What am I doing?: I am studying to be an electrical engineer at SPSU.
Why am I doing it?: Because I want to make a lot of money to pay for Friendly AI, anti-aging, and existential risk research, while following my own interest in power and similar technology.
Of course, these are my LessWrong what and whys, and not necessarily the other what and whys of other sectors of my life. If you took a look at the percentage of my time being devoted towards these activities… lets just say my academic transcript would not flatter me well....
(PS: Asking what and why is a good way to get far-mode about what you’re doing, which increases motivation. So thanks for getting me kick-started on my studying ^_^)
You should go and donate $10 to the SIAI if you haven’t, because people that donate any amount of money are much more likely to later donate more amounts of money. Anti-akrasia, etc. etc.
Have you considered participating in SIAI’s Visiting Fellow Program? It is a good opportunity to learn what is being done for existential risk reduction.
Oh, you bet I have! But I have a few more responsibilities to deal with here before I can join in the effort in California… but it is my goal to start helping you guys with the LessWrong wiki from my residence here at the very least, and I’ve always wanted to start a rationalist youtube video playlist! Oh procrastination...
What am I doing?: I am studying to be an electrical engineer at SPSU.
Why am I doing it?: Because I want to make a lot of money to pay for Friendly AI, anti-aging, and existential risk research, while following my own interest in power and similar technology.
Of course, these are my LessWrong what and whys, and not necessarily the other what and whys of other sectors of my life. If you took a look at the percentage of my time being devoted towards these activities… lets just say my academic transcript would not flatter me well....
(PS: Asking what and why is a good way to get far-mode about what you’re doing, which increases motivation. So thanks for getting me kick-started on my studying ^_^)
You should go and donate $10 to the SIAI if you haven’t, because people that donate any amount of money are much more likely to later donate more amounts of money. Anti-akrasia, etc. etc.
These seem like the most relevant links to the associated cognitive biases:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunk_costs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology_of_previous_investment
SPSU? I would express lesswrong folk to be at GaTech ;). Glad to know there are others in the neighborhood (You are an uber-slingshot projectile away)
Have you considered participating in SIAI’s Visiting Fellow Program? It is a good opportunity to learn what is being done for existential risk reduction.
Oh, you bet I have! But I have a few more responsibilities to deal with here before I can join in the effort in California… but it is my goal to start helping you guys with the LessWrong wiki from my residence here at the very least, and I’ve always wanted to start a rationalist youtube video playlist! Oh procrastination...
At the SIAI house, surfing Less Wrong doesn’t count as procrastination! Except when it does.