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Core TagLast edit: Feb 9, 2024, 2:18 AM by jimrandomh

Practical posts give direct, actionable advice on how to achieve goals and generally succeed. The art of rationality would be useless if it did not connect to the real world; we must take our ideas and abstractions and collide them with reality. Many places on the internet will give you advice; here, we value survey data, literature reviews, self-blinded trials, quantitative estimates, and theoretical models that aim to explain the phenomena.

Material that is directly about how to think better can be found at Rationality.

Practical Sub-Topics

Domains of Well-being

Careers
Emotions
Exercise (Physical)
Financial Investing
Gratitude
Happiness
Human Bodies
Nutrition
Parenting
Slack
Sleep
Well-being

Skills, Tools, Techniques

Cryonics
Emotions
Goal Factoring
Habits
Hamming Questions
Life Improvements
Meditation
More Dakka
Pica
Planning & Decision-Making
Self Experimentation
Skill Building
Software Tools
Spaced Repetition
Virtues (Instrumental)

Productivity

Akrasia
Motivations
Prioritization
Procrastination
Productivity
Willpower

Interpersonal
Circling
Conversation (topic)
Communication Cultures
Relationship

The Best Text­books on Every Subject

lukeprogJan 16, 2011, 8:30 AM
686 points
406 comments7 min readLW link

Be­ware Triv­ial Inconveniences

Scott AlexanderMay 6, 2009, 10:04 PM
238 points
107 comments4 min readLW link

Schol­ar­ship: How to Do It Efficiently

lukeprogMay 9, 2011, 10:05 PM
231 points
147 comments5 min readLW link

Re­pos­i­tory repository

pinyakaJul 28, 2013, 10:59 PM
64 points
30 comments1 min readLW link

On learn­ing difficult things

So8resNov 11, 2013, 11:35 PM
202 points
47 comments6 min readLW link

The Zet­telkas­ten Method

abramdemskiSep 20, 2019, 1:15 PM
215 points
90 comments42 min readLW link3 reviews

[Question] Coron­avirus: Jus­tified Prac­ti­cal Ad­vice Thread

Feb 28, 2020, 6:43 AM
218 points
337 comments1 min readLW link1 review

How Long Can Peo­ple Use­fully Work?

lynettebyeApr 3, 2020, 9:35 PM
148 points
8 comments12 min readLW link1 review

How to Be Happy

lukeprogMar 17, 2011, 7:22 AM
221 points
207 comments17 min readLW link

Slack

ZviSep 30, 2017, 11:10 AM
262 points
74 comments4 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Wire­less is a trap

benkuhnJun 7, 2020, 3:30 PM
157 points
13 comments7 min readLW link1 review
(www.benkuhn.net)

Strate­gies for Per­sonal Growth

RaemonJul 28, 2018, 6:27 PM
142 points
27 comments4 min readLW link

Fact Posts: How and Why

sarahconstantinDec 2, 2016, 6:55 PM
256 points
34 comments3 min readLW link

“Cheat to Win”: Eng­ineer­ing Pos­i­tive So­cial Feedback

sarahconstantinFeb 5, 2018, 11:16 PM
184 points
36 comments2 min readLW link

Do Women Like Ass­holes?

Jacob FalkovichJun 22, 2020, 2:14 AM
37 points
10 comments17 min readLW link

Scien­tific Self-Help: The State of Our Knowledge

lukeprogJan 20, 2011, 8:44 PM
227 points
502 comments10 min readLW link

How to teach things well

Neel NandaAug 28, 2020, 4:44 PM
103 points
16 comments15 min readLW link1 review
(www.neelnanda.io)

A Gen­tle In­tro­duc­tion on How to Use Anki to Im­prove Your Memory

simbyoticFeb 4, 2021, 9:59 AM
18 points
2 comments14 min readLW link

[Question] How do you op­ti­mize pro­duc­tivity with re­spect to your men­strual cy­cle?

just_browsingFeb 7, 2021, 9:39 PM
97 points
24 comments1 min readLW link

Bor­ing Ad­vice Repository

Qiaochu_YuanMar 7, 2013, 4:33 AM
107 points
573 comments1 min readLW link

Tips for the most im­mer­sive video calls

benkuhnSep 27, 2020, 8:36 PM
60 points
9 comments15 min readLW link
(www.benkuhn.net)

Sun­set at Noon

RaemonNov 21, 2017, 2:05 AM
204 points
27 comments17 min readLW link

Guide to ra­tio­nal­ist in­te­rior decorating

mingyuanJun 19, 2023, 6:47 AM
268 points
45 comments12 min readLW link

100 Tips for a Bet­ter Life

IdeopunkDec 22, 2020, 2:30 PM
420 points
130 comments9 min readLW link1 review

To listen well, get curious

benkuhnDec 13, 2020, 12:20 AM
348 points
37 comments4 min readLW link1 review
(www.benkuhn.net)

Can a Ve­gan Diet Be Healthy? A Liter­a­ture Review

Erich_GrunewaldMar 12, 2021, 12:47 PM
26 points
0 comments11 min readLW link
(www.erichgrunewald.com)

Third Time: a bet­ter way to work

bfinnJan 7, 2022, 9:15 PM
114 points
74 comments8 min readLW link

Men­tal Health and the Align­ment Prob­lem: A Com­pila­tion of Re­sources (up­dated April 2023)

May 10, 2023, 7:04 PM
246 points
53 comments21 min readLW link

Me­taPrompt: a tool for tel­ling your­self what to do.

abramdemskiMar 16, 2021, 8:49 PM
66 points
12 comments15 min readLW link

Pri­ori­tiz­ing Parental Sleep

jefftkSep 30, 2022, 2:10 AM
75 points
9 comments3 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] Papers to start get­ting into NLP-fo­cused al­ign­ment research

FeraidoonSep 24, 2022, 11:53 PM
6 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Post ridicu­lous munchkin ideas!

D_MalikMay 15, 2013, 10:27 PM
80 points
1,251 comments1 min readLW link

Be­come a per­son who Ac­tu­ally Does Things

Neel NandaJul 25, 2020, 9:29 AM
53 points
17 comments3 min readLW link
(www.neelnanda.io)

How I use Google Forms in my Workflow

Harri BesceliJul 26, 2020, 12:17 PM
34 points
4 comments3 min readLW link

The Good Try Rule

DirectedEvolutionDec 27, 2020, 2:38 AM
56 points
4 comments4 min readLW link

Real Reality

ship_shlapFeb 5, 2022, 4:13 AM
22 points
2 comments3 min readLW link

On Tables and Happiness

AlexanderApr 25, 2022, 9:51 AM
25 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

Group house norms re­ally do seem toxic to many peo­ple.

sapphireJan 11, 2021, 11:42 PM
65 points
31 comments3 min readLW link

Mak­ing Vaccine

johnswentworthFeb 3, 2021, 8:24 PM
569 points
249 comments6 min readLW link3 reviews

[Question] What would you do differ­ently if you were less con­cerned with look­ing weird?

Mati_RoyMay 7, 2020, 11:29 PM
11 points
9 comments1 min readLW link

Let the AI teach you how to flirt

DirectedEvolutionSep 17, 2020, 7:04 PM
47 points
11 comments2 min readLW link

Give it a google

Adam ZernerDec 29, 2020, 5:30 AM
141 points
28 comments7 min readLW link1 review

Coron­avirus Jus­tified Prac­ti­cal Ad­vice Summary

Mar 15, 2020, 10:25 PM
87 points
53 comments6 min readLW link

My Al­gorithm for Beat­ing Procrastination

lukeprogFeb 10, 2012, 2:48 AM
140 points
138 comments7 min readLW link

[Question] How to se­lect a long-term goal and al­ign my mind to­wards it?

AlexanderDec 24, 2021, 11:40 AM
19 points
8 comments2 min readLW link

When should you re­lo­cate to miti­gate the risk of dy­ing in a nu­clear war?

Adam ZernerMar 4, 2022, 10:34 AM
55 points
27 comments14 min readLW link

You are prob­a­bly un­der­es­ti­mat­ing how good self-love can be

Charlie Rogers-SmithNov 14, 2021, 12:41 AM
141 points
18 comments12 min readLW link1 review

App and book recom­men­da­tions for peo­ple who want to be hap­pier and more productive

KatWoodsNov 6, 2021, 5:40 PM
133 points
43 comments8 min readLW link

An Ap­pren­tice Ex­per­i­ment in Python Pro­gram­ming, Part 3

Aug 16, 2021, 4:42 AM
14 points
10 comments22 min readLW link

In­ten­tion­ally Mak­ing Close Friends

Neel NandaJun 27, 2021, 11:06 PM
280 points
34 comments18 min readLW link1 review
(www.neelnanda.io)

[Question] Are there good classes (or just ar­ti­cles) on blog writ­ing?

Brendan LongApr 19, 2021, 1:10 AM
14 points
12 comments1 min readLW link

Be­ware of Other-Optimizing

Eliezer YudkowskyApr 10, 2009, 1:58 AM
180 points
119 comments5 min readLW link

My Fear Heuristic

lsusrDec 1, 2020, 8:00 AM
107 points
13 comments1 min readLW link

Chris Voss ne­go­ti­a­tion MasterClass: review

VipulNaikNov 20, 2021, 10:39 PM
70 points
15 comments33 min readLW link

Your Cheer­ful Price

Eliezer YudkowskyFeb 13, 2021, 5:41 AM
262 points
82 comments17 min readLW link6 reviews

DIY De­liber­ate Practice

lynettebyeAug 21, 2023, 12:22 PM
62 points
4 comments5 min readLW link
(lynettebye.com)

A whirlwind tour of Ethereum finance

cataMar 2, 2021, 9:36 AM
233 points
52 comments11 min readLW link

The First Sam­ple Gives the Most Information

Mark XuDec 24, 2020, 8:39 PM
132 points
16 comments1 min readLW link1 review
(markxu.com)

Pain is not the unit of Effort

alkjashNov 24, 2020, 8:00 PM
499 points
89 comments5 min readLW link2 reviews
(radimentary.wordpress.com)

You can just spon­ta­neously call peo­ple you haven’t met in years

lcNov 13, 2023, 5:21 AM
154 points
19 comments1 min readLW link

On Creativity—The joys of 5 minute timers

Neel NandaAug 18, 2020, 6:26 AM
16 points
1 comment6 min readLW link
(www.neelnanda.io)

Start with a Title

lsusrOct 30, 2021, 8:59 AM
14 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Up­dates and Reflec­tions on Op­ti­mal Ex­er­cise af­ter Nearly a Decade

romeostevensitJun 8, 2023, 11:02 PM
186 points
55 comments2 min readLW link

Pr­ereq­ui­site Skills

lsusrDec 24, 2021, 10:11 AM
17 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

The Point of Easy Progress

silentbobMar 28, 2021, 4:38 PM
59 points
6 comments8 min readLW link

Ex­ces­sive Nuance and Derailing Conversations

AlexanderJan 23, 2022, 10:42 AM
42 points
13 comments4 min readLW link

The Felt Sense: What, Why and How

Kaj_SotalaOct 5, 2020, 3:57 PM
149 points
20 comments14 min readLW link1 review

[Question] What are your great­est one-shot life im­prove­ments?

Mark XuMay 16, 2020, 4:53 PM
114 points
166 comments1 min readLW link

Write Sur­pris­ingly About Reality

lsusrOct 16, 2021, 7:30 AM
35 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

How I be­came a per­son who wakes up early

Alex_AltairDec 18, 2021, 6:41 PM
66 points
12 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] What are the pros and cons of seek­ing a for­mal di­ag­no­sis of autism?

Dumbledore's ArmyDec 29, 2021, 4:52 PM
28 points
18 comments2 min readLW link

A Prac­ti­cal Guide to Con­flict Re­s­olu­tion: Comprehension

eapacheJun 13, 2020, 3:08 PM
29 points
0 comments4 min readLW link

An­drew Hu­ber­man on How to Op­ti­mize Sleep

Leon LangFeb 2, 2023, 8:17 PM
37 points
6 comments6 min readLW link

I hired 5 peo­ple to sit be­hind me and make me pro­duc­tive for a month

Simon BerensFeb 5, 2023, 1:19 AM
243 points
81 comments10 min readLW link
(www.simonberens.com)

Choos­ing the Zero Point

orthonormalApr 6, 2020, 11:44 PM
170 points
24 comments3 min readLW link2 reviews

Au­to­mat­i­cally Turn­ing Off Com­puter at Night

RaemonJul 15, 2020, 8:42 PM
19 points
13 comments2 min readLW link

Be­com­ing a Staff Engineer

Gordon Seidoh WorleyApr 3, 2022, 2:30 AM
64 points
33 comments6 min readLW link

Do your­self a FAVAR: se­cu­rity mindset

lemonhopeJun 18, 2022, 2:08 AM
20 points
2 comments2 min readLW link

Lsusr’s Ra­tion­al­ity Dojo

lsusrFeb 13, 2024, 5:52 AM
93 points
16 comments3 min readLW link

A scheme for sam­pling durable goods first-hand be­fore mak­ing a purchase

riceissaFeb 17, 2022, 11:36 PM
29 points
7 comments2 min readLW link

What are the re­sults of more parental su­per­vi­sion and less out­door play?

juliawiseNov 25, 2023, 12:52 PM
215 points
30 comments5 min readLW link

Act­ing Wholesomely

owencbFeb 26, 2024, 9:49 PM
37 points
32 comments1 min readLW link

Nate Soares’ Life Advice

CatGoddessAug 23, 2022, 2:46 AM
152 points
41 comments3 min readLW link

Ureshiku Naritai

AlicornApr 8, 2010, 8:08 PM
217 points
157 comments6 min readLW link

Live a life you feel ex­cited about

Neel NandaAug 21, 2020, 7:16 PM
18 points
3 comments8 min readLW link
(www.neelnanda.io)

Re­solve Cycles

CFAR!DuncanJul 16, 2022, 11:17 PM
133 points
8 comments10 min readLW link

Nice Clothes are Good, Actually

Gordon Seidoh WorleyJan 31, 2023, 7:22 PM
62 points
28 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] For re­duc­ing caf­feine de­pen­dence, does daily max­i­mum mat­ter more, or does to­tal daily in­take mat­ter more?

Maxwell PetersonJul 9, 2021, 3:40 PM
14 points
14 comments1 min readLW link

Ele­vated Air Puri­fier Cubes

jefftkDec 19, 2021, 12:50 AM
13 points
7 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Let­ter] Rus­si­ans are Wel­come in America

lsusrMar 5, 2022, 10:15 AM
68 points
13 comments1 min readLW link

Six weeks doesn’t make a habit

lynettebyeAug 6, 2022, 8:54 AM
47 points
1 comment3 min readLW link

How to Lu­me­nate (UK Edi­tion)

chanamessingerMar 13, 2022, 1:43 PM
47 points
17 comments5 min readLW link

[TL;DR] “Train­ing for the New Alpinism” by Steve House and Scott John­ston

lsusrOct 29, 2021, 9:20 PM
23 points
1 comment6 min readLW link

Jet­lag, Nausea, and Diar­rhea are Largely Optional

Thomas KwaMar 21, 2022, 10:40 PM
89 points
32 comments2 min readLW link

Sled­ding Is Underrated

jefftkFeb 5, 2022, 9:10 PM
35 points
3 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Don’t Let Per­sonal Do­mains Expire

jefftkMar 6, 2022, 2:50 AM
39 points
6 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Quan­tify­ing Risk

devanshOct 12, 2021, 2:41 PM
4 points
3 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] What health-re­lated tips do you have for buy­ing meat?

Adam ZernerOct 23, 2021, 7:09 AM
17 points
13 comments1 min readLW link

Con­sider Tak­ing Zinc Every Time You Travel

ElizabethOct 1, 2021, 3:50 AM
47 points
44 comments3 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

My cur­rent think­ing on money and low carb diets

Adam ZernerOct 29, 2021, 6:50 AM
11 points
17 comments10 min readLW link

[Question] What’s your per­sonal TAP setup?

Raj ThimmiahJul 29, 2021, 10:38 PM
3 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Tools for keep­ing focused

benkuhnAug 5, 2020, 2:10 AM
128 points
26 comments4 min readLW link
(www.benkuhn.net)

Ex­er­cise Trade Offs

ElizabethAug 31, 2021, 2:40 AM
32 points
4 comments3 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

Dear Self; we need to talk about ambition

ElizabethAug 27, 2023, 11:10 PM
247 points
24 comments8 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

Me­mory re­con­soli­da­tion for self-affection

Kaj_SotalaOct 27, 2020, 10:10 AM
49 points
11 comments2 min readLW link
(kajsotala.fi)

En­abling Children

lincolnquirkMar 3, 2021, 12:02 AM
53 points
22 comments3 min readLW link

Don’t feel bad about not know­ing ba­sic things

Adam ZernerMay 24, 2021, 1:49 AM
88 points
33 comments4 min readLW link

Things that can kill you quickly: What ev­ery­one should know about first aid

jasoncrawfordDec 27, 2022, 4:23 PM
166 points
21 comments2 min readLW link1 review
(jasoncrawford.org)

The best things are of­ten free or cheap

Adam ZernerMar 18, 2021, 2:57 AM
25 points
15 comments3 min readLW link

How feel­ing more se­cure feels differ­ent than I expected

Kaj_SotalaSep 17, 2021, 9:20 AM
77 points
15 comments3 min readLW link
(kajsotala.fi)

Alpha α and Beta β

lsusrOct 10, 2020, 6:27 AM
9 points
2 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Health & Lifestyle In­ter­ven­tions With Heavy-Tailed Out­comes?

MondSemmelJun 6, 2022, 4:26 PM
12 points
9 comments1 min readLW link

On Reflection

Neel NandaDec 14, 2020, 4:14 PM
27 points
2 comments13 min readLW link
(www.neelnanda.io)

Thoughts on Mustachianism

Adam ZernerJan 9, 2021, 9:27 AM
31 points
20 comments11 min readLW link

[Question] How do you think about mildly tech­ni­cal peo­ple try­ing to ad­vance sci­ence and tech­nol­ogy?

CuiFeb 16, 2022, 3:43 AM
7 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

Ac­ti­vated Char­coal for Han­gover Preven­tion: Way more than you wanted to know

Maxwell PetersonJan 10, 2022, 7:26 PM
81 points
27 comments31 min readLW link1 review

How to find a good mov­ing service

Ziyue WangOct 21, 2023, 4:59 AM
8 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

Leaky Del­e­ga­tion: You are not a Commodity

DarmaniJan 25, 2021, 2:04 AM
296 points
34 comments15 min readLW link1 review

Ap­pen­dices to cry­on­ics signup sequence

mingyuanJan 22, 2021, 6:40 AM
30 points
10 comments3 min readLW link

Why in­door light­ing is hard to get right and how to fix it

Richard Korzekwa Oct 28, 2020, 4:46 AM
193 points
53 comments15 min readLW link1 review

Who should you ex­pect to spend your life with?

