can’t even remember how—searching for Zettelkasten content perhaps?), but did not get involved because I found it very overwhelming. In fact, I still do—there is so much content, on so many topics I believe to be important, that it feels impossible to become a part of the community. I realize that’s just my little voice of worry talking, so now I’m on a mission to prove myself wrong, starting with this post.
I was born and raised in Sofia, Bulgaria and recently graduated from the University of Southampton (UK) with a BSc in Computer Science. After working on my dissertation in my final year, I was inspired to further my research into complex networks and evolutionary game theory, which is what I am doing right now. I am also applying for PhDs and Masters in Europe, hoping to move to a new country soon.
Other than that, I spend a lot of time working on my personal development and the quality of my work. I enjoy experimenting with my productivity, I feel in my element when working to understand and explain complex topics, and I’m just starting to dip my toes into some popular philosophy. I enjoy writing and want to become a better communicator (I’ve started off by writing on Medium).
Now before I go, here’s a flurry of random facts: I did Kung Fu for two years, I am
addicted toin love with green tea, the best shows I’ve seen in the past few years are Dark and Lupin, I have started my own company that failed silently, and if I wasn’t doing research I’d become a data artist.Looking forward to taking part in the conversations on LessWrong. See you in the comments!
To get through the historical content faster, I would suggest reading the original “Sequences” in the book form, and then the 2018 community essays. (That’s still a lot of text, but ultimately less than trying to drink from the firehose of LessWrong front page and wondering how much you still missed.)
The Sequences written by Eliezer Yudkowsky are available here. Note that you can also “buy” the e-books for $0.
The 2018 community essays are here as a paper book, but you can find the list of contents here, and then find the links to the individual essays here.
Thank you for the advice!