Emotions

TagLast edit: Oct 16, 2024, 3:20 PM by lesswronguser123

Contrary to the stereotype, rationality doesn’t mean denying emotion. When emotion is appropriate to the reality of the situation, it should be embraced; only when emotion isn’t appropriate should it be suppressed.

External links

The Straw Vulcan, a talk introducing rationality, by Julia Galef (summary) [TODO: this video has been removed, find a good replacement]
Vulcan Logic by Hal Finney

How to Ignore Your Emotions (while also thinking you’re awesome at emotions)

HazardJul 31, 2019, 1:34 PM

375 points

79 comments4 min readLW link 4 reviews

Four factors that moderate the intensity of emotions

RubyNov 24, 2018, 8:40 PM

63 points

11 comments8 min readLW link

Three ways CFAR has changed my view of rationality

Julia_GalefSep 10, 2013, 6:24 PM

172 points

59 comments5 min readLW link

Neural Annealing: Toward a Neural Theory of Everything (crosspost)

Michael Edward JohnsonNov 29, 2019, 5:31 PM

86 points

29 comments40 min readLW link 3 reviews

Mental Mountains

Scott AlexanderNov 27, 2019, 5:30 AM

156 points

14 comments15 min readLW link 1 review

(slatestarcodex.com)

Being at peace with Doom

Johannes C. MayerApr 9, 2023, 2:53 PM

23 points

14 comments4 min readLW link 1 review

Book summary: Unlocking the Emotional Brain

Kaj_SotalaOct 8, 2019, 7:11 PM

331 points

48 comments21 min readLW link 3 reviews

Emotions = Reward Functions

jpyykkoJan 20, 2022, 6:46 PM

16 points

10 comments5 min readLW link

Anger

lsusrApr 18, 2021, 4:14 PM

38 points

23 comments2 min readLW link

Self-sacrifice is a scarce resource

mingyuanJun 28, 2020, 5:08 AM

129 points

18 comments5 min readLW link

Ureshiku Naritai

AlicornApr 8, 2010, 8:08 PM

242 points

159 comments6 min readLW link

I learn better when I frame learning as Vengeance for losses incurred through ignorance, and you might too

chaosmageOct 15, 2022, 12:41 PM

82 points

9 comments3 min readLW link 1 review

Limerence Messes Up Your Rationality Real Bad, Yo

RaemonJul 1, 2022, 4:53 PM

128 points

42 comments3 min readLW link 2 reviews

Feeling Rational

Eliezer YudkowskyApr 26, 2007, 4:48 AM

301 points

86 comments3 min readLW link

Lonelinesses

Jacob FalkovichMay 31, 2019, 1:55 PM

53 points

5 comments5 min readLW link

Building up to an Internal Family Systems model

Kaj_SotalaJan 26, 2019, 12:25 PM

288 points

86 comments28 min readLW link 2 reviews

Resolving internal conflicts requires listening to what parts want

Richard_NgoMay 19, 2023, 12:04 AM

64 points

0 comments4 min readLW link

Ugh fields

RokoApr 12, 2010, 5:06 PM

409 points

81 comments3 min readLW link

My “2.9 trauma limit”

RaemonJul 1, 2023, 7:32 PM

195 points

31 comments7 min readLW link

“She Wanted It”

sarahconstantinNov 11, 2018, 10:00 PM

120 points

21 comments7 min readLW link

(srconstantin.wordpress.com)

Avoid misinterpreting your emotions

Kaj_SotalaFeb 14, 2012, 11:51 PM

94 points

31 comments7 min readLW link

Don’t feel bad about not knowing basic things

Adam ZernerMay 24, 2021, 1:49 AM

90 points

33 comments4 min readLW link

The art of grieving well

ValentineDec 15, 2015, 7:55 PM

107 points

23 comments9 min readLW link

18-month follow-up on my self-concept work

Kaj_SotalaDec 18, 2018, 5:40 PM

62 points

4 comments8 min readLW link

(kajsotala.fi)