KatjaGraceJan 23, 2021, 9:00 AM
37 points
7 comments1 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

The 99% prin­ci­ple for per­sonal problems

Kaj_SotalaOct 2, 2023, 8:20 AM
123 points
19 comments2 min readLW link
(kajsotala.fi)

Car Thoughts

jefftkMar 7, 2021, 9:30 PM
8 points
8 comments3 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Clip keys to­gether with tiny carabiners

Brendan LongJan 31, 2024, 4:26 AM
10 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

Grow­ing Independence

jefftkJun 7, 2020, 8:20 PM
184 points
27 comments10 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] What are good elec­tion bet­ting op­por­tu­ni­ties?

Scott GarrabrantOct 29, 2020, 7:19 AM
32 points
17 comments1 min readLW link

Self-help, hard and soft

technicalitiesJun 7, 2020, 3:39 PM
16 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

On house­hold dust

Nina PanicksseryJun 30, 2023, 5:03 PM
74 points
12 comments5 min readLW link

Affordances

abramdemskiApr 2, 2021, 8:53 PM
58 points
18 comments6 min readLW link

How I Meditate

Gordon Seidoh WorleyMar 8, 2021, 3:34 AM
17 points
4 comments2 min readLW link

How to make er­rands fun

dominicqJun 17, 2021, 11:27 AM
24 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Avoid Con­tentious Terms

jefftkFeb 24, 2021, 3:10 AM
59 points
6 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

The topic is not the content

Aaron BergmanJul 6, 2021, 12:14 AM
176 points
24 comments5 min readLW link
(aaronbergman.substack.com)

[Question] Thoughts on a “Se­quences In­spired” PhD Topic

goose000Jun 17, 2021, 8:36 PM
7 points
2 comments2 min readLW link

par­ent­ing rules

Dave OrrDec 21, 2020, 7:48 PM
155 points
9 comments5 min readLW link

[Question] How should you go about valu­ing your time?

Adam ZernerJan 10, 2021, 6:54 AM
17 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

A No-Non­sense Guide to Early Retirement

tryactionsFeb 24, 2021, 4:37 PM
75 points
46 comments27 min readLW link

[Question] What was your rea­son­ing for de­cid­ing whether to raise chil­dren?

Mati_RoyMay 15, 2020, 3:53 AM
4 points
15 comments1 min readLW link

Fu­ture Of Work

specbugJul 19, 2021, 11:16 PM
−1 points
6 comments6 min readLW link
(sixeleven.in)

An Open Let­ter To My­self On How To Not Get Any Work Done.

HarryOAug 23, 2021, 7:18 AM
42 points
4 comments2 min readLW link

Shame: Authen­tic & Ap­plied/​Man­u­fac­tured Shame

Phoenix EliotAug 18, 2021, 9:37 PM
8 points
6 comments7 min readLW link

[Per­sonal Ex­per­i­ment] One Year with­out Junk Me­dia: Six-Month Update

lsusrJun 18, 2020, 4:34 PM
67 points
21 comments1 min readLW link

Worth check­ing your stock trad­ing skills

at_the_zooNov 8, 2021, 7:19 PM
48 points
37 comments3 min readLW link

My weekly re­view habit

benkuhnJun 21, 2020, 2:40 PM
70 points
5 comments4 min readLW link
(www.benkuhn.net)

How much should you up­date on a COVID test re­sult?

mayleafOct 17, 2021, 7:49 PM
114 points
43 comments9 min readLW link

[Question] Max­i­miz­ing im­pact at startup with high EA po­ten­tial?

kniteJun 10, 2020, 6:25 AM
8 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Non-Fun­gible Costs

hawkebiaFeb 18, 2022, 5:15 PM
13 points
14 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] How ought I spend time?

QuinnJun 30, 2020, 4:53 PM
10 points
11 comments1 min readLW link

Use Nor­mal Predictions

Jan Christian RefsgaardJan 9, 2022, 3:01 PM
145 points
67 comments6 min readLW link

Where to Live for Happiness

nomagicpillJun 7, 2022, 1:09 AM
19 points
6 comments26 min readLW link
(210ethan.github.io)

Pud­dle Tem­per­a­ture Alarm

jefftkJun 8, 2022, 2:10 AM
13 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

How to use ChatGPT to get bet­ter book & movie recommendations

KatWoodsJul 15, 2023, 8:55 AM
28 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Po­tato diet: A post mortem and an an­swer to SMTM’s article

Épiphanie GédéonJul 14, 2022, 11:18 PM
47 points
34 comments16 min readLW link

[Question] Sup­pos­ing Europe is headed for a se­ri­ous en­ergy crisis this win­ter, what can/​should one do as an in­di­vi­d­ual to pre­pare?

Erich_GrunewaldAug 31, 2022, 7:28 PM
18 points
13 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What New Desk­top Should I Buy?

ZviJul 8, 2022, 3:04 PM
15 points
19 comments1 min readLW link

How I in­ter­nal­ized my achieve­ments to bet­ter deal with nega­tive feelings

Raymond KoopmanschapFeb 27, 2024, 3:10 PM
38 points
4 comments6 min readLW link

Stop try­ing to have “in­ter­est­ing” friends

eqApr 19, 2023, 11:39 PM
40 points
15 comments6 min readLW link

How to Search Mul­ti­ple Web­sites Quickly

Nicholas / Heather KrossJun 22, 2023, 12:42 AM
16 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Feel­ings are Good, Actually

Gordon Seidoh WorleyFeb 21, 2023, 2:38 AM
18 points
1 comment4 min readLW link

Be Happier

KlevadorApr 16, 2012, 1:51 AM
165 points
267 comments35 min readLW link

Helping peo­ple to solve their problems

Neel NandaAug 31, 2020, 8:41 PM
18 points
3 comments10 min readLW link
(www.neelnanda.io)

At­ten­tion is your scarcest resource

benkuhnJul 30, 2020, 1:00 AM
96 points
2 comments4 min readLW link
(www.benkuhn.net)

Check­list of Ra­tion­al­ity Habits

AnnaSalamonNov 7, 2012, 9:19 PM
203 points
189 comments11 min readLW link

Heuris­tics for pre­vent­ing ma­jor life mistakes

SK2Dec 20, 2023, 8:01 AM
28 points
2 comments3 min readLW link

How to do re­mote co-working

SoerenMindMay 8, 2020, 7:38 PM
25 points
11 comments1 min readLW link

Covid 9/​10: Vi­tamin D

ZviSep 10, 2020, 7:00 PM
113 points
50 comments15 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Tak­ing Ham­mer­time Fi­nal Exam by efim

efimSep 10, 2020, 10:18 AM
5 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

COVID Strat­egy 101

Mike HarrisOct 5, 2020, 7:30 PM
58 points
7 comments18 min readLW link

Se­cure Hand Holding

jefftkJul 25, 2023, 1:40 AM
28 points
43 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Ra­tional Home Buying

Scott AlexanderAug 27, 2011, 12:15 AM
165 points
138 comments7 min readLW link

Trans­lat­ing CFAR to Therapy

squidiousSep 26, 2017, 7:00 AM
28 points
1 comment5 min readLW link
(www.blogger.com)

My guide to lifelogging

Matthew BarnettAug 28, 2020, 9:34 PM
28 points
6 comments7 min readLW link

How I buy things when Light­cone wants them fast

Bird ConceptSep 26, 2022, 5:02 AM
218 points
21 comments8 min readLW link

Build a Bet­ter Exo­brain: Week 0 Overview

SpiracularJun 9, 2020, 7:09 PM
20 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

Dice De­ci­sion Making

Bart BussmannMar 10, 2023, 1:01 PM
18 points
14 comments3 min readLW link

Com­puter In­put Sucks—A Brain Dump

Johannes C. MayerMar 8, 2023, 11:06 AM
14 points
11 comments3 min readLW link

On the na­ture of help—a frame­work for helping

FaustifyAug 29, 2022, 8:42 PM
3 points
2 comments13 min readLW link

Ex­er­cise is Good, Actually

Gordon Seidoh WorleyFeb 2, 2023, 12:09 AM
90 points
27 comments3 min readLW link

Run­ning by Default

jefftkJan 5, 2023, 1:50 PM
100 points
38 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Tools for find­ing in­for­ma­tion on the internet

RomanHaukssonFeb 9, 2023, 5:05 PM
78 points
11 comments2 min readLW link
(roman.computer)

Bed­bugs are a Solved Prob­lem—DIY Bio-Weapon works.

sapphireNov 30, 2022, 3:40 AM
58 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

My “2.9 trauma limit”

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

Col­lege Ad­mis­sions as a Bru­tal One-Shot Game

devanshDec 5, 2022, 8:05 PM
10 points
26 comments2 min readLW link

Liv­ing No­mad­i­cally: My 80/​20 Guide

KatWoodsFeb 8, 2023, 1:31 AM
35 points
18 comments1 min readLW link

Fight­ing with­out hope

Orpheus16Mar 1, 2023, 6:15 PM
44 points
13 comments4 min readLW link

Against Com­plete Black­out Cur­tains For Sleep

jpMar 11, 2023, 6:29 PM
19 points
11 comments1 min readLW link

Mak­ing friends

dominicqMar 13, 2021, 7:23 PM
26 points
3 comments3 min readLW link

Small Talk is Good, Actually

Gordon Seidoh WorleyFeb 4, 2023, 12:38 AM
50 points
9 comments3 min readLW link

Kelly Bet on Everything

Jacob FalkovichJul 10, 2020, 2:48 AM
101 points
20 comments5 min readLW link2 reviews

The Ap­pren­tice Thread 2

hathMay 1, 2023, 8:09 PM
50 points
19 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Ra­tion­al­ity for Kids?

goose000Sep 16, 2020, 10:58 PM
51 points
28 comments1 min readLW link

Mak­ing Book­ing.Com less out to get you

ElizabethApr 17, 2023, 4:04 AM
21 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.alexcharlton.co)

Up­com­ing heat­wave: advice

stavrosJul 15, 2022, 5:03 AM
16 points
13 comments3 min readLW link

House Gro­cery Spending

jefftkJul 19, 2023, 3:00 AM
13 points
0 comments5 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] How do you get a job as a soft­ware de­vel­oper?

lsusrAug 15, 2022, 2:45 PM
22 points
24 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Favourite new AI pro­duc­tivity tools?

Gabe MJun 15, 2022, 1:08 AM
14 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

Large Gains from Small Choices

Srdjan MileticDec 28, 2020, 7:34 PM
8 points
2 comments2 min readLW link

Mean­ingful Rest

Neel NandaAug 29, 2020, 3:50 PM
70 points
4 comments4 min readLW link
(www.neelnanda.io)

Jam is obsolete

jefftkJul 26, 2020, 2:00 PM
25 points
24 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] Should we buy Google stock?

Random TraderMay 15, 2022, 6:38 PM
0 points
26 comments1 min readLW link

Say­ing no to the Appleman

Johannes C. MayerApr 29, 2022, 10:39 AM
47 points
12 comments3 min readLW link

Dun­can Sa­bien On Writing

lynettebyeApr 7, 2022, 4:09 PM
35 points
3 comments16 min readLW link

3-bit filters

iivonenApr 28, 2022, 11:55 AM
8 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

How I fixed exercise

GabrielExistsMar 20, 2022, 4:52 AM
41 points
7 comments7 min readLW link

PSA: Cars don’t have ‘blindspots’

romeostevensitJul 1, 2020, 5:04 PM
37 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] When did you ori­ent?

lemonhopeJun 19, 2023, 7:22 AM
11 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

Do a cost-benefit anal­y­sis of your tech­nol­ogy usage

TurnTroutMar 27, 2022, 11:09 PM
190 points
53 comments13 min readLW link

Two Proso­cial Re­jec­tion Norms

EmrikApr 28, 2022, 8:53 PM
52 points
21 comments3 min readLW link

Sur­vey advice

KatjaGraceAug 24, 2022, 3:10 AM
93 points
11 comments3 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Ob­vi­ous advice

So8resDec 6, 2015, 2:00 AM
14 points
0 comments5 min readLW link
(mindingourway.com)

Pro­duc­tivity Notes I

mattoFeb 15, 2022, 1:08 PM
9 points
1 comment5 min readLW link

De­tach the grim-o-meter

So8resOct 5, 2015, 3:00 AM
15 points
0 comments3 min readLW link
(mindingourway.com)

Try­ing harder works, sometimes

Kaveh-SedghiFeb 3, 2022, 5:04 AM
6 points
1 comment2 min readLW link

Too right to write

Solenoid_EntityJan 20, 2022, 1:21 PM
28 points
12 comments3 min readLW link

You Can Get Fluvoxamine

AppliedDivinityStudiesJan 18, 2022, 11:48 PM
60 points
18 comments3 min readLW link

What’s wrong with Pomodoro

bfinnJan 22, 2022, 4:54 PM
13 points
13 comments3 min readLW link

How Bad Is QWERTY, Really? A Re­view of the Liter­a­ture, such as It Is

Erich_GrunewaldJan 15, 2022, 12:07 PM
61 points
11 comments15 min readLW link
(www.erichgrunewald.com)

P(C) vs. NP(C)

Nicole DiekerJan 5, 2022, 9:34 PM
3 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

Per­sonal blog­ging as self-im­posed oppression

xarknJan 15, 2022, 2:51 PM
36 points
12 comments3 min readLW link

Be­ing at peace with Doom

Johannes C. MayerApr 9, 2023, 2:53 PM
23 points
11 comments4 min readLW link

In­ter­net Liter­acy Atrophy

ElizabethDec 26, 2021, 12:30 PM
111 points
49 comments3 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

Guidelines for cold mes­sag­ing people

Severin T. SeehrichJan 17, 2022, 12:07 PM
32 points
20 comments1 min readLW link

Al­most ev­ery­one should be less afraid of lawsuits

alyssavanceNov 27, 2021, 2:06 AM
196 points
18 comments5 min readLW link2 reviews

In Defence of Op­ti­miz­ing Rou­tine Tasks

leogaoNov 9, 2021, 5:09 AM
47 points
6 comments3 min readLW link1 review

[Question] What have your ro­man­tic ex­pe­riences with non-EAs/​non-Ra­tion­al­ists been like?

Randomized, ControlledDec 5, 2021, 4:41 AM
46 points
24 comments1 min readLW link

Us­ing a mem­ory palace to mem­o­rize a text­book.

DirectedEvolutionJun 19, 2020, 2:09 AM
62 points
16 comments6 min readLW link1 review

Good­hart’s Imperius

Duncan Sabien (Deactivated)Oct 29, 2021, 8:19 PM
79 points
6 comments7 min readLW link

Stop ar­bi­trar­ily limit­ing yourself

unoptimalDec 9, 2021, 2:42 AM
27 points
7 comments2 min readLW link

Ideal For­mat/​Fre­quency of In­for­ma­tion Consumption

AviOct 19, 2021, 3:39 PM
2 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

[Up­date] Without a phone for 10 days

Benjamin SpiegelOct 20, 2021, 1:17 AM
11 points
13 comments2 min readLW link

Eight Short Stud­ies On Excuses

Scott AlexanderApr 20, 2010, 11:01 PM
778 points
249 comments10 min readLW link

What makes us happy and de­pressed?

Marius HobbhahnOct 3, 2021, 6:25 AM
16 points
6 comments19 min readLW link

30-ish fo­cus­ing tips

Raymond DOct 22, 2021, 7:38 PM
21 points
4 comments6 min readLW link

List of things I think are worth read­ing (last up­dated 3/​1/​2021)

just_browsingJan 1, 2021, 5:05 PM
3 points
2 comments4 min readLW link

Train­ing My Friend to Cook

lsusrAug 29, 2021, 5:54 AM
67 points
33 comments3 min readLW link

A Bet­ter Time un­til Sun­burn Calculator

Josh JacobsonAug 17, 2021, 12:40 AM
52 points
11 comments2 min readLW link

For God’s sake, Google it.

Aaron BergmanAug 10, 2021, 11:52 PM
19 points
16 comments4 min readLW link
(aaronbergman.substack.com)

Fermi Fingers

Optimization ProcessAug 9, 2021, 7:56 PM
28 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

Learn­ing in lay­ers of mus­cle memory

Anshul JainJul 22, 2021, 6:57 PM
5 points
3 comments2 min readLW link
(www.anshuljain.me)

Eight Hun­dred Slightly Poi­soned Word Games

Scott AlexanderAug 9, 2021, 8:17 PM
109 points
5 comments3 min readLW link

Tasker ac­tions which save me time and sanity

just_browsingSep 1, 2021, 2:49 PM
28 points
3 comments2 min readLW link

BBE W1: HMCM and Note­tak­ing Systems

SpiracularJun 9, 2020, 7:20 PM
26 points
7 comments5 min readLW link

A quan­ti­ta­tive in­tro­duc­tion to churning

electroswingJun 28, 2021, 10:21 PM
18 points
4 comments9 min readLW link

How to Sleep Better

Marius HobbhahnJul 16, 2021, 12:00 AM
48 points
49 comments15 min readLW link

Ex­per­i­ments with a ran­dom clock

MalmesburyJun 13, 2021, 5:08 PM
58 points
12 comments7 min readLW link
(www.telescopic-turnip.net)

Max­i­miz­ing Yield on US Dol­lar Pegged Coins

AnnapurnaJun 8, 2021, 1:12 AM
15 points
7 comments2 min readLW link

A Some­what Ra­tion­al­ist Baptism

ZorbaTHutJun 25, 2021, 12:39 AM
12 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

Me­dia Diet: Cul­ti­vat­ing Voice, De­liber­ate Ac­tion, and Alive Time

WillaJul 17, 2021, 5:56 AM
5 points
2 comments2 min readLW link

How much should we value life?

