I’ve recently come to acknowledge the value of conscientiousness. So in an attempt to become more conscientious, I’ve started making my bed every day (something that I otherwise find to have a neutral cost-benefit ratio).
I’ve started setting two alarms to help me go to bed earlier. One to brush teeth, put on pajamas, turn off screens, and read for 10 minutes, and one to actually go to sleep. This works surprisingly well, and I’ve been sleeping enough that I don’t need an alarm clock to wake up, which feels great.
I started learning about evolution and natural selection, and found out that altruism was partly genetic, which helped me come to classify “goodness” under the same category as “personal happiness” and eliminate the cognitive dissonance I had felt about donating to EA charities.
I noticed I’m often wary of medicines or GMO food simply for seeming “unnatural”, but recognized this as stemming from my previous Christian worldview. Now if I catch myself disliking something, I ask myself why, and if I trace the dislike back to my upbringing alone, I’ll usually change my attitude toward it.
I’ve recently come to acknowledge the value of conscientiousness. So in an attempt to become more conscientious, I’ve started making my bed every day (something that I otherwise find to have a neutral cost-benefit ratio).
I’ve started setting two alarms to help me go to bed earlier. One to brush teeth, put on pajamas, turn off screens, and read for 10 minutes, and one to actually go to sleep. This works surprisingly well, and I’ve been sleeping enough that I don’t need an alarm clock to wake up, which feels great.
I started learning about evolution and natural selection, and found out that altruism was partly genetic, which helped me come to classify “goodness” under the same category as “personal happiness” and eliminate the cognitive dissonance I had felt about donating to EA charities.
I noticed I’m often wary of medicines or GMO food simply for seeming “unnatural”, but recognized this as stemming from my previous Christian worldview. Now if I catch myself disliking something, I ask myself why, and if I trace the dislike back to my upbringing alone, I’ll usually change my attitude toward it.
Cool. You may also want to set two alarms to wake up in the morning. I have slept through one before and it was unfortunate.
Actually, one of the coolest things about getting enough sleep is that I wake up naturally, with no alarm at all!
This is very excellent!