Inside View, Outside View… And Opposing View

chaosmageDec 20, 2023, 12:35 PM

21 points

1 comment5 min readLW link

Notes on Awe

David GrossMar 4, 2024, 8:23 PM

20 points

1 comment33 min readLW link

Managing Emotional Potential Energy

adamShimiJul 10, 2024, 6:20 PM

24 points

4 comments4 min readLW link

(epistemologicalfascinations.substack.com)

Boundless Emotion

GG10Jul 16, 2024, 4:36 PM

3 points

0 comments3 min readLW link

What is it like to be psychologically healthy? Podcast ft. DaystarEld

Chipmonk and DaystarEld

Oct 5, 2024, 7:14 PM

31 points

8 comments2 min readLW link

(chrislakin.blog)

What are Emotions?

Myles HNov 15, 2024, 4:20 AM

4 points

13 comments8 min readLW link

You are not too “irrational” to know your preferences.

DaystarEldNov 26, 2024, 3:01 PM

230 points

50 comments13 min readLW link

Book Review: Affective Neuroscience

sarahconstantinMar 10, 2025, 6:50 AM

62 points

8 comments13 min readLW link

(sarahconstantin.substack.com)

Goodhart’s Law inside the human mind

Kaj_SotalaApr 17, 2023, 1:48 PM

124 points

13 comments16 min readLW link

Reinforcement Via Giving People Cookies

ScrewtapeNov 15, 2023, 4:34 AM

68 points

9 comments6 min readLW link

Using humility to counteract shame

VikaApr 15, 2016, 6:32 PM

21 points

17 comments2 min readLW link

Navigating emotions in an uncertain & confusing world

AkashNov 20, 2023, 6:16 PM

42 points

1 comment4 min readLW link

Predictive coding & depression

Steven ByrnesJan 3, 2020, 2:38 AM

27 points

9 comments7 min readLW link

The Great Annealing

Jacob FalkovichMar 30, 2020, 1:08 AM

79 points

5 comments8 min readLW link

Healing vs. exercise analogies for emotional work

Kaj_SotalaJan 27, 2020, 7:10 PM

48 points

8 comments2 min readLW link

(kajsotala.fi)

Tentatively considering emotional stories (IFS and “getting into Self”)

Kaj_SotalaNov 30, 2018, 7:40 AM

40 points

31 comments4 min readLW link

(kajsotala.fi)

On insecurity as a friend

Kaj_SotalaOct 9, 2018, 6:30 PM

43 points

17 comments2 min readLW link

(kajsotala.fi)

Book review: The Upside of Your Dark Side: Why Being Your Whole Self–Not Just Your “Good” Self–Drives Success and Fulfillment

Kaj_SotalaDec 4, 2017, 1:10 PM

10 points

2 comments2 min readLW link

(kajsotala.fi)

Are Deontological Moral Judgments Rationalizations?

lukeprogAug 16, 2011, 4:40 PM

52 points

170 comments11 min readLW link

Anxiety and Rationality

[deleted]Jan 19, 2016, 6:30 PM

51 points

31 comments4 min readLW link

The Skill of Noticing Emotions

Neel NandaJun 4, 2020, 5:48 PM

84 points

6 comments17 min readLW link

Subagents, trauma and rationality

Kaj_SotalaAug 14, 2019, 1:14 PM

113 points

4 comments19 min readLW link

Your intuitions are not magic

Kaj_SotalaJun 10, 2010, 12:11 AM

163 points

42 comments4 min readLW link

How I Ended Up Non-Ambitious

Swimmer963 (Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg) Jan 23, 2012, 11:50 PM

255 points

240 comments10 min readLW link

How I [Kaj] found & fixed the root problem behind my depression and anxiety after 20+ years

Kaj_SotalaJul 26, 2017, 12:56 PM

23 points

21 comments1 min readLW link

(kajsotala.fi)