Adam ZernerSep 6, 2021, 10:30 PM
29 points
25 comments38 min readLW link

Bel­l­man’s Curse on Advice

nibnalinApr 19, 2021, 2:30 AM
2 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

Want­ing to Suc­ceed on Every Met­ric Presented

Logan RiggsApr 12, 2021, 8:43 PM
67 points
25 comments3 min readLW link

On Sleep Pro­cras­ti­na­tion: Go­ing To Bed At A Rea­son­able Hour

emily.fanApr 17, 2021, 2:10 AM
22 points
22 comments9 min readLW link

Homeo­static Bruce

matejsuchyApr 8, 2021, 7:13 PM
13 points
8 comments10 min readLW link
(matejsuchy.substack.com)

Pick­ing Men­tors For Re­search Programmes

Raymond DNov 10, 2023, 1:01 PM
96 points
6 comments4 min readLW link

Re­cently I bought a new laptop

TetraspaceApr 10, 2021, 8:29 PM
31 points
1 comment3 min readLW link

[Writ­ing Ex­er­cise] A Guide

lsusrMay 8, 2021, 12:22 AM
16 points
2 comments5 min readLW link

How to use hyp­n­a­gogic hal­lu­ci­na­tions as biofeed­back to re­lieve insomnia

David GrossMar 13, 2021, 3:28 PM
47 points
21 comments21 min readLW link

Seven Years of Spaced Rep­e­ti­tion Soft­ware in the Classroom

tanagrabeastMar 4, 2021, 2:42 AM
264 points
38 comments34 min readLW link1 review

Pantry Sta­ples for DIY

jefftkJun 4, 2020, 6:10 PM
16 points
1 comment2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Cur­ing Sleep: My Ex­pe­riences Do­ing Cow­boy Science

jayterwahlFeb 20, 2021, 11:59 PM
89 points
10 comments2 min readLW link

Aim to get re­jected often

Amir BolousFeb 22, 2021, 10:38 PM
10 points
4 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] What is the liter­a­ture on long term wa­ter fasts?

lcMay 16, 2023, 3:23 AM
16 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Tak­ing money seriously

dominicqJan 28, 2021, 12:53 PM
83 points
8 comments5 min readLW link

Cal­ibrated es­ti­ma­tion of workload

kerspoonJan 30, 2021, 12:15 PM
12 points
2 comments5 min readLW link

Les­sons I’ve Learned from Self-Teaching

TurnTroutJan 23, 2021, 7:00 PM
337 points
74 comments9 min readLW link1 review

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

Kaj_SotalaMay 15, 2023, 9:56 AM
82 points
25 comments3 min readLW link

Col­lAc­tion his­tory and les­sons learned

RonJan 17, 2021, 3:01 PM
34 points
6 comments8 min readLW link

[Question] Early ca­reer choices to max­imise learn­ing?

EvzenFeb 4, 2021, 1:37 PM
6 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

Dist­in­guish­ing goals from chores

Amir BolousJan 10, 2021, 7:45 AM
5 points
1 comment4 min readLW link

Mak­ing Up Baby Signs

jefftkMay 9, 2023, 4:40 PM
44 points
6 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Boost your pro­duc­tivity, hap­piness and health with this one weird trick

ajc586Oct 19, 2023, 11:30 PM
9 points
9 comments1 min readLW link

Long Covid Risks: 2023 Update

ElizabethMay 6, 2023, 6:20 PM
70 points
9 comments4 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

[Question] Tech­niques to fix in­cor­rect mem­o­riza­tion?

Brendan LongDec 30, 2023, 9:32 PM
19 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

How Less­wrong helped me make $25K: A ra­tio­nal pric­ing strategy

kareemabukhadraDec 21, 2020, 8:20 PM
50 points
21 comments3 min readLW link

(USA) N95 masks are available on Amazon

Wei DaiJan 18, 2021, 10:37 AM
54 points
21 comments1 min readLW link

LessWrong v2.0 Anti-Kib­itzer (hides com­ment au­thors and vote counts)

MarcelloMay 23, 2020, 11:44 PM
59 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

The­ory Of Change As A Hy­poth­e­sis: Choos­ing A High-Im­pact Path When You’re Uncertain

lynettebyeNov 28, 2020, 4:38 AM
19 points
5 comments3 min readLW link

Eng­ineer­ing Ex­pe­rience Through Score

ZorbaTHutAug 2, 2020, 12:09 PM
25 points
0 comments4 min readLW link

The Good Balsamic Vinegar

jennJan 26, 2024, 7:30 PM
51 points
4 comments2 min readLW link
(jenn.site)

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

Be­ing Pro­duc­tive With Chronic Health Con­di­tions

lynettebyeNov 5, 2020, 12:22 AM
94 points
7 comments9 min readLW link

Gifts Which Money Can­not Buy

johnswentworthNov 4, 2020, 7:37 PM
87 points
8 comments3 min readLW link

Euro­pean Master’s Pro­grams in Ma­chine Learn­ing, Ar­tifi­cial In­tel­li­gence, and re­lated fields

Master Programs ML/AINov 14, 2020, 3:51 PM
34 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

Reflec­tive Complaints

RaemonMay 21, 2020, 9:11 PM
35 points
20 comments1 min readLW link

Four man­age­ment/​lead­er­ship book summaries

Nikola JurkovicAug 19, 2023, 11:38 PM
11 points
0 comments7 min readLW link

Luck based medicine: in­os­i­tol for anx­iety and brain fog

ElizabethSep 22, 2023, 8:10 PM
40 points
5 comments3 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

In Ad­di­tion to Rage­bait and Doomscrolling

mike_hawkeDec 3, 2020, 6:26 PM
73 points
17 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] How to learn from a stronger ra­tio­nal­ist in daily life?

Thomas KwaMay 20, 2020, 4:55 AM
16 points
11 comments1 min readLW link

Des­per­a­tion ham­ster wheels

Nicole RossOct 28, 2020, 2:32 AM
97 points
5 comments6 min readLW link
(www.cuttingmangoes.com)

Cu­ri­os­ity needs courage

Amir BolousMar 25, 2021, 3:38 AM
24 points
1 comment3 min readLW link

Men­strual cy­cle effects—Clue study sum­mary and commentary

just_browsingMar 31, 2021, 4:28 PM
79 points
3 comments6 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)

Ra­tional re­tire­ment plans

IkMay 15, 2023, 5:49 PM
7 points
17 comments1 min readLW link

Learn­ing to build conviction

benkuhnMay 16, 2020, 11:30 PM
36 points
1 comment5 min readLW link
(www.benkuhn.net)

Learn­ing Rhythms

jefftkMay 16, 2020, 11:00 AM
9 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Com­mu­ni­ca­tion strate­gies for autism, with examples

stoneflyMay 3, 2023, 5:25 AM
15 points
2 comments7 min readLW link

How to reach 80% of your goals. Ex­actly 80%.

Bart BussmannOct 10, 2020, 5:33 PM
36 points
11 comments1 min readLW link

TEAM: a dra­mat­i­cally im­proved form of therapy

Jakob_JMay 31, 2021, 1:33 PM
27 points
19 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] AI Win­ter Is Com­ing—How to profit from it?

maximkazhenkovDec 5, 2020, 8:23 PM
15 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

Se­cond Ci­ti­zen­ships, Res­i­den­cies, and/​or Tem­po­rary Relocation

Josh JacobsonFeb 16, 2021, 7:24 PM
72 points
30 comments39 min readLW link

Sun­screen: much more than you wanted to know

Pierre VandenbergheSep 28, 2021, 10:42 AM
29 points
10 comments6 min readLW link
(pierreavdb.substack.com)

Sun-fol­low­ing Gar­den Mir­rors?

jefftkMar 21, 2023, 4:20 PM
15 points
5 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Three con­figurable prettyprinters

philhAug 10, 2023, 11:10 PM
9 points
0 comments22 min readLW link
(reasonableapproximation.net)

Nyoom

AlicornOct 12, 2018, 2:34 AM
84 points
20 comments5 min readLW link

Em­bar­rass­ment and Instinct

damiensnyderJan 4, 2021, 6:16 PM
6 points
1 comment3 min readLW link
(www.damiensnyder.com)

Public trans­mit metta

Kaj_SotalaOct 4, 2020, 11:40 AM
29 points
6 comments2 min readLW link
(kajsotala.fi)

“It’s Okay”, In­struc­tions, Fo­cus­ing, Ex­pe­rienc­ing and Frames

OuroborusMay 15, 2020, 12:49 AM
16 points
6 comments7 min readLW link
(ouroborusdotblog.wordpress.com)

Ad­ding a House­mate Un­der Covid

jefftkMay 14, 2020, 9:30 PM
16 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Some heuris­tics I use for de­cid­ing how much I trust sci­en­tific results

NathanBarnardJan 18, 2024, 2:48 AM
13 points
2 comments5 min readLW link

Be­ing good at the basics

dominicqNov 4, 2023, 2:18 PM
32 points
1 comment3 min readLW link

Run­ning Wired Ethernet

jefftkMay 13, 2020, 5:20 PM
11 points
6 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] Should I test my­self for microplas­tics?

AugsAug 7, 2023, 5:31 PM
9 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Align­ing my web server with de­vops prac­tices: part 2 (se­cu­rity)

VipulNaikAug 6, 2023, 1:30 AM
6 points
0 comments19 min readLW link

Mut­ing on Group Calls

jefftkOct 2, 2020, 8:30 PM
12 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] When(if ever) are su­per­stim­uli good/​use­ful/​ad­van­ta­geous?

PerhapsAug 1, 2023, 3:50 PM
−7 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Re­view: The Div­ing Bell and the Butterfly

KatjaGraceJan 2, 2021, 1:30 AM
32 points
1 comment2 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

ChatGPT for trans­la­tion

Varshul GuptaAug 2, 2023, 11:57 AM
1 point
0 comments3 min readLW link
(dubverseblack.substack.com)

Sub­di­vi­sions for Use­ful Distil­la­tions?

Sharat Jacob JacobJul 24, 2023, 6:55 PM
8 points
2 comments2 min readLW link

“Win First” vs “Chill First”

lionhearted (Sebastian Marshall)Sep 28, 2020, 6:48 AM
101 points
20 comments3 min readLW link

Are Guitars Ob­so­lete?

jefftkJul 29, 2023, 1:20 PM
11 points
8 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Hiring en­g­ineers and re­searchers to help al­ign GPT-3

paulfchristianoOct 1, 2020, 6:54 PM
206 points
13 comments3 min readLW link

Puz­zle Games

Scott GarrabrantSep 27, 2020, 9:14 PM
56 points
68 comments7 min readLW link

Thoughts on be­ing mortal

Joe CarlsmithJan 1, 2021, 7:17 PM
77 points
5 comments6 min readLW link

Kids and Time

jefftkMay 12, 2020, 11:40 AM
30 points
2 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Apollo Neuro Fol­low Up

ElizabethJul 22, 2023, 5:20 PM
28 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

How to take smart notes (Ahrens, 2017)

Yuxi_LiuJul 23, 2019, 3:34 PM
69 points
12 comments6 min readLW link

A Healthy News Diet

mprDec 31, 2020, 10:19 PM
8 points
5 comments5 min readLW link
(matthewroll.com)

Re­plac­ing the Big Air Purifier

jefftkJul 22, 2023, 12:10 PM
10 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] What are good ice breaker ques­tions for meet­ing peo­ple in this com­mu­nity?

Mati_RoySep 28, 2020, 3:07 PM
9 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Tap­ping Out In Two

philhDec 5, 2019, 11:10 PM
16 points
6 comments6 min readLW link
(reasonableapproximation.net)

Some end-of-year me­dia recommendations

mingyuanDec 31, 2020, 8:10 PM
77 points
3 comments9 min readLW link

Notic­ing Wasted Motion

lynettebyeSep 17, 2020, 2:30 AM
21 points
5 comments3 min readLW link

Me­moriz­ing a Deck of Cards

ToflySep 16, 2020, 1:31 AM
27 points
1 comment2 min readLW link

Facts vs Interpretations

Declan MolonyFeb 27, 2024, 7:57 AM
5 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

Low hang­ing fruits (LWCW 2020)

ArthurRainbowSep 15, 2020, 6:15 PM
17 points
11 comments3 min readLW link

Spoiler-Free Re­view: Orwell

ZviSep 16, 2020, 1:30 PM
11 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

What hap­pens if you drink ace­tone?

dynomightSep 14, 2020, 2:22 PM
82 points
13 comments1 min readLW link2 reviews
(dyno-might.github.io)

[Question] Does turn­ing on the shower help re­duce wild­fire smoke in the air?

cauliflowerSep 13, 2020, 2:39 AM
1 point
8 comments1 min readLW link

Gems from the Wiki: Para­noid Debating

Sep 15, 2020, 3:51 AM
30 points
1 comment3 min readLW link
(www.lesswrong.com)

[Question] In 1 year and 5 years what do you see as “the nor­mal” world.

jmhSep 10, 2020, 12:47 PM
8 points
9 comments1 min readLW link

Gen­der Exploration

sapphireJan 14, 2024, 6:57 PM
110 points
23 comments5 min readLW link
(open.substack.com)

[Question] Have you tried hiIQpro.com’s cog­ni­tive train­ing or coach­ing?

Randomized, ControlledSep 13, 2020, 10:05 PM
3 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

On Nice­ness: Look­ing for Pos­i­tive Externalities

Neel NandaSep 14, 2020, 6:03 PM
31 points
0 comments10 min readLW link
(www.neelnanda.io)

Some thoughts on criticism

BuckSep 18, 2020, 4:58 AM
88 points
11 comments5 min readLW link

New ca­reer re­view: AI safety tech­ni­cal research

Benjamin HiltonJul 17, 2023, 3:34 PM
14 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

In­tro­duc­ción al Riesgo Ex­is­ten­cial de In­teligen­cia Artificial

david.frivaJul 15, 2023, 8:37 PM
4 points
2 comments4 min readLW link
(youtu.be)

Loneli­ness and the para­dox of choice

DirectedEvolutionSep 9, 2020, 4:30 PM
17 points
4 comments6 min readLW link

Run­ning the num­bers: Cryo vs Dis­count rate

RomeoStevensJun 4, 2014, 7:54 AM
9 points
3 comments3 min readLW link

The map and ter­ri­tory of NFT art

frcassarinoDec 29, 2020, 11:45 AM
27 points
12 comments5 min readLW link
(federicorcassarino.substack.com)

Elimi­nat­ing Cookie Ban­ners is Hard

jefftkJan 13, 2024, 3:00 AM
23 points
15 comments3 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Cap­tur­ing Ideas

abramdemskiSep 9, 2020, 9:20 PM
71 points
12 comments9 min readLW link

So­lar One Year In

jefftkNov 22, 2019, 3:20 PM
19 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Do the change you want to see in the world

TeaTieAndHatJul 14, 2023, 10:19 AM
7 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

D&D.Sci(-fi): Coloniz­ing the SuperHyperSphere

abstractapplicJan 12, 2024, 11:36 PM
45 points
23 comments2 min readLW link

Wear a Helmet While Driv­ing a Car

James_MillerJul 30, 2015, 4:36 PM
97 points
118 comments1 min readLW link

Really Fresh Baking

jefftkMay 10, 2020, 11:40 AM
26 points
9 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Shed Wall Plans

jefftkSep 6, 2020, 10:20 PM
6 points
2 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Loneliness

DirectedEvolutionSep 8, 2020, 8:14 AM
17 points
0 comments12 min readLW link

Schedul­ing Al­gorithm for a PhD Student

Tim LiptrotSep 24, 2020, 4:10 PM
7 points
2 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Ra­tion­al­ity and Cli­mate Change

EmiyaOct 5, 2020, 10:21 AM
37 points
76 comments1 min readLW link

The Mind: Board Game Review

AlexeiMay 10, 2020, 12:45 AM
26 points
16 comments2 min readLW link

Two ar­gu­ments for not think­ing about ethics (too much)

Kaj_SotalaMar 27, 2014, 2:15 PM
61 points
32 comments7 min readLW link

Shared House Setup

jefftkMay 9, 2020, 11:30 AM
26 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Choos­ing the right ask for a context

ChristianKlDec 28, 2020, 2:58 PM
14 points
6 comments2 min readLW link

Tiddly­wiki for or­ga­niz­ing notes and research

eukaryoteSep 1, 2019, 6:44 PM
42 points
8 comments3 min readLW link
(eukaryotewritesblog.com)

Through­put vs. Latency

Jan 12, 2024, 9:37 PM
28 points
2 comments13 min readLW link

Things to con­sider when op­ti­miz­ing: Sleep

[deleted]Oct 28, 2014, 5:26 PM
23 points
49 comments1 min readLW link

Med­i­ta­tion skill: Sur­fing the Urge

Max HodgesMay 7, 2020, 5:30 PM
16 points
3 comments2 min readLW link

Self-Blinded L-Thea­nine RCT

niplavOct 31, 2023, 3:24 PM
50 points
10 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] Baseline Like­li­hood of Long-Term Side Effects From New Drugs?

Joar SkalseDec 27, 2020, 1:37 PM
7 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Cop­ing and Cultures

SpiracularMay 6, 2020, 10:49 PM
50 points
13 comments3 min readLW link

Be­ware the sub­op­ti­mal routine

jwfiredragonJan 10, 2024, 7:02 PM
12 points
3 comments3 min readLW link

AI Safety Chatbot

Dec 21, 2023, 2:06 PM
48 points
11 comments4 min readLW link

Less Wrong Product & Ser­vice Recommendations

lukeprogJul 2, 2012, 1:18 PM
30 points
371 comments1 min readLW link

Es­ti­mat­ing the ROI of Insulation

jefftkSep 3, 2020, 8:30 PM
13 points
0 comments3 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Ba­sic Con­ver­sa­tional Co­or­di­na­tion: Micro-co­or­di­na­tion of In­ten­tion

Eli TyreJul 27, 2020, 10:41 PM
40 points
7 comments2 min readLW link

Change the world a lit­tle bit

DirectedEvolutionJul 26, 2020, 10:35 PM
22 points
3 comments2 min readLW link

My idea of sa­cred­ness, di­v­inity, and religion

Kaj_SotalaOct 29, 2023, 12:50 PM
29 points
9 comments4 min readLW link
(kajsotala.fi)

Quaran­tine Preparations

jefftkFeb 25, 2020, 2:40 AM
58 points
38 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] Any­one Else Us­ing Brilli­ant?

SableOct 24, 2023, 12:12 PM
19 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

A model of re­search skill

L Rudolf LJan 8, 2024, 12:13 AM
47 points
6 comments12 min readLW link
(www.strataoftheworld.com)

Lightweight min­i­mal speech recog­ni­tion?

jefftkJul 12, 2023, 12:00 PM
9 points
6 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Some quick notes on hand hygiene

willbradshawFeb 6, 2020, 2:47 AM
68 points
52 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] How do you use face masks?

ChristianKlFeb 13, 2020, 2:18 PM
12 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

On Frus­tra­tion and Regret

silentbobFeb 27, 2024, 12:19 PM
6 points
0 comments4 min readLW link

A Guide to Ra­tional Investing

ColbyDavisSep 15, 2014, 2:36 AM
55 points
45 comments29 min readLW link

Sel­ling real es­tate: should you over­price or un­der­price?

Steven ByrnesJul 20, 2020, 3:54 PM
19 points
5 comments10 min readLW link

[Question] What are the best on­line tools for mee­tups and meet­ings?

RaemonMar 27, 2020, 10:58 PM
26 points
11 comments1 min readLW link

Con­trar­ian LW views and their eco­nomic implications

LarksOct 8, 2014, 11:48 PM
30 points
126 comments1 min readLW link

Zib­bal­done With It All

RandominiAug 28, 2020, 11:37 AM
24 points
11 comments2 min readLW link

Mul­ti­vari­ate es­ti­ma­tion & the Squig­gly language

ozziegooenSep 5, 2020, 4:35 AM
44 points
5 comments7 min readLW link

Mak­ing money with Bit­coin?

