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Growth Stories

TagLast edit: Nov 12, 2021, 6:06 PM by Yoav Ravid

Recollections of personal progress, lessons learned, memorable experiences, coming of age, in autobiographical form.

Sequences:

Related Pages: Postmortems & Retrospectives, Updated Beliefs (examples of), Self Improvement, Progress Studies (society level)

Agree­ing With Stalin in Ways That Ex­hibit Gen­er­ally Ra­tion­al­ist Principles

Zack_M_DavisMar 2, 2024, 10:05 PM
29 points
25 comments58 min readLW link
(unremediatedgender.space)

On sav­ing the world

So8resJan 30, 2014, 8:00 PM
230 points
171 comments16 min readLW link

My “2.9 trauma limit”

RaemonJul 1, 2023, 7:32 PM
195 points
31 comments7 min readLW link

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 link4 reviews

Small and Vulnerable

sapphireMay 3, 2021, 4:55 AM
162 points
17 comments4 min readLW link

My Time As A Goddess

EvenstarJul 4, 2023, 1:14 PM
30 points
5 comments6 min readLW link

How to Ab­sorb a Shared Suc­cess Script (while also think­ing you’re liv­ing with­out one)

HazardJan 31, 2021, 8:17 PM
62 points
6 comments16 min readLW link

[Question] On be­ing in a bad place and too stub­born to leave.

TeaTieAndHatAug 6, 2023, 11:45 AM
12 points
14 comments3 min readLW link

Let Your Mind Be Not Fixed

Gordon Seidoh WorleyJul 31, 2020, 5:54 PM
46 points
2 comments3 min readLW link

Reflec­tions on the cry­on­ics sequence

mingyuanFeb 3, 2021, 1:17 AM
100 points
11 comments2 min readLW link

My Jour­ney to the Dark Side

SlimepriestessMay 6, 2021, 12:27 AM
22 points
58 comments1 min readLW link
(hivewired.wordpress.com)

Train­ing the YouTube Algorithm

lsusrApr 15, 2021, 6:37 AM
31 points
10 comments1 min readLW link

Chang­ing my life in 2021, halfway through

BoraskoJun 10, 2021, 1:36 AM
42 points
6 comments7 min readLW link

Look­ing back on my al­ign­ment PhD

TurnTroutJul 1, 2022, 3:19 AM
334 points
66 comments11 min readLW link

Against Maturity

Eliezer YudkowskyFeb 18, 2009, 11:34 PM
64 points
57 comments5 min readLW link

My Child­hood Death Spiral

Eliezer YudkowskySep 15, 2008, 3:42 AM
70 points
106 comments4 min readLW link

My Nat­u­ral­is­tic Awakening

Eliezer YudkowskySep 25, 2008, 6:58 AM
74 points
47 comments5 min readLW link

Fibromyal­gia, Pain & De­pres­sion. How much is due to phys­i­cal mis­al­ign­ment?

leggiOct 29, 2019, 2:58 PM
7 points
4 comments18 min readLW link

Learn­ing crit­i­cal think­ing: a per­sonal example

Swimmer963 (Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg) Feb 14, 2013, 8:43 PM
59 points
28 comments8 min readLW link

How I Be­came More Ambitious

Swimmer963 (Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg) Jul 4, 2013, 11:34 PM
132 points
48 comments8 min readLW link

My in­tel­lec­tual jour­ney to (dis)solve the hard prob­lem of consciousness

Charbel-RaphaëlApr 6, 2024, 9:32 AM
49 points
44 comments30 min readLW link

Mediums Over­power Messages

lsusrOct 20, 2019, 5:46 AM
54 points
11 comments1 min readLW link

In What Ways Have You Be­come Stronger?

Vladimir_NesovMar 15, 2009, 8:44 PM
32 points
40 comments1 min readLW link

Swim­ming Up­stream: A Case Study in In­stru­men­tal Rationality

TurnTroutJun 3, 2018, 3:16 AM
76 points
7 comments8 min readLW link

Hu­mans can drive cars

ApprenticeJan 30, 2014, 11:55 AM
53 points
89 comments2 min readLW link

Pro­ject ideas: Gover­nance dur­ing ex­plo­sive tech­nolog­i­cal growth

Lukas FinnvedenJan 4, 2024, 11:51 PM
14 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(lukasfinnveden.substack.com)

New Post ver­sion 1 (please read this ONLY if your last name be­ings with a–k)

lukeprogJul 27, 2011, 9:57 PM
40 points
87 comments5 min readLW link

Growth mind­set for bet­ter sex

agentydragonApr 28, 2020, 8:49 AM
7 points
5 comments2 min readLW link

My Bayesian Enlightenment

Eliezer YudkowskyOct 5, 2008, 4:45 PM
72 points
65 comments7 min readLW link

If Clar­ity Seems Like Death to Them

Zack_M_DavisDec 30, 2023, 5:40 PM
47 points
192 comments87 min readLW link1 review
(unremediatedgender.space)

Writ­ing Pi­ano Songs: A Journey

Logan RiggsAug 10, 2020, 9:50 PM
24 points
3 comments5 min readLW link

Why I’m Blooking

Eliezer YudkowskySep 15, 2007, 5:49 PM
49 points
20 comments2 min readLW link

And the Dark­ness Answered

SlimepriestessJul 11, 2021, 5:54 AM
12 points
3 comments5 min readLW link
(hivewired.wordpress.com)

Who is this MSRayne per­son any­way?