You can be wrong about what you like, and you often are

Adam ZernerDec 17, 2018, 11:49 PM

30 points

21 comments4 min readLW link

Most people should probably feel safe most of the time

Kaj_SotalaMay 9, 2023, 9:35 AM

95 points

28 comments10 min readLW link

Emotional regulation, Part I: a problem summary

Swimmer963 (Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg) Mar 5, 2012, 11:10 PM

17 points

38 comments5 min readLW link

Emotional regulation Part II: research summary

Swimmer963 (Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg) Mar 19, 2012, 9:51 PM

35 points

40 comments10 min readLW link

[Question] How should one feel morally about using chatbots?

Adam ZernerMay 11, 2023, 1:01 AM

18 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

How I apply (so-called) Non-Violent Communication

Kaj_SotalaMay 15, 2023, 9:56 AM

85 points

28 comments3 min readLW link

Conflicts between emotional schemas often involve internal coercion

Richard_NgoMay 17, 2023, 10:02 AM

41 points

4 comments4 min readLW link

Coercion is an adaptation to scarcity; trust is an adaptation to abundance

Richard_NgoMay 23, 2023, 6:14 PM

90 points

11 comments4 min readLW link

Resist the Happy Death Spiral

Eliezer YudkowskyDec 4, 2007, 1:15 AM

91 points

47 comments6 min readLW link

Affective Death Spirals

Eliezer YudkowskyDec 2, 2007, 4:44 PM

109 points

46 comments2 min readLW link

Status Regulation and Anxious Underconfidence

Eliezer YudkowskyNov 16, 2017, 7:35 PM

83 points

18 comments21 min readLW link

Self-consciousness wants to make everything about itself

jessicataJul 3, 2019, 1:44 AM

44 points

70 comments6 min readLW link

(unstableontology.com)

Joy in Discovery

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 21, 2008, 1:19 AM

83 points

48 comments4 min readLW link

Letting Others Be Vulnerable

lifelonglearnerNov 19, 2018, 2:59 AM

34 points

6 comments7 min readLW link

Don’t waste your time meditating on meditation retreats!

EternallyBlissfulJun 1, 2023, 4:56 PM

23 points

7 comments11 min readLW link

Leave an Emotional Line of Retreat

Johannes C. MayerJun 8, 2023, 6:36 PM

23 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

Strategies for dealing with emotional nihilism

[deleted]Oct 10, 2010, 1:31 PM

39 points

175 comments4 min readLW link

Practical Guidelines for Memory Reconsolidation

Matt GoldenbergNov 13, 2019, 7:54 PM

34 points

5 comments2 min readLW link

Lisa Feldman Barrett versus Paul Ekman on facial expressions & basic emotions

Steven ByrnesJul 19, 2023, 2:26 PM

30 points

15 comments15 min readLW link

Things are allowed to be good and bad at the same time

Kaj_SotalaOct 17, 2020, 8:00 AM

52 points

15 comments2 min readLW link

(kajsotala.fi)

Memory reconsolidation for self-affection

Kaj_SotalaOct 27, 2020, 10:10 AM

52 points

11 comments2 min readLW link

(kajsotala.fi)

On being downvoted

Adam ZernerSep 17, 2023, 1:59 AM

27 points

15 comments3 min readLW link

You should just smile at strangers a lot

chaosmageSep 25, 2023, 8:12 PM

14 points

10 comments1 min readLW link

A workshop on Life Influences

EloJan 10, 2021, 11:23 AM

8 points

0 comments4 min readLW link

Homeostatic Bruce

matejsuchyApr 8, 2021, 7:13 PM

13 points

8 comments10 min readLW link

(matejsuchy.substack.com)