ClippyFeb 16, 2011, 7:17 PM
42 points
129 comments1 min readLW link

Look for the Next Tech Gold Rush?

Wei DaiJul 19, 2014, 10:08 AM
70 points
115 comments1 min readLW link

100 Ways To Live Better

Jacob FalkovichDec 31, 2019, 8:23 PM
68 points
8 comments13 min readLW link

Risk-aver­sion and in­vest­ment (for al­tru­ists)

paulfchristianoFeb 28, 2013, 3:44 AM
27 points
14 comments7 min readLW link

Does Think­ing Hard Hurt Your Brain?

RaemonApr 29, 2018, 6:56 PM
18 points
38 comments1 min readLW link

Re­view of “Life­cy­cle In­vest­ing”

JessRiedelApr 12, 2020, 3:12 AM
71 points
22 comments13 min readLW link

A sim­ple de­vice for in­door air management

Richard Korzekwa Oct 2, 2020, 1:02 AM
49 points
10 comments3 min readLW link

On Sud­denly Not Be­ing Able to Work

Jacob FalkovichAug 25, 2020, 10:14 PM
35 points
11 comments4 min readLW link

Align­ment Re­search Field Guide

abramdemskiMar 8, 2019, 7:57 PM
263 points
9 comments17 min readLW link2 reviews

Dremeling

CzynskiJul 14, 2020, 7:23 PM
35 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

Could some­one please start a bright home light­ing com­pany?

lincolnquirkNov 26, 2019, 7:20 PM
91 points
41 comments6 min readLW link
(www.lincolnquirk.com)

87,000 Hours or: Thoughts on Home Ownership

romeostevensitJul 6, 2019, 8:01 AM
19 points
50 comments8 min readLW link

[Question] What are the best tools you have seen to keep track of knowl­edge around testable state­ments?

migueltorrescostaJul 17, 2020, 3:02 PM
2 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Op­ti­miz­ing Fuzzies And Utilons: The Altru­ism Chip Jar

orthonormalJan 1, 2011, 6:53 PM
138 points
49 comments3 min readLW link

My Dat­ing Plan ala Ge­offrey Miller

snog toddgrassJul 17, 2020, 4:52 AM
2 points
57 comments3 min readLW link

Pulse and Glide Cycling

jefftkJul 19, 2020, 7:02 PM
11 points
5 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Debt is an Anti-investment

Jacob FalkovichJul 5, 2018, 8:00 PM
46 points
42 comments6 min readLW link

Balanc­ing Games

jefftkFeb 24, 2024, 2:40 PM
63 points
18 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] What are the limits of self-ed­u­ca­tion?

nitropieJul 21, 2020, 6:01 PM
3 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Fresh Bread

ZviJul 21, 2020, 8:40 PM
22 points
1 comment2 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Fi­nan­cial Effec­tive­ness Repository

Gunnar_ZarnckeNov 18, 2014, 9:57 AM
7 points
62 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] If you are signed up for cry­on­ics with life in­surance, how much life in­surance did you get and over what term?

Eli TyreJul 22, 2020, 8:13 AM
26 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Are par­a­sitic worms an effec­tive weapon against MS?

DemeterJul 23, 2020, 1:59 PM
31 points
11 comments9 min readLW link

Longevity in­ter­ven­tions when young

George3d6Jul 24, 2020, 11:25 AM
45 points
17 comments39 min readLW link
(cerebralab.com)

[Question] Us­ing books to prime behavior

ryan wongJul 25, 2020, 5:59 AM
10 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

Pho­tos Be­fore Drywall

jefftkJul 25, 2020, 1:40 AM
18 points
3 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

So­ci­aLLM: pro­posal for a lan­guage model de­sign for per­son­al­ised apps, so­cial sci­ence, and AI safety research

Roman LeventovDec 19, 2023, 4:49 PM
17 points
5 comments3 min readLW link

Meetup Tip: Heart­beat Messages

ScrewtapeDec 7, 2023, 5:18 PM
61 points
4 comments3 min readLW link

Get Rich Real Slowly

Jacob FalkovichJun 10, 2019, 5:51 PM
34 points
13 comments6 min readLW link

[Question] For fun: How long can you hold your breath?

exanovaDec 6, 2023, 11:36 PM
1 point
7 comments1 min readLW link

“Just Suffer Un­til It Passes”

lionhearted (Sebastian Marshall)Feb 12, 2018, 4:01 AM
90 points
26 comments1 min readLW link

Get Rich Slowly

Jacob FalkovichFeb 10, 2017, 11:02 PM
17 points
1 comment13 min readLW link
(putanumonit.com)

Paraso­cial re­la­tion­ship logic

KatjaGraceFeb 23, 2024, 7:30 AM
20 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

[Question] Direct work vs. earn-to-give?

warrenjordanMay 5, 2020, 5:52 AM
1 point
0 comments1 min readLW link

Use cu­ri­os­ity

AnnaSalamonFeb 25, 2011, 10:23 PM
83 points
61 comments1 min readLW link

The 3 Books Tech­nique for Learn­ing a New Skilll

Matt GoldenbergJan 9, 2019, 12:45 PM
196 points
48 comments2 min readLW link

Origi­nal Seeing

Eliezer YudkowskyOct 14, 2007, 4:38 AM
156 points
29 comments2 min readLW link

How to Mea­sure Anything

lukeprogAug 7, 2013, 4:05 AM
117 points
55 comments22 min readLW link

Refer­ences & Re­sources for LessWrong

XiXiDuOct 10, 2010, 2:54 PM
162 points
104 comments20 min readLW link

[Question] How effec­tive are tul­pas?

EvenflairMar 9, 2020, 5:35 PM
38 points
59 comments2 min readLW link

How to set up foot pedals

jefftkAug 23, 2020, 4:40 PM
19 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] What is your Per­sonal Knowl­edge Man­age­ment sys­tem?

sayanJul 16, 2019, 8:20 PM
22 points
24 comments1 min readLW link

Vi­sual Men­tal Imagery Training

SarahNibsFeb 19, 2013, 10:21 PM
35 points
51 comments4 min readLW link

Build Small Skills in the Right Order

lukeprogApr 17, 2011, 11:01 PM
166 points
219 comments5 min readLW link

CO2 Strip­per Post­mortem Thoughts

DiffractorNov 30, 2019, 9:20 PM
113 points
37 comments8 min readLW link

En­gag­ing Se­ri­ously with Short Timelines

sapphireJul 29, 2020, 7:21 PM
43 points
21 comments3 min readLW link

16 types of use­ful predictions

Julia_GalefApr 10, 2015, 3:31 AM
167 points
55 comments8 min readLW link

Prac­ti­cal Ad­vice Backed By Deep Theories

Eliezer YudkowskyApr 25, 2009, 6:52 PM
69 points
114 comments4 min readLW link

Eval­u­at­ing Solar

jefftkFeb 17, 2024, 9:50 PM
26 points
5 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Book Re­view: So Good They Can’t Ig­nore You, by Cal Newport

Swimmer963 (Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg) Apr 23, 2014, 3:27 AM
42 points
9 comments4 min readLW link

The virtue of determination

Richard_NgoJul 10, 2023, 5:11 AM
57 points
4 comments4 min readLW link

Chain Breaking

Mark XuDec 29, 2020, 1:06 AM
23 points
6 comments10 min readLW link
(markxu.com)

Un­der­stand­ing the two most com­mon men­tal health prob­lems in the world

spencergJul 6, 2023, 2:06 PM
17 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

“Con­cepts of Agency in Biol­ogy” (Okasha, 2023) - Brief Paper Summary

Nora_AmmannJul 8, 2023, 6:22 PM
40 points
3 comments7 min readLW link

[Question] How do you do post mortems?

mattoDec 3, 2023, 2:46 PM
9 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup Tip: Ask At­ten­dees To Ex­plain It

ScrewtapeJul 7, 2023, 4:08 PM
10 points
0 comments4 min readLW link

Re­con­soli­da­tion Through Experience

Matt GoldenbergNov 13, 2019, 8:04 PM
13 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

Sher­lock­ian Ab­duc­tion Master List

Cole WyethDec 2, 2023, 10:10 PM
10 points
27 comments7 min readLW link

Apoca­lypse Prep­ping—Con­cise SHTF guide to pre­pare for AGI doomsday

prepperJul 4, 2023, 5:41 PM
−8 points
9 comments1 min readLW link
(prepper.i2phides.me)

Op­ti­mal Exercise

RomeoStevensMar 10, 2014, 3:37 AM
142 points
148 comments9 min readLW link

Set­ting up a new Mac

jefftkMay 11, 2020, 11:50 AM
10 points
3 comments3 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

The 4-Hour So­cial Life

lsusrDec 30, 2020, 12:58 AM
13 points
4 comments3 min readLW link

Lay­er­ing and Tech­ni­cal Debt in the Global Wayfind­ing Model

herschelJul 6, 2023, 5:30 PM
4 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

Sapi­ent Algorithms

ValentineJul 17, 2023, 4:30 PM
80 points
15 comments5 min readLW link

[Question] Can LessWrong provide me with some­thing I find ob­vi­ously highly use­ful to my own prac­ti­cal life?

agrippaJul 7, 2023, 3:08 AM
32 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] In what ways are holi­days good?

DanielFilanDec 28, 2018, 12:42 AM
20 points
19 comments1 min readLW link

The Kelly Criterion

ZviOct 15, 2018, 9:20 PM
100 points
24 comments3 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

[Question] Should I take an IQ test, why or why not?

snog toddgrassJul 10, 2020, 4:52 PM
2 points
12 comments1 min readLW link

One Year of Pomodoros

Alex_AltairDec 31, 2020, 4:42 AM
56 points
7 comments9 min readLW link

[Question] When is evolu­tion­ary psy­chol­ogy use­ful?

snog toddgrassJul 10, 2020, 6:22 PM
3 points
9 comments1 min readLW link

Free Money at Pre­dic­tIt: 2020 Gen­eral Election

ZviSep 14, 2020, 2:40 PM
20 points
3 comments10 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

[Question] How do I make pre­dic­tions about the fu­ture to make sense of what to do with my life?

Raj ThimmiahFeb 22, 2024, 11:22 AM
8 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

[Question] What is your fi­nan­cial port­fo­lio?

AlgonJun 28, 2023, 6:39 PM
11 points
11 comments1 min readLW link

Do You Want the Com­plex­ity in the Tools or in Their Usage?

mxshnDec 31, 2020, 10:58 AM
7 points
5 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Can you gain weird­ness points?

Nicholas / Heather KrossJul 31, 2020, 3:41 AM
20 points
19 comments1 min readLW link

Río Grande: judg­ment calls

KatjaGraceJan 27, 2019, 3:50 AM
25 points
5 comments2 min readLW link
(worldlypositions.tumblr.com)

Im­plic­itly Typed C

jefftkDec 11, 2023, 4:10 PM
16 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Self-ex­per­i­ment: A sup­ra­phys­iolog­i­cal dosage of testos­terone.

shapeshifterJun 26, 2023, 10:26 AM
8 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Is this info on zinc lozenges ac­cu­rate?

philhJul 27, 2019, 10:05 PM
37 points
24 comments5 min readLW link

Self-Blinded Caf­feine RCT

niplavJun 27, 2023, 12:38 PM
42 points
9 comments8 min readLW link

Train­ing Regime Day 4: Murphyjitsu

Mark XuFeb 18, 2020, 5:33 PM
22 points
0 comments7 min readLW link

[Question] Which ra­tio­nal­ity posts are beg­ging for fur­ther prac­ti­cal de­vel­op­ment?

LoganStrohlJul 23, 2023, 10:22 PM
60 points
17 comments1 min readLW link

Agency begets agency

Richard_NgoJul 6, 2023, 1:08 PM
57 points
1 comment4 min readLW link

Tak­ing vi­tamin D3 with K2 in the morning

ChristianKlNov 30, 2018, 7:00 PM
53 points
47 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] Fermi Challenge: Trains and Air Cargo

Ben PaceOct 5, 2020, 9:51 PM
23 points
21 comments1 min readLW link

On “Not Screw­ing Up Ri­tual Can­dles”

RaemonSep 27, 2020, 9:55 PM
48 points
7 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] Can you pre­vent nega­tive long-term effects of bad trips with sleep de­pri­va­tion?

EternallyBlissfulJun 24, 2023, 2:05 PM
15 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

More Us­able Recipes

jefftkJan 18, 2024, 5:40 PM
14 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

The Case for Brain-Only Preservation

Mati_RoyApr 20, 2023, 10:01 PM
21 points
7 comments1 min readLW link
(biostasis.substack.com)

Ad­vanced Place­ment exam cut­offs and su­perfi­cial knowl­edge over deep knowledge

JonahSSep 1, 2013, 9:01 PM
12 points
22 comments2 min readLW link

Thoughts on de­sign­ing poli­cies for oneself

John_MaxwellNov 28, 2012, 1:27 AM
112 points
63 comments7 min readLW link

How to Beat Procrastination

lukeprogFeb 5, 2011, 6:49 PM
259 points
161 comments15 min readLW link

Work­ing hurts less than pro­cras­ti­nat­ing, we fear the twinge of starting

Eliezer YudkowskyJan 2, 2011, 12:15 AM
331 points
159 comments3 min readLW link

You don’t get to have cool flaws

Neil Jul 28, 2023, 5:37 AM
30 points
16 comments2 min readLW link

Bad rea­sons for a ra­tio­nal­ist to lose

mattMay 18, 2009, 10:57 PM
34 points
83 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] What tech­ni­cal-ish books do you recom­mend that are read­able on Kin­dle?

Rudi CJan 3, 2021, 8:54 PM
3 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

Pro­gram­ming an IFS for al­ter­nate uses

SilverFlameApr 29, 2023, 12:25 AM
5 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Tech­nolog­i­cal un­em­ploy­ment as an­other test for ra­tio­nal­ist winning

RomanHaukssonMay 2, 2023, 4:16 AM
14 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

My best sys­tem yet: text-based pro­ject management

jtMay 2, 2023, 5:44 PM
6 points
6 comments5 min readLW link

[Question] Where to start with statis­tics if I want to mea­sure things?

mattoApr 20, 2023, 10:40 PM
21 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

So­ci­aLLM: pro­posal for a lan­guage model de­sign for per­son­al­ised apps, so­cial sci­ence, and AI safety research

Roman LeventovDec 19, 2023, 4:49 PM
17 points
5 comments3 min readLW link

Sports

Adam ZernerDec 26, 2015, 7:54 PM
19 points
26 comments6 min readLW link

Op­ti­miz­ing Fuzzies And Utilons: The Altru­ism Chip Jar

orthonormalJan 1, 2011, 6:53 PM
138 points
49 comments3 min readLW link

Em­bar­rass­ment and Instinct

damiensnyderJan 4, 2021, 6:16 PM
6 points
1 comment3 min readLW link
(www.damiensnyder.com)

Abil­ity to react

Swimmer963 (Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg) Feb 18, 2011, 7:19 PM
100 points
99 comments4 min readLW link

Nyoom

AlicornOct 12, 2018, 2:34 AM
84 points
20 comments5 min readLW link

Sun-fol­low­ing Gar­den Mir­rors?

jefftkMar 21, 2023, 4:20 PM
15 points
5 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Pre­fer the Bri­tish Style of Quo­ta­tion Mark Punc­tu­a­tion over the American

Erich_GrunewaldSep 11, 2021, 1:37 PM
46 points
15 comments2 min readLW link
(www.erichgrunewald.com)

Debt is an Anti-investment

Jacob FalkovichJul 5, 2018, 8:00 PM
46 points
42 comments6 min readLW link

[Question] Is there a bee­minder with­out the pun­ish­ment?

warrenjordanSep 14, 2021, 2:51 AM
16 points
10 comments1 min readLW link

Balanc­ing Games

jefftkFeb 24, 2024, 2:40 PM
63 points
18 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] Is sit­ting in the sun much bet­ter than sit­ting in the shade?

just_browsingApr 28, 2021, 6:48 PM
16 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Best em­piri­cal ev­i­dence on bet­ter than SP500 in­vest­ment re­turns?

bluefalconApr 25, 2021, 5:13 AM
12 points
23 comments1 min readLW link

Get Rich Real Slowly

Jacob FalkovichJun 10, 2019, 5:51 PM
34 points
13 comments6 min readLW link

[Question] Is there a good soft­ware solu­tion for math­e­mat­i­cal ques­tions?

ChristianKlApr 25, 2021, 6:03 PM
9 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

Paraso­cial re­la­tion­ship logic

KatjaGraceFeb 23, 2024, 7:30 AM
20 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Get Rich Slowly

Jacob FalkovichFeb 10, 2017, 11:02 PM
17 points
1 comment13 min readLW link
(putanumonit.com)

[Question] Apps /​ tools for com­bat­ting sleep pro­cras­ti­na­tion?

emily.fanApr 24, 2021, 1:40 AM
3 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Spoiler-Free Re­views: Mon­ster Slay­ers, Dream Quest and Loop Hero

ZviApr 26, 2021, 3:00 PM
15 points
2 comments3 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

On silence

Aaron BergmanApr 30, 2021, 3:15 AM
48 points
16 comments9 min readLW link
(aaronbergman.substack.com)

The Schel­ling Game (a.k.a. the Co­or­di­na­tion Game)

jchanMay 3, 2021, 2:31 PM
31 points
13 comments3 min readLW link

CO2 Strip­per Post­mortem Thoughts

DiffractorNov 30, 2019, 9:20 PM
113 points
37 comments8 min readLW link

16 types of use­ful predictions

Julia_GalefApr 10, 2015, 3:31 AM
167 points
55 comments8 min readLW link

Prac­ti­cal Ad­vice Backed By Deep Theories

Eliezer YudkowskyApr 25, 2009, 6:52 PM
69 points
114 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] Does an app/​group for per­sonal fore­cast­ing ex­ist?

DirectedEvolutionApr 20, 2021, 5:04 AM
19 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Book Re­view: So Good They Can’t Ig­nore You, by Cal Newport

Swimmer963 (Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg) Apr 23, 2014, 3:27 AM
42 points
9 comments4 min readLW link

Why “put down your phone and go out­side” is Bad Ad­vice.

madilynHexApr 20, 2021, 7:05 PM
12 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

What books are for: a re­sponse to “Why books don’t work.”