MSRayneJul 1, 2022, 5:32 PM
32 points
30 comments11 min readLW link

Effec­tive al­tru­ism in the gar­den of ends

Tyler AltermanSep 14, 2022, 10:02 PM
24 points
1 comment27 min readLW link

There are no rules

unoptimalSep 23, 2022, 8:47 PM
38 points
2 comments5 min readLW link

Hon­esty, Open­ness, Trust­wor­thi­ness, and Secrets

NormanPerlmutterMar 6, 2023, 9:03 AM
13 points
0 comments9 min readLW link

It’s ok

stratospherJan 23, 2023, 6:11 PM
1 point
0 comments2 min readLW link

Books Wor­thy of Integration

Roven SkyfalFeb 20, 2022, 8:03 AM
15 points
3 comments3 min readLW link

what be­com­ing more se­cure did for me

ChipmonkAug 22, 2024, 5:44 PM
26 points
5 comments2 min readLW link
(chrislakin.blog)

Pay-on-re­sults per­sonal growth: first success

ChipmonkSep 14, 2024, 3:39 AM
63 points
8 comments4 min readLW link
(chrislakin.blog)

The Semi-Ra­tional Mili­tar Firefighter

P. JoãoMar 4, 2025, 12:23 PM
71 points
10 comments2 min readLW link

Ret­ro­spec­tive: 12 [sic] Months Since MIRI

james.lucassenJan 21, 2025, 2:52 AM
67 points
0 comments9 min readLW link

My Wild and Reck­less Youth

Eliezer YudkowskyAug 30, 2007, 1:52 AM
114 points
53 comments3 min readLW link

How Go­ing Meta Can Level Up Your Career

Matt GoldenbergApr 14, 2018, 2:13 AM
25 points
7 comments7 min readLW link

Sav­ing the world in 80 days: Epilogue

Logan RiggsJul 28, 2018, 5:04 PM
51 points
14 comments2 min readLW link

Reflec­tions on Be­ing 30

sarahconstantinOct 2, 2018, 7:30 PM
52 points
3 comments3 min readLW link
(srconstantin.wordpress.com)

The Mag­ni­tude of His Own Folly

Eliezer YudkowskySep 30, 2008, 11:31 AM
120 points
128 comments6 min readLW link

My Best and Worst Mistake

Eliezer YudkowskySep 16, 2008, 12:43 AM
71 points
17 comments5 min readLW link

Level­ing Up in Ra­tion­al­ity: A Per­sonal Journey

lukeprogJan 17, 2012, 11:02 AM
51 points
59 comments5 min readLW link

How Pas­cal’s Wager Saved My Soul

SRStarinDec 18, 2010, 8:47 PM
12 points
27 comments2 min readLW link

Teenage Ra­tion­al­ists and Chang­ing Your Mind

KPierAug 5, 2011, 6:19 PM
88 points
31 comments3 min readLW link

My story /​ own­ing one’s reasons

jwhendyJan 7, 2011, 12:17 AM
70 points
26 comments4 min readLW link

I want it my way!

nickhayesJan 4, 2019, 6:08 PM
39 points
2 comments9 min readLW link

The Sheer Folly of Cal­low Youth

Eliezer YudkowskySep 19, 2008, 1:30 AM
89 points
18 comments7 min readLW link

Raised in Technophilia

Eliezer YudkowskySep 17, 2008, 2:06 AM
69 points
33 comments6 min readLW link

Re­cent de-con­vert sat­u­rated by re­li­gious com­mu­nity; ad­vice?

jwhendyApr 4, 2011, 3:25 AM
38 points
158 comments7 min readLW link

[ELDR Tac­tics] Con­sider switch­ing to (mostly) de­caf.

aaqJan 31, 2020, 3:09 PM
29 points
2 comments4 min readLW link

A Prodigy of Refutation

Eliezer YudkowskySep 18, 2008, 1:57 AM
49 points
20 comments3 min readLW link

Tell Your Ra­tion­al­ist Ori­gin Story

Eliezer YudkowskyFeb 25, 2009, 5:16 PM
38 points
414 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] how has this fo­rum changed your life?

Jon RonsonJan 30, 2020, 9:54 PM
26 points
20 comments1 min readLW link

Fight­ing a Rear­guard Ac­tion Against the Truth

Eliezer YudkowskySep 24, 2008, 1:23 AM
48 points
8 comments4 min readLW link

why I’m here now

bhauthJun 20, 2023, 5:13 PM
8 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Les­sons Learned: Prop­erly Publi­ciz­ing a Re­gional Meetup Event (also, last call to ap­ply!)

WillaJun 25, 2023, 12:58 AM
9 points
2 comments4 min readLW link

Go­ing Crazy and Get­ting Bet­ter Again

EvenstarJul 2, 2023, 6:55 PM
139 points
13 comments7 min readLW link1 review

My Weirdest Experience

Bridgett KayJul 11, 2023, 2:44 PM
37 points
19 comments1 min readLW link
(dxmrevealed.wordpress.com)

For­ma­tive Youth

Eliezer YudkowskyFeb 24, 2009, 11:02 PM
33 points
46 comments3 min readLW link

{Math} A times ta­bles mem­ory.

aaqDec 1, 2019, 3:40 PM
19 points
9 comments2 min readLW link

Thomas Kwa’s MIRI re­search experience

Thomas Kwa, peterbarnett, Vivek Hebbar, Jeremy Gillen, Bird Concept and Raemon
Oct 2, 2023, 4:42 PM
172 points
53 comments1 min readLW link
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