Preparing for ambition

Adam ZernerJul 19, 2021, 6:13 AM

19 points

8 comments10 min readLW link

A Primer on the Symmetry Theory of Valence

Michael Edward JohnsonSep 6, 2021, 11:39 AM

24 points

14 comments7 min readLW link

How feeling more secure feels different than I expected

Kaj_SotalaSep 17, 2021, 9:20 AM

83 points

15 comments3 min readLW link

(kajsotala.fi)

Emotionally Confronting a Probably-Doomed World: Against Motivation Via Dignity Points

TurnTroutApr 10, 2022, 6:45 PM

154 points

7 comments9 min readLW link

Notes on Love

David GrossJul 13, 2022, 11:35 PM

18 points

3 comments29 min readLW link

The biological function of love for non-kin is to gain the trust of people we cannot deceive

chaosmageNov 7, 2022, 8:26 PM

43 points

3 comments8 min readLW link

Russell Conjugations list & voting thread

Daniel KokotajloFeb 20, 2023, 6:39 AM

22 points

62 comments1 min readLW link

Feelings are Good, Actually

Gordon Seidoh WorleyFeb 21, 2023, 2:38 AM

18 points

1 comment4 min readLW link

Here, have a calmness video

Kaj_SotalaMar 16, 2023, 10:00 AM

111 points

15 comments2 min readLW link

(www.youtube.com)

Notes on Empathy

David GrossMay 3, 2022, 4:06 AM

27 points

2 comments57 min readLW link

Guilt: Another Gift Nobody Wants

Scott AlexanderMar 31, 2011, 12:27 AM

102 points

103 comments8 min readLW link

Calibrate your self-assessments

Scott AlexanderOct 9, 2011, 11:26 PM

102 points

122 comments6 min readLW link

Have you felt exiert yet?

Stuart_ArmstrongJan 5, 2018, 5:03 PM

28 points

7 comments1 min readLW link

A Suite of Pragmatic Considerations in Favor of Niceness

AlicornJan 5, 2010, 9:32 PM

114 points

198 comments3 min readLW link

Measuring aversion and habit strength

AcademianMay 27, 2011, 1:05 AM

111 points

13 comments3 min readLW link

Spock’s Dirty Little Secret

pjebyMar 25, 2009, 7:07 PM

61 points

71 comments7 min readLW link

Explaining vs. Explaining Away

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 17, 2008, 1:59 AM

109 points

101 comments4 min readLW link

New Improved Lottery

Eliezer YudkowskyApr 13, 2007, 11:42 PM

123 points

43 comments2 min readLW link

Why startup founders have mood swings (and why they may have uses)

AnnaSalamonDec 9, 2015, 6:59 PM

105 points

20 comments5 min readLW link

Active vs Passive Distraction

squidiousFeb 14, 2018, 10:14 PM

26 points

2 comments3 min readLW link

Instead of “I’m anxious,” try “I feel threatened”

Holly_ElmoreJun 28, 2019, 5:24 AM

58 points

19 comments2 min readLW link

(mhollyelmoreblog.wordpress.com)

Goodhart’s Law and Emotions

Zero ContradictionsJul 7, 2024, 8:32 AM

1 point

5 comments1 min readLW link

(expandingrationality.substack.com)

A Cautionary Note on Unlocking the Emotional Brain

eapacheFeb 8, 2020, 5:21 PM

55 points

20 comments2 min readLW link

Existential Angst Factory

Eliezer YudkowskyJul 19, 2008, 6:55 AM

78 points

100 comments4 min readLW link

My recommendations for gratitude exercises

MaxCarpendaleAug 5, 2019, 7:04 PM

40 points

3 comments5 min readLW link

I’m scared.