Aaron BergmanApr 21, 2021, 11:18 PM
35 points
16 comments6 min readLW link
(aaronbergman.substack.com)

Less Wrong Product & Ser­vice Recommendations

lukeprogJul 2, 2012, 1:18 PM
30 points
371 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] How do you do post mortems?

mattoDec 3, 2023, 2:46 PM
9 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Quick ex­am­i­na­tion of miles per micro­mort for US drivers, with ad­just­ments for safety-in­creas­ing behavior

Josh JacobsonApr 19, 2021, 11:19 PM
44 points
15 comments1 min readLW link
(docs.google.com)

Net­works of Meaning

Erich_GrunewaldApr 17, 2021, 7:30 AM
21 points
1 comment10 min readLW link
(www.erichgrunewald.com)

Zib­bal­done With It All

RandominiAug 28, 2020, 11:37 AM
24 points
11 comments2 min readLW link

Place-Based Pro­gram­ming—Part 2 - Functions

lsusrApr 16, 2021, 12:25 AM
14 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

[Let­ter] Ad­vice for High School #1

lsusrApr 20, 2021, 4:09 AM
93 points
28 comments4 min readLW link

Faerie Rings

hamnoxApr 21, 2021, 9:47 PM
15 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

The Kelly Criterion

ZviOct 15, 2018, 9:20 PM
100 points
24 comments3 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

How & when to write a busi­ness plan

bfinnApr 15, 2021, 3:45 PM
13 points
5 comments5 min readLW link

Auc­tion­ing Off the Top Slot in Your Read­ing List

mike_hawkeApr 14, 2021, 7:11 AM
22 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] How do you deal with de­ci­sion paral­y­sis?

Raj ThimmiahApr 13, 2021, 6:01 AM
4 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Train­ing the YouTube Algorithm

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

Are there op­por­tu­ni­ties for small in­vestors un­available to big ones?

DirectedEvolutionApr 15, 2021, 9:13 AM
25 points
26 comments3 min readLW link

Im­plic­itly Typed C

jefftkDec 11, 2023, 4:10 PM
16 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[LINK] Luck, Skill, and Im­prov­ing at Games

Davis_KingsleyApr 11, 2021, 2:35 PM
13 points
3 comments1 min readLW link
(towernumbernine.com)

Us­ing Flash­cards for De­liber­ate Practice

DirectedEvolutionApr 12, 2021, 7:07 PM
23 points
5 comments3 min readLW link

Lay­er­ing and Tech­ni­cal Debt in the Global Wayfind­ing Model

herschelJul 6, 2023, 5:30 PM
4 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

Peo­ple Will Listen

sapphireApr 11, 2021, 4:51 PM
84 points
36 comments4 min readLW link

The Case for Ex­treme Vac­cine Effectiveness

RubyApr 13, 2021, 9:08 PM
142 points
37 comments23 min readLW link

[Question] What are some in­ter­est­ing ex­am­ples of risks mea­sured in micro­morts?

skybrianApr 16, 2021, 5:25 AM
5 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Two Designs

SatvikBeriApr 22, 2021, 4:32 PM
31 points
8 comments3 min readLW link

[link] If some­thing seems un­usu­ally hard for you, see if you’re miss­ing a minor insight

Kaj_SotalaMay 5, 2021, 10:23 AM
48 points
19 comments1 min readLW link
(drmaciver.substack.com)

[Question] How hard is it to dis­guise my gait?

just_browsingJun 7, 2021, 10:21 PM
10 points
9 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What should one’s policy re­gard­ing den­tal xrays be?

Randomized, ControlledSep 17, 2021, 8:55 PM
12 points
15 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What spe­cific de­ci­sion, event, or ac­tion sig­nifi­cantly im­proved an as­pect of your life in a value-con­gru­ent way? How?

WillaApr 1, 2021, 4:26 AM
9 points
1 comment2 min readLW link

[Question] How many micro­morts do you get per UV-in­dex-hour?

David Scott Krueger (formerly: capybaralet)Mar 30, 2021, 5:23 PM
20 points
9 comments1 min readLW link

Notes from “Don’t Shoot the Dog”

juliawiseApr 2, 2021, 4:34 PM
243 points
11 comments12 min readLW link1 review

[Question] Where to start with statis­tics if I want to mea­sure things?

mattoApr 20, 2023, 10:40 PM
21 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

The Pareto Best and the Curse of Doom

ScrewtapeFeb 21, 2024, 11:10 PM
107 points
22 comments9 min readLW link

Think like an ed­u­ca­tor about code quality

Adam ZernerMar 27, 2021, 5:43 AM
44 points
8 comments9 min readLW link

Some things I’ve learned in college

Aaron BergmanMar 25, 2021, 9:30 PM
22 points
1 comment7 min readLW link
(aaronbergman.substack.com)

Mak­ing a Cheer­ful Bid

DirectedEvolutionMar 27, 2021, 7:37 PM
10 points
9 comments2 min readLW link

Apoca­lypse Prep­ping—Con­cise SHTF guide to pre­pare for AGI doomsday

prepperJul 4, 2023, 5:41 PM
−8 points
9 comments1 min readLW link
(prepper.i2phides.me)

Write a busi­ness plan already

bfinnMar 25, 2021, 12:13 AM
17 points
14 comments7 min readLW link

Buy­ing a house and mak­ing friends in un­ex­pected places

dominicqMar 28, 2021, 2:35 PM
28 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Noise Pol­lu­tion and Cognition

chwApr 5, 2021, 9:26 PM
9 points
1 comment5 min readLW link

Trust sta­tus sigmoidally

DirectedEvolutionMar 20, 2021, 7:50 PM
15 points
2 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] Is Jan­uary AI a real thing?

EricfMar 20, 2021, 12:10 AM
9 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Un­nec­es­sary Bore­dom Bias

MathiscoMar 20, 2021, 7:29 PM
8 points
2 comments4 min readLW link

Is Ra­tion­al­ist Self-Im­prove­ment Real?

Jacob FalkovichDec 9, 2019, 5:11 PM
254 points
78 comments11 min readLW link3 reviews

Shar­ing a Car

jefftkMar 17, 2021, 1:30 PM
12 points
16 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] What are fun lit­tle puz­zles /​ games /​ ex­er­cises to learn in­ter­est­ing con­cepts?

Mati_RoyMar 18, 2021, 3:26 AM
18 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

Pro­cess Orientation

lincolnquirkMar 21, 2021, 3:21 PM
31 points
4 comments5 min readLW link

Wild Reading

DirectedEvolutionMar 15, 2021, 9:34 PM
10 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Ex­plor­ing Luck

arashparamMar 14, 2021, 7:12 PM
3 points
0 comments5 min readLW link

Feed­back calibration

cousin_itMar 15, 2021, 2:24 PM
6 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Pre­dic­tions for fu­ture dis­po­si­tions to­ward Twitter

mike_hawkeMar 14, 2021, 10:10 PM
14 points
5 comments2 min readLW link

Open loops in fiction

Kaj_SotalaMar 14, 2021, 8:50 AM
70 points
13 comments2 min readLW link
(kajsotala.fi)

Seat­belt Ex­ten­ders and Booster Seats

jefftkMar 14, 2021, 9:50 PM
16 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Link: How to Star-Man

Chris_LeongMar 16, 2021, 3:12 AM
12 points
4 comments1 min readLW link
(centerforinquiry.org)

Six-Door Cars

jefftkMar 21, 2021, 7:30 PM
20 points
8 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Don’t Sell Your Soul

Jacob FalkovichApr 6, 2021, 7:02 PM
65 points
43 comments9 min readLW link

Quaran­tine variety

KatjaGraceMar 10, 2021, 8:40 AM
12 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

[Question] Ad­vice on choos­ing an al­co­hol re­hab cen­ter?

Slingshot9271Nov 20, 2023, 6:46 PM
2 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Sim­ple Tricks to Im­prove KN95 Masks

dawangyMar 8, 2021, 8:59 AM
25 points
6 comments2 min readLW link

Celi­acs don’t need to live in fear

JarrahFeb 18, 2024, 2:30 AM
16 points
4 comments4 min readLW link

If you’ve learned from the best, you’re do­ing it wrong

George3d6Mar 8, 2021, 1:14 PM
36 points
18 comments6 min readLW link
(cerebralab.com)

Mak­ing a Kingfisher Video

jefftkMar 14, 2021, 1:40 AM
13 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Prag­matic Cut­offs

BoraskoMar 7, 2021, 6:35 PM
4 points
1 comment3 min readLW link

Notic­ing and Over­com­ing Bias

Neel NandaMar 6, 2021, 9:06 PM
14 points
1 comment7 min readLW link

In­tro­duc­ing Metafore­cast: A Fore­cast Ag­gre­ga­tor and Search Tool

Mar 7, 2021, 7:03 PM
83 points
6 comments4 min readLW link

Does mak­ing un­steady in­cre­men­tal progress work?

peterbarnettMar 5, 2021, 7:23 AM
8 points
4 comments1 min readLW link
(peterbarnett.org)

Self-Blinded Caf­feine RCT

niplavJun 27, 2023, 12:38 PM
42 points
9 comments8 min readLW link

Let There be Sound: A Fris­to­nian Med­i­ta­tion on Creativity

jollybardJul 4, 2020, 3:33 AM
3 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(jollybard.wordpress.com)

Check OK, bab­ble-read, op­ti­mize (how I read text­books)

DirectedEvolutionMar 6, 2021, 3:17 AM
25 points
3 comments5 min readLW link

[Question] Apollo Creed prob­lems and Club­ber Lang prob­lems—fram­ing, and how to ad­dress the lat­ter?

CraigMichaelMar 14, 2021, 1:29 AM
18 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What are a ra­tio­nal­ist’s best tools for bet­ter de­ci­sion mak­ing?

acomeyerFeb 25, 2021, 10:06 PM
1 point
1 comment1 min readLW link

“Do X be­cause de­ci­sion the­ory” ~= “Do X be­cause bayes the­o­rem”

lcApr 14, 2023, 8:57 PM
39 points
1 comment2 min readLW link

When I left Google

jefftkFeb 28, 2021, 9:40 PM
10 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Aaron Silver­book on anti-cav­ity bacteria

DanielFilanNov 20, 2023, 3:06 AM
31 points
3 comments1 min readLW link
(youtu.be)

Things That Shouldn’t Need Point­ing Out

AlicornApr 21, 2011, 1:13 AM
40 points
48 comments1 min readLW link

A dozen habits that work for me

mike_hawkeJan 6, 2021, 10:52 PM
28 points
18 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Non offen­sive word for peo­ple who are not sin­gle-mag­is­terium-Bayes thinkers

Tim LiptrotJul 1, 2020, 10:33 PM
3 points
18 comments1 min readLW link

Bad busi­ness advice

Logan KiellerFeb 14, 2024, 5:01 PM
19 points
2 comments3 min readLW link
(logankieller.substack.com)

Don’t teach peo­ple how to reach the top of a hill

PhilGoetzMar 4, 2014, 9:38 PM
48 points
37 comments6 min readLW link

Im­prov­ing En­joy­ment and Re­ten­tion Read­ing Tech­ni­cal Literature

sentientplatypusAug 7, 2013, 6:29 AM
45 points
39 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] What’s the most easy, fast, effi­cient way to cre­ate and main­tain a per­sonal Blog?

Ferdinand CachoeiraJul 1, 2020, 6:51 PM
2 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Are there good ne­go­ti­a­tion classes?

shenkevFeb 24, 2021, 7:24 PM
6 points
10 comments1 min readLW link

Com­pro­mis­ing with Compulsion

matejsuchyFeb 25, 2021, 4:43 PM
4 points
1 comment8 min readLW link

Ex­ploit­ing Crypto Pre­dic­tion Mar­kets for Fun and Profit

Srdjan MileticMar 13, 2021, 2:31 AM
31 points
25 comments5 min readLW link

I am Bad at Flirt­ing; Real­iz­ing that by Notic­ing Confusion

snog toddgrassJun 30, 2020, 8:05 PM
8 points
7 comments4 min readLW link

The Kelly Cri­te­rion in 3D

lsusrFeb 20, 2021, 8:21 AM
46 points
18 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] How can I pro­tect my bank ac­count from large, sur­prise with­drawals?

Maxwell PetersonFeb 22, 2021, 6:57 PM
7 points
17 comments1 min readLW link

Short­cuts With Chained Probabilities

jefftkFeb 18, 2021, 2:00 AM
15 points
6 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Neck abacus

KatjaGraceFeb 18, 2021, 7:40 AM
18 points
5 comments1 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

The Prob­lem with Giv­ing Advice

RossinFeb 17, 2021, 9:52 PM
13 points
7 comments2 min readLW link

Over­com­ing Helplessness

Neel NandaFeb 22, 2021, 3:03 PM
17 points
1 comment10 min readLW link
(neelnanda.io)

Self-sac­ri­fice is a scarce resource

mingyuanJun 28, 2020, 5:08 AM
129 points
18 comments5 min readLW link

Ex­per­i­ment­ing With Foot­board Piezos

jefftkFeb 11, 2024, 3:00 AM
11 points
2 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Re­mem­ber­ing peo­ple’s name with Anki

ArthurRainbowFeb 14, 2021, 4:34 PM
8 points
5 comments4 min readLW link

Five examples

Adam ZernerFeb 14, 2021, 2:47 AM
42 points
17 comments5 min readLW link

Bos­ton So­cial Dance Covid Requirements

jefftkApr 12, 2023, 2:30 AM
7 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] Most kinds of noise stress me out a lot, and I have a strong prefer­ence for silence. I tend to quickly no­tice quiet en­vi­ron­ments. Does this oc­cur to any­one else? Any idea why?

Space L ClotteyFeb 14, 2021, 11:37 AM
4 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Rea­son­able ways for an av­er­age LW re­tail in­vestor to get up­side risk?

Randomized, ControlledFeb 16, 2021, 7:44 PM
21 points
22 comments1 min readLW link

Sup­port vs Ad­vice & Hold­ing Off Solutions

abramdemskiFeb 23, 2021, 1:12 AM
29 points
6 comments2 min readLW link

Don’t pun­ish your­self for bad luck

SherrinfordJun 24, 2020, 9:52 PM
16 points
9 comments3 min readLW link

Child­hood Roundup #2

ZviApr 11, 2023, 1:50 PM
31 points
4 comments19 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

The art of car­ing what peo­ple think

KatjaGraceFeb 12, 2021, 5:40 AM
43 points
7 comments3 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Bring Back Free-Flow Valves

jefftkFeb 7, 2021, 3:50 AM
12 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] A Tale of Two In­tel­li­gences: xRisk, AI, and My Relationship

xRiskAnon923Apr 10, 2023, 11:35 PM
2 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

Speedrun­ning my Morn­ing Makes the Coffee Taste Weird

kithpendragonFeb 11, 2021, 5:06 PM
13 points
13 comments2 min readLW link

Watch­ing themselves

jefftkFeb 12, 2021, 10:20 PM
48 points
0 comments4 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] Could in­duced and sta­bi­lized hy­po­ma­nia be a de­sir­able men­tal state?

MvBJun 12, 2023, 12:13 PM
8 points
22 comments2 min readLW link

What Piles Up Must Pile Down

silentbobApr 9, 2023, 6:37 PM
35 points
4 comments6 min readLW link

Ways of be­ing with you

KatjaGraceFeb 5, 2021, 7:00 AM
7 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Kin­naird’s truels

JohnicholasMar 5, 2009, 4:50 PM
28 points
35 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Does any­one else some­times “run out of gas” when try­ing to think?

Sunny from QADFeb 3, 2021, 12:57 PM
7 points
12 comments1 min readLW link

Dot­ting i’s and Cross­ing t’s—a Jour­ney to Pub­lish­ing Elegance

wedrifidMar 14, 2012, 9:23 PM
19 points
15 comments5 min readLW link

Net­work­ing and Ex­pert Con­sult­ing As Ra­tion­al­ity Bottlenecks

DirectedEvolutionFeb 5, 2021, 5:41 AM
33 points
2 comments7 min readLW link

Su­per-fore­cast­ers as a ser­vice

frcassarinoFeb 12, 2021, 1:35 PM
6 points
3 comments1 min readLW link
(federicorcassarino.substack.com)

Kelly isn’t (just) about log­a­r­ith­mic utility

SimonMFeb 23, 2021, 12:12 PM
34 points
41 comments4 min readLW link

In­sights Over Frameworks

lifelonglearnerJun 20, 2020, 7:52 PM
14 points
6 comments3 min readLW link

Self-Crit­i­cism Can Be Wrong And Harmful

DirectedEvolutionFeb 1, 2021, 1:07 AM
12 points
3 comments3 min readLW link

#5: Mak­ing your cry­on­ics ar­range­ments official

mingyuanFeb 2, 2021, 11:54 PM
37 points
1 comment3 min readLW link

The Shadow Question

AlicornOct 14, 2009, 1:40 AM
40 points
44 comments4 min readLW link

The point of a mem­ory palace

DirectedEvolutionJun 20, 2020, 1:00 AM
28 points
14 comments4 min readLW link

Tips for Em­piri­cal Align­ment Research

Ethan PerezFeb 29, 2024, 6:04 AM
42 points
0 comments22 min readLW link

#6: Op­tional ad­di­tional steps

mingyuanFeb 2, 2021, 11:57 PM
42 points
4 comments9 min readLW link

gamers be­ware: mod­ded Minecraft has new malware

the gears to ascensionJun 7, 2023, 1:49 PM
14 points
5 comments1 min readLW link
(github.com)

[Question] What are good al­ter­na­tives to Pre­dic­tion­book for per­sonal pre­dic­tion track­ing? Edited: I origi­nally thought it was down but it was just 500 un­til I though of clear­ing cook­ies.

sortegaApr 7, 2023, 7:18 PM
4 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Two Ways To Re­duce Un­hap­piness That Comes From Dis­torted Views of Reality

Anne HsuJun 8, 2023, 5:43 PM
3 points
0 comments7 min readLW link

#4.4: The in­surance un­der­writ­ing process

mingyuanJan 28, 2021, 2:33 AM
29 points
2 comments3 min readLW link

Non-Co­er­cive Perfectionism

Matt GoldenbergJan 26, 2021, 4:53 PM
24 points
25 comments3 min readLW link

Run­ning the Num­bers on a Heat Pump

jefftkFeb 9, 2024, 3:00 AM
30 points
12 comments4 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Word­tune review

KatjaGraceJan 26, 2021, 9:40 AM
52 points
9 comments2 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Define Your Learn­ing Goal: Com­pe­tence Or Broad Knowledge

DirectedEvolutionJan 25, 2021, 8:47 PM
35 points
6 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] What should I teach to my fu­ture daugh­ter?

Anabel RCJun 19, 2020, 12:32 AM
5 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] How do you build re­silient per­sonal sys­tems?

Raj ThimmiahJan 25, 2021, 9:56 AM
5 points
10 comments1 min readLW link

Your Most Valuable Skill

AlicornSep 27, 2009, 5:01 PM
32 points
97 comments2 min readLW link

#4.1: Types of life insurance

mingyuanJan 26, 2021, 7:55 PM
39 points
13 comments11 min readLW link

Fight Akra­sia and De­ci­sion Fa­tigue with DIY Pro­duc­tivity Software

DanBJan 30, 2021, 6:38 PM
25 points
6 comments2 min readLW link

How to make a pre­dicted AI al­ign­ment event/​meet­ing calendar

rmoehnJun 20, 2020, 10:43 PM
6 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

The 10,000-Hour Rule is a myth

lynettebyeFeb 1, 2021, 4:47 AM
52 points
25 comments6 min readLW link

In What Ways Have You Be­come Stronger?