Mass_DriverDec 23, 2010, 9:05 AM

56 points

81 comments1 min readLW link

Positive Thinking

Swimmer963 (Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg) Mar 7, 2011, 1:03 AM

28 points

283 comments5 min readLW link

The Best Textbooks on Every Subject

lukeprogJan 16, 2011, 8:30 AM

768 points

416 comments7 min readLW link

Misfortune and Many Worlds

Jonah WilbergDec 8, 2024, 8:25 PM

10 points

4 comments9 min readLW link

Diffusing “I can’t be that stupid”

HazardMar 24, 2018, 2:49 PM

23 points

5 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] What’s up with self-esteem?

abramdemskiJun 25, 2019, 3:38 AM

39 points

14 comments2 min readLW link

Feeling (instrumentally) Rational

MorphismMay 16, 2024, 6:56 PM

14 points

5 comments1 min readLW link

It’s okay to be (at least a little) irrational

Kaj_SotalaApr 12, 2009, 9:06 PM

61 points

59 comments2 min readLW link

Fake Reductionism

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 17, 2008, 10:49 PM

97 points

44 comments2 min readLW link

Kissing Scars

Logan RiggsMay 9, 2019, 4:00 PM

39 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

Implementing the Second Virtue: Feel the Emotions Which Fit the Facts

LukeOnlineMay 9, 2021, 5:47 AM

5 points

0 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] What are the most common social insecurities?

ChipmonkJan 16, 2024, 5:24 PM

9 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

Why I Believe LLMs Do Not Have Human-like Emotions

OneManyNoneMay 22, 2023, 3:46 PM

13 points

6 comments7 min readLW link

Effectively Handling Disagreements—Introducing a New Workshop

Camille Berger Apr 15, 2024, 4:33 PM

37 points

2 comments7 min readLW link

Magic is Dead, Give me Attention

HazardJul 10, 2019, 8:15 PM

40 points

13 comments5 min readLW link

Stoicism: Cautionary Advice

VivaLaPandaNov 14, 2018, 11:18 PM

41 points

16 comments3 min readLW link

Announcing the Replacing Guilt audiobook

gianlucatrudaJun 25, 2021, 1:38 PM

65 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

Beware Trivial Fears

StabilizerFeb 4, 2014, 5:40 AM

64 points

41 comments2 min readLW link

Impostor syndrome: how to cure it with spreadsheets and meditation

KatWoodsFeb 9, 2023, 9:04 PM

30 points

2 comments19 min readLW link

Shame: Authentic & Applied/Manufactured Shame

Phoenix EliotAug 18, 2021, 9:37 PM

9 points

6 comments7 min readLW link

Morphological intelligence, superhuman empathy, and ethical arbitration

Roman LeventovFeb 13, 2023, 10:25 AM

1 point

0 comments2 min readLW link

Emotional microscope

pchvykovSep 20, 2021, 9:37 PM

3 points

9 comments3 min readLW link

Strategies and tools for getting through a break up

lululuMay 18, 2015, 6:01 PM

63 points

45 comments11 min readLW link

“Memento Mori”, Said The Confessor

namespaceFeb 2, 2020, 3:37 AM

34 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

(www.thelastrationalist.com)

Self-administered EMDR without a therapist is very useful for a lot of things!

EternallyBlissfulMay 25, 2023, 5:54 PM

49 points

12 comments11 min readLW link

Tentative Anger

Adam ZernerNov 27, 2021, 4:38 AM

18 points

6 comments5 min readLW link

How to Promote More Productive Dialogue Outside of LessWrong

sweenesmJan 15, 2024, 2:16 PM

18 points

4 comments2 min readLW link

How I internalized my achievements to better deal with negative feelings

Raymond KoopmanschapFeb 27, 2024, 3:10 PM

42 points

7 comments6 min readLW link

Learning to Learn and Navigating Moods

caleboJul 21, 2019, 3:53 PM

22 points

13 comments11 min readLW link

EU Maximizing in a Gloomy World

David UdellApr 27, 2022, 12:28 AM

6 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

Don’t Get Offended

katydeeMar 7, 2013, 2:11 AM

41 points

584 comments2 min readLW link

The “Adults in the Room”