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

The ideas you’re not ready to post

JulianMorrisonApr 19, 2009, 9:23 PM
29 points
264 comments1 min readLW link

Reflec­tions on the cry­on­ics sequence

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

The Bright Side of rationalization

Alexey SmirnovJun 21, 2020, 4:30 PM
0 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

How to em­bark on a jour­ney of self-dis­cov­ery (and po­ten­tially suc­ceed)

Ester DobiášováJun 4, 2023, 6:46 PM
6 points
0 comments14 min readLW link
(ladyesik.wordpress.com)

Meta-con­ver­sa­tion shouldn’t be taboo

Adam ZernerJun 5, 2023, 12:19 AM
34 points
36 comments4 min readLW link

Band Les­sons?

jefftkFeb 28, 2024, 3:00 AM
13 points
3 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Co­or­di­na­tion at­tempt: Fa­cil­i­tat­ing con­ver­sa­tional splin­ters in Gathertown

femtogrammarJan 24, 2021, 7:35 AM
2 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Per­sonal ex­pe­rience of coffee as nootropic

ryan wongJun 23, 2020, 12:00 PM
20 points
6 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] How do you Mur­phyjitsu es­sen­tially risky ac­tivi­ties?

9eB1Jun 23, 2020, 9:09 PM
12 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

TryCon­tra Events

jefftkJun 13, 2023, 5:30 PM
2 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Half-Baked Prod­ucts and Idea Kernels

LironJun 24, 2020, 1:00 AM
62 points
9 comments1 min readLW link

Notes on Frugality

David GrossFeb 5, 2021, 4:54 PM
15 points
3 comments12 min readLW link

[Question] What’s the name for that plau­si­ble de­ni­a­bil­ity thing?

eapacheJun 24, 2020, 6:42 PM
11 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Cry­on­ics Ca­reer Sur­vey (more jobs than you think)

Mati_RoyJun 18, 2023, 2:13 AM
41 points
1 comment2 min readLW link

Press the hap­piness but­ton!

SpiarrowJun 15, 2023, 5:30 PM
5 points
3 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Is there an aca­demic con­sen­sus around Rent Con­trol?

edoaradJan 22, 2021, 4:18 PM
3 points
14 comments1 min readLW link

Lifestyle in­ter­ven­tions to in­crease longevity

RomeoStevensFeb 28, 2014, 6:28 AM
254 points
386 comments12 min readLW link

Ad­ven­tist Health Study-2 sup­ports pesc­etar­i­anism more than veganism

ElizabethJun 17, 2023, 8:10 PM
67 points
11 comments6 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

Five Ways To Pri­ori­tize Better

lynettebyeJun 27, 2020, 6:40 PM
132 points
7 comments20 min readLW link1 review

More metal less ore

Logan KiellerNov 14, 2023, 4:59 PM
8 points
3 comments2 min readLW link
(logankieller.substack.com)

A Sketch of Good Communication

Ben PaceMar 31, 2018, 10:48 PM
184 points
35 comments3 min readLW link1 review

Level­ing Up Or Level­ing Off? Un­der­stand­ing The Science Be­hind Skill Plateaus

lynettebyeJun 16, 2023, 12:18 AM
45 points
9 comments18 min readLW link

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

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

Strate­gies for deal­ing with emo­tional nihilism

[deleted]Oct 10, 2010, 1:31 PM
39 points
175 comments4 min readLW link

COVID-19: home stretch and fourth wave Q&A

habrykaJan 6, 2021, 10:44 PM
39 points
29 comments12 min readLW link

Lifelong investments

jefftkJan 23, 2021, 3:40 AM
35 points
5 comments3 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Is util­i­tar­i­anism the re­sult of a Con­flict The­ory sin­gu­lar­ity?

spkocJun 16, 2020, 1:29 PM
5 points
2 comments6 min readLW link

Bed­time reminiscences

Kaj_SotalaFeb 19, 2021, 11:50 AM
16 points
5 comments2 min readLW link
(kajsotala.fi)

Us­ing Claude to con­vert di­a­log tran­scripts into great posts?

mako yassJun 21, 2023, 8:19 PM
6 points
4 comments4 min readLW link

Full Driv­ing En­gage­ment Optional

jefftkFeb 7, 2024, 2:30 AM
14 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Li’l pots

KatjaGraceJan 24, 2021, 12:40 PM
37 points
4 comments5 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

A ghost

Joe CarlsmithJan 21, 2021, 7:14 AM
16 points
0 comments5 min readLW link

Would most peo­ple benefit from be­ing less co­er­cive to them­selves?

Matt GoldenbergJan 21, 2021, 2:24 PM
24 points
8 comments4 min readLW link

Re­minder: Blog Post Day III today

Daniel KokotajloJun 13, 2020, 10:28 AM
14 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

The Multi-Tower Study Strategy

DirectedEvolutionJan 21, 2021, 8:42 AM
57 points
8 comments8 min readLW link

[Question] Can you pre­vent nega­tive long-term effects of bad trips with sleep de­pri­va­tion?

EternallyBlissfulJun 24, 2023, 2:05 PM
15 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

Bad rea­sons for a ra­tio­nal­ist to lose

mattMay 18, 2009, 10:57 PM
34 points
83 comments3 min readLW link

Pro­duc­tivity tool: race!

wwaJan 16, 2014, 9:53 PM
43 points
16 comments2 min readLW link

#4: In­tro­duc­tion to life in­surance for cryonics

mingyuanJan 22, 2021, 8:58 PM
48 points
10 comments6 min readLW link

Ex­per­i­men­tal Fat Loss

johnlawrenceaspdenJun 1, 2023, 8:26 PM
23 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What self-help has helped you?

Gordon Seidoh WorleyDec 20, 2018, 3:31 AM
35 points
22 comments1 min readLW link

Another med­i­cal miracle

DentinJun 25, 2023, 8:43 PM
177 points
45 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] How do you find good con­tent on Youtube?

Rudi CJun 13, 2020, 12:29 PM
6 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Poly Do­mes­tic Partnerships

jefftkJul 3, 2020, 2:10 PM
16 points
4 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Self-ex­per­i­ment: A sup­ra­phys­iolog­i­cal dosage of testos­terone.

shapeshifterJun 26, 2023, 10:26 AM
8 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

[Crowd­fund­ing] LessWrong podcast

Mati_RoyJul 3, 2020, 8:59 PM
9 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

Never Go Full Kelly

SimonMFeb 25, 2021, 12:53 PM
49 points
7 comments8 min readLW link

Danc­ing to Po­si­tional Calling

jefftkJun 1, 2023, 2:40 AM
11 points
2 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] Do web­sites and apps ac­tu­ally gen­er­ally get worse af­ter up­dates, or is it just an effect of the fear of change?

lillybaeumDec 10, 2023, 5:26 PM
33 points
34 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] What is your fi­nan­cial port­fo­lio?

AlgonJun 28, 2023, 6:39 PM
11 points
11 comments1 min readLW link

Whole­some­ness and Effec­tive Altruism

owencbFeb 28, 2024, 8:28 PM
28 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Río Grande: judg­ment calls

KatjaGraceJan 27, 2019, 3:50 AM
25 points
5 comments2 min readLW link
(worldlypositions.tumblr.com)

Fea­tures of Emacs that I only re­cently discovered

EmacsScrubApr 16, 2023, 6:57 AM
12 points
5 comments3 min readLW link

How to find a lost phone with dead bat­tery, us­ing Google Lo­ca­tion His­tory Takeout

Wei DaiMay 30, 2019, 4:56 AM
53 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

Train­ing Regime Day 4: Murphyjitsu

Mark XuFeb 18, 2020, 5:33 PM
22 points
0 comments7 min readLW link

“Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast”

moridinamaelJan 24, 2018, 4:52 PM
40 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

Effi­cient Learn­ing: Memorization

Alvin ÅnestrandApr 16, 2023, 5:58 PM
4 points
2 comments5 min readLW link
(forum.effectivealtruism.org)

How to type Alek­sander Mądry’s last name in LaTeX

DanielFilanNov 21, 2023, 12:50 AM
9 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(danielfilan.com)

[Question] How much does it cost to de­sign an app?

kjzJan 20, 2021, 5:40 PM
2 points
10 comments1 min readLW link

Help your ri­vals when they are numerous

lsusrJan 22, 2021, 8:51 PM
32 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Browser Au­dio Latency

jefftkFeb 3, 2021, 2:40 AM
10 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Im­ple­ment­ing an Idea-Man­age­ment System

MartinBOct 18, 2019, 10:48 AM
41 points
23 comments4 min readLW link

The Cost of a Sixth Seat

jefftkMar 10, 2021, 3:20 AM
16 points
12 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

User­script to always show LW com­ments in con­text vs at the top

Vlad SitaloNov 21, 2023, 5:53 PM
44 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

Dual Wield­ing Kin­dle Scribes

mesaoptimizerFeb 21, 2024, 5:17 PM
50 points
17 comments6 min readLW link

Say Wrong Things

Gordon Seidoh WorleyMay 24, 2019, 10:11 PM
114 points
13 comments4 min readLW link

In­ter­nal Dou­ble Crux: Video Games

supposedlyfunMar 14, 2021, 11:45 AM
15 points
4 comments3 min readLW link

Try more things.

whalesJan 12, 2014, 1:25 AM
85 points
20 comments7 min readLW link

Hasken­thet­i­cal up­date: user-defined macros

philhMar 14, 2021, 9:20 PM
7 points
0 comments9 min readLW link
(reasonableapproximation.net)

Gaia Net­work: a prac­ti­cal, in­cre­men­tal path­way to Open Agency Architecture

Dec 20, 2023, 5:11 PM
14 points
8 comments16 min readLW link

[Question] Any­one been through IFS or co­her­ence ther­apy?

warrenjordanMar 15, 2021, 6:35 PM
4 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] How do you al­ign your emo­tions through up­dates and ex­is­ten­tial un­cer­tainty?

VojtaKovarikApr 17, 2023, 8:46 PM
4 points
10 comments1 min readLW link

AWS Has Raised Prices Before

jefftkApr 3, 2023, 4:00 PM
7 points
3 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Thomas Kwa’s Bounty List

Thomas KwaJun 13, 2020, 12:03 AM
12 points
14 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Nutri­tion for brain.

Valentin2026Mar 17, 2021, 5:00 AM
5 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

A Tale of Two Res­tau­rant Types

ZviFeb 21, 2024, 1:50 PM
15 points
0 comments6 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Spirits vs Terms as Ar­bi­tra­tion Norms

raiMar 18, 2021, 5:07 AM
12 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

Re­con­soli­da­tion Through Experience

Matt GoldenbergNov 13, 2019, 8:04 PM
13 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

Wuwei

lsusrJan 17, 2021, 8:28 AM
22 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

What Helped Me—Kale, Blood, CPAP, X-tiamine, Methylphenidate

Johannes C. MayerJan 3, 2024, 1:22 PM
34 points
12 comments2 min readLW link

The Ass­hole Filter

DragonGodOct 7, 2017, 4:51 PM
21 points
5 comments1 min readLW link
(siderea.livejournal.com)

How Microsoft’s ruth­less em­ployee eval­u­a­tion sys­tem an­nihilated team col­lab­o­ra­tion.

positivesumNov 25, 2023, 1:25 PM
3 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(tryingtruly.substack.com)

How habits work and how you may con­trol them

Kaj_SotalaOct 12, 2013, 12:17 PM
97 points
76 comments13 min readLW link

Gut Ren­o­vat­ing Another Bathroom

jefftkFeb 21, 2024, 3:00 AM
22 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

De­tect­ing What’s Been Seen

jefftkNov 24, 2023, 3:30 AM
23 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] Cal­ibrat­ing Ad­e­quate Food Consumption

Gunnar_ZarnckeMar 27, 2021, 12:00 AM
5 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What ex­er­cises go best with 3 blue 1 brown’s Lin­ear Alge­bra videos?

RaemonJan 1, 2019, 9:29 PM
30 points
12 comments1 min readLW link

“Con­cepts of Agency in Biol­ogy” (Okasha, 2023) - Brief Paper Summary

Nora_AmmannJul 8, 2023, 6:22 PM
40 points
3 comments7 min readLW link

Pro­gram­ming an IFS for al­ter­nate uses

SilverFlameApr 29, 2023, 12:25 AM
5 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

An on­line pre­dic­tion mar­ket with rep­u­ta­tion points

kickboxerJun 12, 2020, 9:29 AM
11 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

The Case for Brain-Only Preservation

Mati_RoyApr 20, 2023, 10:01 PM
21 points
7 comments1 min readLW link
(biostasis.substack.com)

Agree­ing to Disagree: to­wards a bet­ter un­der­stand­ing of agreeableness

Aaron BergmanMar 29, 2021, 3:14 AM
11 points
1 comment8 min readLW link
(aaronbergman.substack.com)

Les­sons from mas­sag­ing my­self, oth­ers, dogs, and cats

ChipmonkDec 17, 2023, 4:28 AM
0 points
27 comments5 min readLW link
(chipmonk.blog)

Meetup Tip: Ask At­ten­dees To Ex­plain It

ScrewtapeJul 7, 2023, 4:08 PM
10 points
0 comments4 min readLW link

Why do all out at­tacks ac­tu­ally work?

lcJun 12, 2020, 8:33 PM
44 points
9 comments4 min readLW link

The virtue of determination

Richard_NgoJul 10, 2023, 5:11 AM
57 points
4 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] How can I find trust­wor­thy dietary ad­vice?

Daniel KokotajloJan 17, 2021, 1:11 PM
30 points
22 comments1 min readLW link

Un­der­stand­ing the two most com­mon men­tal health prob­lems in the world

spencergJul 6, 2023, 2:06 PM
17 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What’s the con­sen­sus on porn?

FinalFormal2May 31, 2023, 3:15 AM
4 points
19 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Can LessWrong provide me with some­thing I find ob­vi­ously highly use­ful to my own prac­ti­cal life?

agrippaJul 7, 2023, 3:08 AM
32 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Un­con­scious Com­pe­tence and Counter-Incentives

lifelonglearnerMar 10, 2018, 6:38 AM
13 points
1 comment3 min readLW link

Bayes’ the­o­rem, plau­si­ble de­ni­a­bil­ity, and smiley faces

Adam ZernerApr 11, 2021, 8:41 PM
24 points
9 comments4 min readLW link

Agency begets agency

Richard_NgoJul 6, 2023, 1:08 PM
57 points
1 comment4 min readLW link

[Question] How do I make pre­dic­tions about the fu­ture to make sense of what to do with my life?

Raj ThimmiahFeb 22, 2024, 11:22 AM
8 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

[Question] When is evolu­tion­ary psy­chol­ogy use­ful?

snog toddgrassJul 10, 2020, 6:22 PM
3 points
9 comments1 min readLW link

How to set up foot pedals

jefftkAug 23, 2020, 4:40 PM
19 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

On Sud­denly Not Be­ing Able to Work

Jacob FalkovichAug 25, 2020, 10:14 PM
35 points
11 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] Should I take an IQ test, why or why not?

snog toddgrassJul 10, 2020, 4:52 PM
2 points
12 comments1 min readLW link

Board Game Theory

Optimization ProcessApr 3, 2023, 6:23 AM
8 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] How do you mea­sure con­for­mity?

lsusrJan 17, 2021, 9:35 AM
11 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Benefits of “micro-track­ing” for per­sonal health mea­sure­ments?

VipulNaikJan 19, 2021, 2:58 PM
9 points
7 comments2 min readLW link

Sher­lock­ian Ab­duc­tion Master List

Cole WyethDec 2, 2023, 10:10 PM
10 points
27 comments7 min readLW link

My Ham­mer­time Fi­nal Exam

moridinamaelMar 22, 2018, 6:40 PM
16 points
2 comments2 min readLW link

Re­ply to a fer­til­ity doc­tor con­cern­ing poly­genic em­bryo screening

GeneSmithMay 29, 2023, 9:50 PM
58 points
6 comments8 min readLW link

What gripes do you have with Mus­tachi­anism?

Adam ZernerJun 11, 2020, 11:42 PM
12 points
13 comments1 min readLW link

Lightweight min­i­mal speech recog­ni­tion?

jefftkJul 12, 2023, 12:00 PM
9 points
6 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Mediums Over­power Messages

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

Turns Out In­ter­rup­tions Are Bad, Who Knew?

ElizabethJun 11, 2020, 11:10 PM
73 points
15 comments2 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

Things to con­sider when op­ti­miz­ing: Sleep

[deleted]Oct 28, 2014, 5:26 PM
23 points
49 comments1 min readLW link

Es­ti­mat­ing the ROI of Insulation

jefftkSep 3, 2020, 8:30 PM
13 points
0 comments3 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Mul­ti­vari­ate es­ti­ma­tion & the Squig­gly language

ozziegooenSep 5, 2020, 4:35 AM
44 points
5 comments7 min readLW link

Eval­u­at­ing Solar

jefftkFeb 17, 2024, 9:50 PM
26 points
5 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Tak­ing vi­tamin D3 with K2 in the morning

ChristianKlNov 30, 2018, 7:00 PM
53 points
47 comments4 min readLW link

Shed Wall Plans

jefftkSep 6, 2020, 10:20 PM
6 points
2 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

So­lar One Year In

jefftkNov 22, 2019, 3:20 PM
19 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

“Just Suffer Un­til It Passes”

lionhearted (Sebastian Marshall)Feb 12, 2018, 4:01 AM
90 points
26 comments1 min readLW link

Why Pro­duc­tivity Sys­tems Don’t Stick

Matt GoldenbergJan 16, 2021, 5:45 PM
55 points
21 comments3 min readLW link

Do the change you want to see in the world

TeaTieAndHatJul 14, 2023, 10:19 AM
7 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] For fun: How long can you hold your breath?

exanovaDec 6, 2023, 11:36 PM
1 point
7 comments1 min readLW link

Loneliness

DirectedEvolutionSep 8, 2020, 8:14 AM
17 points
0 comments12 min readLW link

Meetup Tip: Heart­beat Messages

ScrewtapeDec 7, 2023, 5:18 PM
61 points
4 comments3 min readLW link

Why I no longer iden­tify as transhumanist

Kaj_SotalaFeb 3, 2024, 12:00 PM
58 points
27 comments3 min readLW link
(kajsotala.fi)

Keep: Move checked items to bottom

jefftkJun 11, 2020, 12:30 AM
10 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

In­tro­duc­ción al Riesgo Ex­is­ten­cial de In­teligen­cia Artificial

david.frivaJul 15, 2023, 8:37 PM
4 points
2 comments4 min readLW link
(youtu.be)

Sapi­ent Algorithms

ValentineJul 17, 2023, 4:30 PM
80 points
15 comments5 min readLW link

New ca­reer re­view: AI safety tech­ni­cal research

Benjamin HiltonJul 17, 2023, 3:34 PM
14 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Loneli­ness and the para­dox of choice

DirectedEvolutionSep 9, 2020, 4:30 PM
17 points
4 comments6 min readLW link

Dremeling

CzynskiJul 14, 2020, 7:23 PM
35 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

Cap­tur­ing Ideas

abramdemskiSep 9, 2020, 9:20 PM
71 points
12 comments9 min readLW link

De­con­di­tion­ing Aver­sion to Dislike

lsusrJan 15, 2021, 7:57 AM
14 points
16 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] In 1 year and 5 years what do you see as “the nor­mal” world.

jmhSep 10, 2020, 12:47 PM
8 points
9 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What fea­tures would you like to see in a per­sonal for­cast­ing /​ pre­dic­tion track­ing app?

regnargMay 25, 2023, 8:18 AM
9 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Does Think­ing Hard Hurt Your Brain?

RaemonApr 29, 2018, 6:56 PM
18 points
38 comments1 min readLW link

Talk­box Bag­pipe Drones

jefftkApr 2, 2023, 6:50 PM
5 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] Does turn­ing on the shower help re­duce wild­fire smoke in the air?

cauliflowerSep 13, 2020, 2:39 AM
1 point
8 comments1 min readLW link

Free Money at Pre­dic­tIt: 2020 Gen­eral Election

ZviSep 14, 2020, 2:40 PM
20 points
3 comments10 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

What hap­pens if you drink ace­tone?

dynomightSep 14, 2020, 2:22 PM
82 points
13 comments1 min readLW link2 reviews
(dyno-might.github.io)

Ci­ti­zen­ship in a Republic

Theodore RooseveltJan 16, 2021, 1:33 AM
12 points
3 comments29 min readLW link
(theodoreroosevelt.org)

On Nice­ness: Look­ing for Pos­i­tive Externalities

Neel NandaSep 14, 2020, 6:03 PM
31 points
0 comments10 min readLW link
(www.neelnanda.io)

Public selves

KatjaGraceJan 18, 2021, 9:10 PM
40 points
14 comments1 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Low hang­ing fruits (LWCW 2020)

ArthurRainbowSep 15, 2020, 6:15 PM
17 points
11 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] What ve­gan food re­sources have you found use­ful?

ElizabethMay 25, 2023, 10:46 PM
29 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

Spoiler-Free Re­view: Orwell

ZviSep 16, 2020, 1:30 PM
11 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

WordPress De­stroys Edit­ing Pro­cess, Seek­ing Alternatives

ZviAug 18, 2020, 3:50 PM
25 points
20 comments1 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Notic­ing Wasted Motion

lynettebyeSep 17, 2020, 2:30 AM
21 points
5 comments3 min readLW link

Pulse and Glide Cycling

jefftkJul 19, 2020, 7:02 PM
11 points
5 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] How has in­ter­nal­is­ing a post-AGI world af­fected your cur­rent choices?

yanni kyriacosFeb 5, 2024, 5:43 AM
10 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

Con­ver­sa­tional Cul­tures: Com­bat vs Nur­ture (V2)

RubyDec 31, 2019, 8:23 PM
141 points
92 comments9 min readLW link5 reviews

The Cog­ni­tive Costs to Do­ing Things

lionhearted (Sebastian Marshall)May 2, 2011, 9:13 AM
49 points
21 comments4 min readLW link

Sel­ling real es­tate: should you over­price or un­der­price?

Steven ByrnesJul 20, 2020, 3:54 PM
19 points
5 comments10 min readLW link

Schedul­ing Al­gorithm for a PhD Student

Tim LiptrotSep 24, 2020, 4:10 PM
7 points
2 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] What are the limits of self-ed­u­ca­tion?

nitropieJul 21, 2020, 6:01 PM
3 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Which ra­tio­nal­ity posts are beg­ging for fur­ther prac­ti­cal de­vel­op­ment?

LoganStrohlJul 23, 2023, 10:22 PM
60 points
17 comments1 min readLW link

Fresh Bread

ZviJul 21, 2020, 8:40 PM
22 points
1 comment2 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

[Question] What are the great­est near-fu­ture risks or dan­gers to you as an in­di­vi­d­ual?

nimMay 5, 2021, 4:02 AM
17 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Fi­nan­cial Effec­tive­ness Repository

Gunnar_ZarnckeNov 18, 2014, 9:57 AM
7 points
62 comments1 min readLW link

Apollo Neuro Fol­low Up

ElizabethJul 22, 2023, 5:20 PM
28 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

Re­plac­ing the Big Air Purifier

jefftkJul 22, 2023, 12:10 PM
10 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] If you are signed up for cry­on­ics with life in­surance, how much life in­surance did you get and over what term?

Eli TyreJul 22, 2020, 8:13 AM
26 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Are par­a­sitic worms an effec­tive weapon against MS?

DemeterJul 23, 2020, 1:59 PM
31 points
11 comments9 min readLW link

Go Do Something

Davis_KingsleyMay 21, 2019, 3:42 PM
38 points
25 comments1 min readLW link

On “Not Screw­ing Up Ri­tual Can­dles”

RaemonSep 27, 2020, 9:55 PM
48 points
7 comments3 min readLW link

Puz­zle Games

Scott GarrabrantSep 27, 2020, 9:14 PM
56 points
68 comments7 min readLW link

[Question] Us­ing books to prime behavior

ryan wongJul 25, 2020, 5:59 AM
10 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

BBE W1: Per­sonal Note­tak­ing Desider­ata Walkthrough

SpiracularJun 9, 2020, 7:19 PM
17 points
5 comments6 min readLW link

Pho­tos Be­fore Drywall

jefftkJul 25, 2020, 1:40 AM
18 points
3 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] What are good ice breaker ques­tions for meet­ing peo­ple in this com­mu­nity?

Mati_RoySep 28, 2020, 3:07 PM
9 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What to do if you can’t form any habits what­so­ever?

masasinJan 10, 2021, 1:17 AM
18 points
24 comments1 min readLW link

“Win First” vs “Chill First”

lionhearted (Sebastian Marshall)Sep 28, 2020, 6:48 AM
101 points
20 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] How much harder is it to re­vive a neuro-only cry­on­ics pa­tient?

Mati_RoyJan 12, 2021, 11:24 PM
20 points
3 comments2 min readLW link

Sub­di­vi­sions for Use­ful Distil­la­tions?

Sharat Jacob JacobJul 24, 2023, 6:55 PM
8 points
2 comments2 min readLW link

Seven habits to­wards highly effec­tive minds

Richard_NgoSep 5, 2019, 11:10 PM
38 points
11 comments2 min readLW link
(thinkingcomplete.blogspot.com)

My idea of sa­cred­ness, di­v­inity, and religion

Kaj_SotalaOct 29, 2023, 12:50 PM
29 points
9 comments4 min readLW link
(kajsotala.fi)

Are Guitars Ob­so­lete?

jefftkJul 29, 2023, 1:20 PM
11 points
8 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Change the world a lit­tle bit

DirectedEvolutionJul 26, 2020, 10:35 PM
22 points
3 comments2 min readLW link

Zvi’s Man­i­fold Mar­kets House Rules

ZviNov 13, 2023, 12:28 AM
39 points
4 comments3 min readLW link

[U.S. spe­cific] PPP: free money for self-em­ployed & orgs (time-sen­si­tive)

Steven ByrnesJan 9, 2021, 7:53 PM
35 points
1 comment2 min readLW link

Ba­sic Con­ver­sa­tional Co­or­di­na­tion: Micro-co­or­di­na­tion of In­ten­tion

Eli TyreJul 27, 2020, 10:41 PM
40 points
7 comments2 min readLW link

The Ar­gu­ment For Spoilers

abramdemskiMay 21, 2021, 12:23 PM
21 points
24 comments4 min readLW link

A Prac­ti­cal Guide to Con­flict Re­s­olu­tion: Communication

eapacheJun 9, 2020, 1:04 AM
12 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

Ex­plicit and tacit rationality

lukeprogApr 9, 2013, 11:33 PM
61 points
77 comments4 min readLW link

Hiring en­g­ineers and re­searchers to help al­ign GPT-3

paulfchristianoOct 1, 2020, 6:54 PM
206 points
13 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] Direct work vs. earn-to-give?

warrenjordanMay 5, 2020, 5:52 AM
1 point
0 comments1 min readLW link

Use cu­ri­os­ity

AnnaSalamonFeb 25, 2011, 10:23 PM
83 points
61 comments1 min readLW link

The 3 Books Tech­nique for Learn­ing a New Skilll

Matt GoldenbergJan 9, 2019, 12:45 PM
196 points
48 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Should I test my­self for microplas­tics?

AugsAug 7, 2023, 5:31 PM
9 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Origi­nal Seeing

Eliezer YudkowskyOct 14, 2007, 4:38 AM
156 points
29 comments2 min readLW link

Self-Blinded L-Thea­nine RCT

niplavOct 31, 2023, 3:24 PM
50 points
10 comments3 min readLW link

How to Mea­sure Anything

lukeprogAug 7, 2013, 4:05 AM
117 points
55 comments22 min readLW link

Align­ing my web server with de­vops prac­tices: part 2 (se­cu­rity)

VipulNaikAug 6, 2023, 1:30 AM
6 points
0 comments19 min readLW link

Refer­ences & Re­sources for LessWrong

XiXiDuOct 10, 2010, 2:54 PM
162 points
104 comments20 min readLW link

Mut­ing on Group Calls

jefftkOct 2, 2020, 8:30 PM
12 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Three con­figurable prettyprinters

philhAug 10, 2023, 11:10 PM
9 points
0 comments22 min readLW link
(reasonableapproximation.net)

[Question] How effec­tive are tul­pas?

EvenflairMar 9, 2020, 5:35 PM
38 points
59 comments2 min readLW link

Set­ting Up a Green Screen

jefftkAug 14, 2020, 8:00 PM
11 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Travel Through Time to In­crease Your Effectiveness

tanagrabeastAug 23, 2015, 1:32 AM
64 points
13 comments10 min readLW link

[Question] Ra­tion­al­ity and Cli­mate Change

EmiyaOct 5, 2020, 10:21 AM
37 points
76 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Fermi Challenge: Trains and Air Cargo

Ben PaceOct 5, 2020, 9:51 PM
23 points
21 comments1 min readLW link

Vi­sual Men­tal Imagery Training

SarahNibsFeb 19, 2013, 10:21 PM
35 points
51 comments4 min readLW link

Build Small Skills in the Right Order

lukeprogApr 17, 2011, 11:01 PM
166 points
219 comments5 min readLW link

[Question] Why isn’t JS a pop­u­lar lan­guage for deep learn­ing?

Will ClarkOct 8, 2020, 2:36 PM
12 points
21 comments1 min readLW link

In­vest­ment idea: bas­ket of tech stocks weighted to­wards AI

ioannesAug 12, 2020, 9:30 PM
18 points
7 comments3 min readLW link

Tak­ing re­spon­si­bil­ity and par­tial derivatives

RubyDec 31, 2023, 4:33 AM
42 points
1 comment3 min readLW link

A Healthy News Diet II

mprJan 7, 2021, 10:13 PM
5 points
0 comments6 min readLW link
(matthewroll.com)

Philos­o­phy of Therapy

DaystarEldOct 10, 2020, 8:12 PM
116 points
27 comments16 min readLW link
(daystareld.com)

A work­shop on Life Influences

EloJan 10, 2021, 11:23 AM
8 points
0 comments4 min readLW link

Charisma is a Force Multiplier

Davis_KingsleyOct 11, 2020, 10:21 AM
39 points
10 comments2 min readLW link

#2: Neu­ro­cry­op­reser­va­tion vs whole-body preservation

Jan 13, 2021, 1:18 AM
59 points
24 comments12 min readLW link

Every­thing I Know About Elite Amer­ica I Learned From ‘Fresh Prince’ and ‘West Wing’

Wei DaiOct 11, 2020, 6:07 PM
44 points
18 comments1 min readLW link
(www.nytimes.com)

Pray­ing to God

lsusrJan 19, 2021, 10:25 AM
6 points
15 comments2 min readLW link

Cry­on­ics signup guide #1: Overview

mingyuanJan 6, 2021, 12:25 AM
149 points
33 comments6 min readLW link1 review

The Sun Room

Jarred FilmerOct 12, 2020, 9:08 PM
18 points
9 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What fea­tures would you like a pre­dic­tion plat­form to have?

Mati_RoyOct 13, 2020, 12:48 AM
11 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What are the un­writ­ten rules of academia?

YitzDec 25, 2020, 3:33 PM
16 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Have the lock­downs been worth it?

Oct 12, 2020, 11:35 PM
70 points
32 comments1 min readLW link

My fa­vorite es­says of life advice

benkuhnDec 23, 2020, 11:00 PM
80 points
17 comments7 min readLW link
(www.benkuhn.net)

Chain Breaking

Mark XuDec 29, 2020, 1:06 AM
23 points
6 comments10 min readLW link
(markxu.com)

New Bucket Bri­gade UI

jefftkDec 23, 2020, 8:30 PM
12 points
1 comment2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Le­gal­ize Black­mail: An Example

Tim LiptrotOct 14, 2020, 9:18 PM
0 points
11 comments1 min readLW link

Net­flix’s “Start-Up” and sincere work dramatization

Maxwell PetersonDec 25, 2020, 5:32 AM
17 points
3 comments6 min readLW link

Covid 10/​15: Play­time is Over

ZviOct 15, 2020, 2:30 PM
74 points
21 comments17 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

What is food like?

KatjaGraceDec 22, 2020, 12:30 PM
19 points
2 comments2 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Fix it and tell us what you did

JulianMorrisonApr 23, 2009, 2:54 PM
49 points
38 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] How do you keep track of your own learn­ing?

DirectedEvolutionJun 10, 2021, 8:25 PM
8 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

You have re­cov­ered from SARS-CoV-2. Now what?

AnnapurnaOct 18, 2020, 5:52 PM
15 points
1 comment5 min readLW link

Your best fu­ture self

RaemonJun 6, 2020, 7:10 PM
36 points
24 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] As a Washed Up Former Data Scien­tist and Ma­chine Learn­ing Re­searcher What Direc­tion Should I Go In Now?

DarklightOct 19, 2020, 8:13 PM
13 points
7 comments3 min readLW link

Bet­ting Thread

AmandangoOct 20, 2020, 2:17 AM
33 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

My check­list for pub­lish­ing a blog post

Steven ByrnesAug 15, 2023, 3:04 PM
83 points
6 comments3 min readLW link

Mo­ral moralizing

KatjaGraceDec 23, 2020, 6:50 AM
12 points
6 comments1 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Run­ning the num­bers: Cryo vs Dis­count rate

RomeoStevensJun 4, 2014, 7:54 AM
9 points
3 comments3 min readLW link

Op­ti­mal Exercise

RomeoStevensMar 10, 2014, 3:37 AM
142 points
148 comments9 min readLW link

Don’t Use Your Fa­vorite Weapon

Aaron BergmanJan 3, 2021, 4:01 AM
33 points
7 comments6 min readLW link
(aaronbergman.substack.com)

A Prac­ti­cal Guide to Con­flict Re­s­olu­tion: Attitude

eapacheJun 6, 2020, 12:29 PM
15 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Should I pre­fer to get a tax re­fund, or not to?

MichaelDickensOct 22, 2020, 8:21 PM
1 point
6 comments1 min readLW link

An Open Let­ter On Love

nromanOct 22, 2020, 8:21 PM
11 points
1 comment5 min readLW link

Just For Fun

proshowersingerOct 23, 2020, 9:35 PM
7 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

Draw­ing Less Wrong: Overview of Skills, and Rele­vance to Rationality

RaemonNov 19, 2011, 5:05 AM
17 points
11 comments5 min readLW link

Draw­ing Less Wrong: Should You Learn to Draw?

RaemonNov 14, 2011, 7:31 AM
33 points
55 comments9 min readLW link

Draw­ing Less Wrong: Tech­ni­cal Skill

RaemonDec 5, 2011, 5:12 AM
37 points
36 comments9 min readLW link

Bab­ble challenge: 50 ways to stop torture

seedOct 27, 2020, 7:38 PM
8 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Ge­nius is (mostly) comparative

Amir BolousJan 5, 2021, 8:57 PM
2 points
3 comments4 min readLW link

How to erad­i­cate the de­sire to check time-wast­ing sites

Space L ClotteyDec 20, 2020, 7:06 PM
39 points
14 comments2 min readLW link

Rea­sons that dis­cus­sions might feel hopeless

gogishvilliOct 28, 2020, 7:59 PM
11 points
1 comment2 min readLW link

Stop Us­ing Dis­cord as an Archive

Nicholas / Heather KrossMar 30, 2023, 2:15 AM
10 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(www.reddit.com)

[Question] Bab­ble Challenge: Not-So-Fu­ture Co­or­di­na­tion Tech

abramdemskiDec 21, 2020, 4:48 PM
29 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Eval­u­at­ing Opus

jefftkAug 8, 2020, 4:40 PM
20 points
5 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Op­po­site attractions

KatjaGraceDec 19, 2020, 9:30 PM
17 points
2 comments2 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

[Question] What value does per­sonal pre­dic­tion track­ing have?

fxAug 20, 2023, 6:43 PM
7 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Us­ing spaced rep­e­ti­tion to make the most out of blog posts and books

tchauvinDec 21, 2020, 2:47 AM
10 points
1 comment3 min readLW link

Which COVID booster to get?

SameerishereOct 21, 2023, 7:43 PM
8 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

One Year of Pomodoros

Alex_AltairDec 31, 2020, 4:42 AM
56 points
7 comments9 min readLW link

Pos­i­tive Ex­pec­ta­tions; how to build Hopefulness

J BostockJul 3, 2021, 1:41 PM
9 points
1 comment2 min readLW link

Bets, Bonds, and Kindergarteners

jefftkJan 3, 2021, 9:20 PM
414 points
35 comments2 min readLW link1 review
(www.jefftk.com)

Diet Ex­per­i­ment Pr­ereg­is­tra­tion: Long-term wa­ter fast­ing + seed oil re­moval

lcAug 23, 2023, 10:08 PM
56 points
17 comments1 min readLW link

Heuris­tics for De­cid­ing What to Work On

John_MaxwellJun 1, 2011, 7:31 AM
24 points
9 comments3 min readLW link

Re­sources On Men­tal Health And Find­ing A Therapist

lynettebyeJul 5, 2021, 7:54 AM
19 points
1 comment5 min readLW link

[Question] Is Wire­cut­ter still good?

Ben PaceAug 7, 2020, 9:54 PM
45 points
16 comments1 min readLW link

A Prac­ti­cal Guide to Con­flict Re­s­olu­tion: Introduction

eapacheJun 4, 2020, 1:03 AM
15 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

The proper re­sponse to mis­takes that have harmed oth­ers?