David UdellMay 17, 2022, 4:03 AM

50 points

2 comments4 min readLW link

Desire is the direction, rationality is the magnitude

So8resApr 5, 2015, 5:27 PM

35 points

13 comments2 min readLW link

Acknowledging Rationalist Angst

HazardNov 6, 2017, 5:26 AM

10 points

10 comments4 min readLW link

Emotions are not beliefs

Chris_LeongAug 7, 2019, 6:27 AM

25 points

2 comments2 min readLW link

The Power to Be Emotionally Mature

LironSep 16, 2019, 2:41 AM

34 points

2 comments4 min readLW link

How to respond to the recent condemnations of the rationalist community

Christopher KingApr 4, 2023, 1:42 AM

−2 points

7 comments4 min readLW link

“And that’s okay”: accepting and owning reality

Swimmer963 (Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg) Jul 27, 2014, 7:13 PM

39 points

21 comments7 min readLW link

Great Empathy and Great Response Ability

positivesumNov 13, 2023, 11:04 PM

16 points

0 comments3 min readLW link

(tryingtruly.substack.com)

On Emotional Responsibility & Abuse

devasApr 24, 2018, 12:50 PM

10 points

8 comments3 min readLW link

(landofwindandskyscrapers.tumblr.com)

Discussion: Socially Awkward Penguin as a tool for unraveling social enigmas

Raw_PowerJun 17, 2011, 12:52 AM

31 points

102 comments1 min readLW link

Cognitive Reframing—How to Overcome Negative Thought Patterns and Behaviors

Declan MolonyMar 11, 2025, 4:56 AM

11 points

0 comments4 min readLW link

A Critique of “Utility”

Zero ContradictionsMar 20, 2025, 11:21 PM

−2 points

10 comments2 min readLW link

(thewaywardaxolotl.blogspot.com)

Why Truth?

Eliezer YudkowskyNov 27, 2006, 1:49 AM

175 points

61 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] Is malice a real emotion?

landscape_kiwiDec 1, 2024, 11:47 PM

6 points

5 comments1 min readLW link

The ‘Road Not Taken’ in the Multiverse

Jonah WilbergNov 29, 2024, 7:01 PM

2 points

0 comments7 min readLW link

AGI will know: Humans are not Rational

HumaneAutomationMar 20, 2023, 6:46 PM

0 points

10 comments2 min readLW link

Coherence Therapy with LLMs—quick demo

ChipmonkAug 14, 2023, 3:34 AM

19 points

11 comments1 min readLW link

On Frustration and Regret

silentbobFeb 27, 2024, 12:19 PM

8 points

0 comments4 min readLW link

A Word is Worth 1,000 Pictures

KullyAug 1, 2022, 4:08 AM

1 point

0 comments2 min readLW link

The Comedy of Behaviorism

Eliezer YudkowskyAug 2, 2008, 8:42 PM

32 points

57 comments6 min readLW link

The Post-Virtual-Reality Sadness

morganismNov 16, 2016, 8:17 AM

13 points

7 comments1 min readLW link

(medium.com)

How to Control an LLM’s Behavior (why my P(DOOM) went down)

RogerDearnaleyNov 28, 2023, 7:56 PM

64 points

30 comments11 min readLW link

[Question] 3-P Group optimal for discussion?

AiresJLJul 13, 2020, 10:23 PM

3 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

Gratitudes: Rational Thanks Giving

Seth HerdNov 29, 2024, 3:09 AM

29 points

2 comments4 min readLW link

Taking Away the Guns First: The Fundamental Flaw in AI Development

s-iceNov 26, 2024, 10:11 PM

1 point

0 comments17 min readLW link

Putanumonit—Discarding empathy to save the world

Jacob FalkovichOct 6, 2016, 7:03 AM

14 points

38 comments1 min readLW link

(putanumonit.com)

Nobody Is Perfect, Everything Is Commensurable

Scott AlexanderDec 19, 2014, 5:00 AM

43 points

4 comments11 min readLW link

The Personal Implications of AGI Realism

xiznebOct 20, 2024, 4:43 PM

7 points

8 comments5 min readLW link

“Self-pretending” is not as useful as we think

pwnoApr 25, 2009, 11:01 PM

4 points

15 comments1 min readLW link

Good Fortune and Many Worlds

Jonah WilbergDec 27, 2024, 1:21 PM

4 points

0 comments5 min readLW link

Family and Society

Zero ContradictionsJul 28, 2024, 7:05 AM

1 point

0 comments1 min readLW link

(thewaywardaxolotl.blogspot.com)

Deconfusing Regret

Alex HollowSep 15, 2023, 11:52 AM

41 points

32 comments2 min readLW link

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) 101

Evie CottrellSep 25, 2022, 7:25 AM

7 points

2 comments8 min readLW link

Pay-on-results personal growth: first success

ChipmonkSep 14, 2024, 3:39 AM

63 points

8 comments4 min readLW link

(chrislakin.blog)

Signaling Guilt

KriegerOct 8, 2022, 8:40 PM

21 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

Let’s talk about Impostor syndrome in AI safety

Igor IvanovSep 22, 2023, 1:51 PM

29 points

4 comments3 min readLW link

Why You Might Want a New Way to Visualize Biases

dtmJul 27, 2020, 5:30 PM

18 points

2 comments3 min readLW link

On saying “Thank you” instead of “I’m Sorry”

Michael CohnJul 8, 2024, 3:13 AM

135 points

16 comments3 min readLW link

Learning from counterfactuals

GyrodiotNov 25, 2020, 11:07 PM

11 points

5 comments2 min readLW link

Choose To Be Happy

DanArmakJan 1, 2011, 10:50 PM

29 points

26 comments2 min readLW link

Fighting the allure of depressive realism

aaqFeb 10, 2019, 4:46 PM

19 points

2 comments3 min readLW link

Paper Trauma

Qiaochu_YuanJan 31, 2018, 10:05 PM

75 points

63 comments1 min readLW link

Misery Pits

AlicornMar 10, 2018, 11:50 PM

47 points

23 comments2 min readLW link

Is Rhetoric Worth Learning?

sarahconstantinApr 6, 2018, 10:03 PM

66 points

56 comments2 min readLW link

Caring less

eukaryoteMar 13, 2018, 10:53 PM

73 points

24 comments4 min readLW link 3 reviews

If You Demand Magic, Magic Won’t Help

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 22, 2008, 6:10 PM

192 points

142 comments4 min readLW link

The Power of Reinforcement

lukeprogJun 21, 2012, 1:42 PM

172 points

474 comments4 min readLW link

The Curse Of The Counterfactual

pjebyNov 1, 2019, 6:34 PM

140 points

35 comments19 min readLW link 1 review

Joy in the Merely Real

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 20, 2008, 6:18 AM

174 points

43 comments2 min readLW link

The problem with too many rational memes

Swimmer963 (Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg) Jan 19, 2012, 12:56 AM

122 points

342 comments3 min readLW link

The scourge of perverse-mindedness

simplicioMar 21, 2010, 7:08 AM

131 points

255 comments5 min readLW link

Shut Up and Divide?

Wei DaiFeb 9, 2010, 8:09 PM

114 points

276 comments1 min readLW link

How To Have Things Correctly

AlicornOct 17, 2012, 6:10 AM

101 points

219 comments6 min readLW link

Beware Social Coping Strategies

LulieFeb 5, 2018, 4:48 AM

57 points

24 comments7 min readLW link

Wrongology 101

sarahconstantinApr 25, 2018, 12:00 AM

32 points

5 comments7 min readLW link

(srconstantin.wordpress.com)

lesswronguser123 Jul 18, 2024, 2:30 PM
1 point
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Is this the copy of video which has been listed as removed? @Raemon

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