RubyDec 31, 2023, 4:06 AM
61 points
12 comments4 min readLW link

Fire­fox does not block an­a­lyt­ics by default

jefftkJul 10, 2021, 12:50 PM
9 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Do You Want the Com­plex­ity in the Tools or in Their Usage?

mxshnDec 31, 2020, 10:58 AM
7 points
5 comments2 min readLW link

Strong Cheap Signals

trevorMar 29, 2023, 2:18 PM
29 points
3 comments2 min readLW link
(betonit.substack.com)

[Question] Ra­tion­al­ist hor­ror movies

ElizabethOct 15, 2023, 7:42 AM
46 points
35 comments1 min readLW link

How should TurnTrout han­dle his Deep­Mind equity situ­a­tion?

Oct 16, 2023, 6:25 PM
61 points
27 comments6 min readLW link

How to par­ti­tion teams to move fast? De­bat­ing “low-di­men­sional cuts”

Oct 13, 2023, 9:43 PM
41 points
2 comments11 min readLW link

[Question] How can you find the best in­for­ma­tion out of all in­for­ma­tion?

Raj ThimmiahJun 3, 2020, 6:40 AM
2 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Some rea­sons why I fre­quently pre­fer com­mu­ni­cat­ing via text

Adam ZernerSep 18, 2023, 9:50 PM
51 points
18 comments2 min readLW link

Some end-of-year me­dia recommendations

mingyuanDec 31, 2020, 8:10 PM
77 points
3 comments9 min readLW link

[Question] I’m look­ing for re­search look­ing at the in­fluence of fic­tion on chang­ing elite/​pub­lic be­hav­iors and opinions

Timothy UnderwoodAug 7, 2020, 1:49 PM
6 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

/​r/​MLS­cal­ing: new sub­red­dit for NN scal­ing re­search/​discussion

gwernOct 30, 2020, 8:50 PM
21 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.reddit.com)

How do you read the news crit­i­cally?

ChristianKlOct 31, 2020, 11:48 AM
39 points
15 comments9 min readLW link

Notes on Compassion

David GrossNov 1, 2020, 7:10 PM
22 points
2 comments17 min readLW link

[Question] Effec­tive chil­dren education

kotrfaJun 3, 2020, 8:35 PM
49 points
31 comments2 min readLW link

Waf­fle Crepes

jefftkNov 2, 2020, 3:30 PM
8 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] Non Polemic: How do you per­son­ally deal with “ir­ra­tional” peo­ple?

EmiyaNov 2, 2020, 1:44 PM
12 points
54 comments4 min readLW link

How to take smart notes (Ahrens, 2017)

Yuxi_LiuJul 23, 2019, 3:34 PM
69 points
12 comments6 min readLW link

Logic Like a Lawyer

lsusrJan 5, 2021, 7:38 AM
14 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

How To So­cial­ize With Psy­cho(lo­gist)s

SableOct 20, 2023, 11:33 AM
34 points
11 comments3 min readLW link
(affablyevil.substack.com)

Don’t read news

Eli_Nov 4, 2020, 6:14 PM
27 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

Cherry Pit Storage

jefftkJul 31, 2021, 5:30 PM
11 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

The Good Life in the face of the apocalypse

Oct 16, 2023, 10:40 PM
82 points
8 comments10 min readLW link

Some things I’m look­ing for­ward to in 2021: prob­a­ble post-pan­demic edition

KatjaGraceDec 17, 2020, 8:20 AM
23 points
4 comments1 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Thoughts on be­ing mortal

Joe CarlsmithJan 1, 2021, 7:17 PM
77 points
5 comments6 min readLW link

Ge­netic magic

KatjaGraceDec 18, 2020, 5:20 AM
18 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

A Man­i­fold mar­ket no­tice: Binance

Scrooge McduckMay 22, 2023, 10:24 PM
15 points
13 comments1 min readLW link

Pre­dic­tions made by Mati Roy in early 2020

Mati_RoyNov 21, 2020, 3:24 AM
23 points
6 comments16 min readLW link

[Question] How to val­i­date re­search ideas?

kwiat.devJun 4, 2020, 9:37 PM
12 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Ways to be more agenty?

Nicholas / Heather KrossJan 5, 2021, 8:06 AM
27 points
22 comments1 min readLW link

Adapt­ing to Means Testing

jefftkDec 18, 2020, 3:30 AM
12 points
4 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] Why is loss of mus­cle cells not con­sid­ered one of the hal­l­marks of ag­ing?

ChristianKlJan 5, 2021, 2:19 PM
11 points
9 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Restricted Diet and Longevity, does eat­ing pat­tern mat­ter?

jmhJun 1, 2020, 9:28 PM
7 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Are there any sys­tem­atic ways to choose eval­u­a­tion crite­ria?

Aman PatelDec 17, 2020, 1:03 AM
1 point
0 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] How do you or­ganise your read­ing?

brookAug 6, 2020, 2:54 PM
20 points
16 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Any­one recom­mend a video course on the the­ory of com­pu­ta­tion?

Eli TyreMay 30, 2020, 7:52 PM
8 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

Ad­vanced Place­ment exam cut­offs and su­perfi­cial knowl­edge over deep knowledge

JonahSSep 1, 2013, 9:01 PM
12 points
22 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Bupro­pion and CBD oil

ChristianKlAug 19, 2021, 9:14 AM
6 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Thoughts on de­sign­ing poli­cies for oneself

John_MaxwellNov 28, 2012, 1:27 AM
112 points
63 comments7 min readLW link

Re­view: The Div­ing Bell and the Butterfly

KatjaGraceJan 2, 2021, 1:30 AM
32 points
1 comment2 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

[Question] High school advice

bohaskaSep 11, 2023, 1:26 AM
11 points
16 comments1 min readLW link

How to Beat Procrastination

lukeprogFeb 5, 2011, 6:49 PM
259 points
161 comments15 min readLW link

It turns out that group meet­ings are mostly a ter­rible way to make decisions

Ian David MossDec 17, 2020, 3:30 AM
60 points
14 comments5 min readLW link
(medium.com)

[Question] What are Ex­am­ples of Great Distil­lers?

adamShimiNov 12, 2020, 2:09 PM
33 points
12 comments1 min readLW link

LW UI fea­tures you might not have tried

ElizabethOct 13, 2023, 3:04 AM
46 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

Feedly Breaks MathML

jefftkSep 25, 2023, 1:40 PM
15 points
3 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Run­ning Wired Ethernet

jefftkMay 13, 2020, 5:20 PM
11 points
6 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Kids Roaming

jefftkSep 4, 2021, 2:20 PM
33 points
13 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] What tech­ni­cal-ish books do you recom­mend that are read­able on Kin­dle?

Rudi CJan 3, 2021, 8:54 PM
3 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Should I treat pain differ­ently if it’s “all in my head?”

jpSep 5, 2021, 8:06 AM
19 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

Late-talk­ing kid part 3: gestalt lan­guage learning

Steven ByrnesOct 17, 2023, 2:00 AM
31 points
4 comments2 min readLW link

Ask­ing for help as an O(1) lookup

Adam ZernerSep 17, 2023, 12:25 AM
19 points
1 comment6 min readLW link

Shard­ing the Brigade

jefftkNov 14, 2020, 3:30 AM
8 points
0 comments3 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

My Effortless Weight­loss Story: A Quick Runthrough

CuoreDiVetroSep 30, 2023, 11:02 PM
117 points
76 comments9 min readLW link

How to Write Like Kaj Sotala

Matt GoldenbergJan 7, 2021, 7:33 PM
76 points
4 comments5 min readLW link

For Bet­ter Com­ment­ing, Avoid PONDS

DirectedEvolutionJan 20, 2021, 1:11 AM
76 points
16 comments2 min readLW link

How to Best Use Twitter

ZviMar 7, 2022, 3:40 PM
61 points
8 comments16 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Pow­er­point joy—How I got 1.7 mil­lion views on Un­splash by nour­ish­ing the souls of office workers

tomdekanMar 7, 2022, 3:29 PM
5 points
3 comments4 min readLW link

Prepar­ing for Power Ou­tages in Disasters

tragedyofthecommentsMar 8, 2022, 5:02 PM
20 points
6 comments4 min readLW link

Food Pre­pared­ness for Disasters

tragedyofthecommentsMar 8, 2022, 5:02 PM
5 points
3 comments4 min readLW link

Bu­gout Bags for Disasters

tragedyofthecommentsMar 8, 2022, 5:02 PM
5 points
1 comment4 min readLW link

Water Pre­pared­ness for Disasters

tragedyofthecommentsMar 8, 2022, 5:02 PM
5 points
1 comment3 min readLW link

Nu­clear Pre­pared­ness Guide

tragedyofthecommentsMar 8, 2022, 5:01 PM
35 points
7 comments11 min readLW link

What’s the chance a smart Lon­don res­i­dent dies of a Rus­sian nuke in the next month?

DanielFilanMar 10, 2022, 7:20 PM
40 points
8 comments4 min readLW link
(danielfilan.com)

Food man­u­fac­tur­ers are out to get you

jwrayMar 13, 2022, 7:36 PM
27 points
6 comments5 min readLW link

War-prompted Disaster Planning

jefftkMar 13, 2022, 8:10 PM
20 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Us­ing GPT-3 for pre­vent­ing con­flict dur­ing mes­sag­ing — a pitch for an app

Eli_Mar 17, 2022, 11:02 AM
22 points
16 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] What Should I Do To­day?

CuiMar 18, 2022, 4:36 PM
10 points
5 comments2 min readLW link

How to ventilate

jefftkMar 21, 2022, 1:20 AM
16 points
2 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Counter-the­ses on Sleep

NatáliaMar 21, 2022, 11:21 PM
439 points
131 comments15 min readLW link1 review

Les­sons After a Cou­ple Months of Try­ing to Do ML Research

KevinRoWangMar 22, 2022, 11:45 PM
70 points
8 comments6 min readLW link

[Question] Re­search on how pat­tern-find­ing con­tributes to mem­o­riza­tion?

DirectedEvolutionMar 23, 2022, 9:42 PM
9 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Duels & D.Sci March 2022: It’s time for D-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-data!

aphyerMar 25, 2022, 4:55 PM
46 points
38 comments4 min readLW link

Search­ing for outliers

benkuhnMar 21, 2022, 2:40 AM
169 points
16 comments18 min readLW link1 review
(www.benkuhn.net)

Men­tal non­sense: my anti-in­som­nia trick

DirectedEvolutionMar 28, 2022, 10:47 PM
34 points
19 comments1 min readLW link

How to Make Your Ar­ti­cle Change Peo­ple’s Minds or Ac­tions? (Spoiler: Do User Test­ing Like a Startup Would)

Yonatan CaleMar 30, 2022, 5:39 PM
59 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

Kids Posts Retrospective

jefftkApr 1, 2022, 2:10 PM
73 points
1 comment7 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Towards try­ing to feel con­sis­tently energized

Maxwell PetersonApr 1, 2022, 8:46 PM
14 points
0 comments6 min readLW link

Ret­ro­spec­tive: Prac­ti­cal So­cial Networking

EvenflairApr 2, 2022, 2:01 PM
20 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(guildoftherose.org)

Noobs Need Rules

Jacob FalkovichApr 2, 2022, 5:56 PM
49 points
3 comments6 min readLW link

Ap­proach to Screen Time

jefftkApr 2, 2022, 10:20 PM
26 points
8 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] How to openly main­tain a sin­gle iden­tity while keep­ing it pri­vate?

identity.keyApr 3, 2022, 12:53 AM
8 points
9 comments3 min readLW link

“Don’t Get Mad, Get Cu­ri­ous”

RubixApr 3, 2022, 3:30 PM
23 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

Work­ing Out in VR Really Works

Yonatan CaleApr 3, 2022, 6:42 PM
90 points
28 comments3 min readLW link

Giv­ing cal­ibrated time es­ti­mates can have so­cial costs

Alex_AltairApr 3, 2022, 9:23 PM
99 points
16 comments5 min readLW link

Very Dark Mouth-Shaped Non-fancy Cho­co­late?

jefftkApr 3, 2022, 10:10 PM
9 points
8 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Not-Use­less Ad­vice For Deal­ing With Things You Don’t Want to Do

Rafael HarthApr 4, 2022, 4:37 PM
53 points
10 comments6 min readLW link

Greyed Out Options

ozymandiasApr 4, 2022, 8:43 PM
121 points
12 comments5 min readLW link1 review

App Re­view: Amaru

ozymandiasApr 4, 2022, 8:40 PM
14 points
0 comments5 min readLW link

Pre­mortem as com­mu­ni­ca­tion de­vice (e.g. in re­la­tion­ship)

becausecuriousApr 4, 2022, 6:53 PM
8 points
1 comment3 min readLW link

Why learn to code?

Tim LiptrotApr 5, 2022, 4:40 AM
7 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

You get one story detail

Gordon Seidoh WorleyApr 5, 2022, 4:38 AM
36 points
8 comments4 min readLW link

Ter­mi­nal Preferences

jefftkApr 5, 2022, 2:00 AM
13 points
21 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Soft­ware Eng­ineer­ing: Get­ting Hired and Promoted

Gordon Seidoh WorleyApr 4, 2022, 10:31 PM
35 points
0 comments6 min readLW link

Pri­ori­tise Tasks by Rat­ing not Sorting

Neel NandaApr 5, 2022, 10:20 PM
28 points
3 comments2 min readLW link
(neelnanda.io)

Baby Sleep: Mul­ti­ple Rooms

jefftkApr 6, 2022, 2:20 AM
21 points
5 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Ac­cel­er­at­ing per­sonal growth: a mashup of models

nullApr 6, 2022, 12:10 PM
6 points
0 comments6 min readLW link

Con­trol the Den­sity of Novelty in Your Writing

En KepeigApr 6, 2022, 9:33 PM
6 points
4 comments3 min readLW link

Why Take Care Of Your Health?

MondSemmelApr 6, 2022, 11:11 PM
34 points
21 comments6 min readLW link

Con­tra: Avoid­ing Sore Arms

jefftkApr 7, 2022, 1:10 AM
11 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Foot-Chord­ing Chords

jefftkApr 8, 2022, 1:10 AM
8 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Roam Re­search Mo­bile is Out!

Logan RiggsApr 8, 2022, 7:05 PM
12 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

A method of writ­ing con­tent eas­ily with lit­tle anxiety

jessicataApr 8, 2022, 10:11 PM
64 points
19 comments3 min readLW link
(unstableontology.com)

Buy-in Be­fore Randomization

jefftkApr 9, 2022, 1:30 AM
26 points
9 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] What ad­vice do you have for some­one strug­gling to de­tach their grim-o-me­ter?

Zorger74Apr 9, 2022, 7:35 AM
6 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Time-Time Tradeoffs

Orpheus16Apr 10, 2022, 2:33 AM
17 points
1 comment3 min readLW link
(forum.effectivealtruism.org)

Bos­ton Con­tra: Fully Gen­der-Free

jefftkApr 10, 2022, 12:40 AM
3 points
12 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

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

TurnTroutApr 10, 2022, 6:45 PM
151 points
7 comments9 min readLW link

What Chords Do You Need?

jefftkApr 11, 2022, 3:00 PM
11 points
0 comments3 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

US Taxes: Ad­just With­hold­ing When Donat­ing?

jefftkApr 12, 2022, 3:50 PM
15 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] What is your ad­vice for el­der care, par­tic­u­larly tak­ing care of de­men­tia pa­tients?

RasmusHBApr 12, 2022, 11:33 AM
4 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

Use­ful Vices for Wicked Problems

HoldenKarnofskyApr 12, 2022, 7:30 PM
62 points
1 comment17 min readLW link1 review
(www.cold-takes.com)

Emacs Re­cen­ter­ing With Context

jefftkApr 14, 2022, 1:20 AM
17 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Only Ask­ing Real Questions

jefftkApr 14, 2022, 3:50 PM
128 points
45 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Why Go is a Bet­ter Game than Chess

monkymindApr 15, 2022, 1:32 PM
9 points
11 comments2 min readLW link

When Can You Use a Travel Adapter?

jefftkApr 21, 2022, 2:00 PM
10 points
6 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

21 on 21

Amir BolousApr 25, 2022, 6:22 PM
43 points
5 comments4 min readLW link

Keep your pro­tos in one repo

RobertMApr 28, 2022, 3:53 PM
5 points
4 comments5 min readLW link
(docs.protocall.dev)

My Ap­proach to Non-Literal Communication

Isaac KingMay 1, 2022, 2:47 AM
29 points
8 comments14 min readLW link

Shared Car: One Year In

jefftkMay 1, 2022, 1:00 PM
14 points
6 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Squires

lsusrMay 2, 2022, 3:36 AM
17 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

What is a Glowfic?

Wes FMay 4, 2022, 4:38 PM
43 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

[Book re­view] No non­sense meditation

ValdesMay 4, 2022, 12:15 PM
8 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

[Book re­view] The anx­iety toolkit

ValdesMay 4, 2022, 12:15 PM
5 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

[Book re­view] Atomic habits

ValdesMay 4, 2022, 12:15 PM
3 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

[Book re­view] Get­ting things done

ValdesMay 4, 2022, 12:15 PM
4 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Im­prov­ing pro­duc­tivity and wellbeing

ValdesMay 4, 2022, 12:15 PM
9 points
1 comment11 min readLW link

[Question] How to bal­ance be­tween pro­cess and out­come?

Nathan Helm-BurgerMay 4, 2022, 7:34 PM
6 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

Chord­ing Bass

jefftkMay 5, 2022, 4:30 PM
9 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Start­ing too many pro­jects, finish­ing none

Tim LiptrotMay 5, 2022, 3:23 PM
15 points
11 comments1 min readLW link

Write posts busi­ness-like, not story-like

ShmiMay 5, 2022, 8:13 PM
39 points
10 comments1 min readLW link

Get­ting GPT-3 to pre­dict Me­tac­u­lus questions

MathiasKBMay 6, 2022, 6:01 AM
68 points
9 comments2 min readLW link

The glo­ri­ous en­ergy boost I’ve got­ten by ab­stain­ing from coffee

SameerishereMay 7, 2022, 8:21 PM
31 points
27 comments3 min readLW link

scipy.op­ti­mize.curve_fit Is Awesome

niplavMay 7, 2022, 10:57 AM
20 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Ex­pe­rience on Meloxicam

jefftkMay 8, 2022, 12:30 AM
9 points
5 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Long-term Short-term Happiness

UtilityMonsterMay 8, 2022, 3:53 PM
10 points
2 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Thought ex­per­i­ment: Imag­ine you were as­signed to help a ran­dom per­son in your com­mu­nity be­come as peace­ful and joyful as the most peace­ful and joyful per­son you’d ever met. What would you try?

nonzerosumMay 9, 2022, 1:53 PM
5 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

Ceiling Fan Air Filter

jefftkMay 10, 2022, 2:20 PM
18 points
9 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] What to do when start­ing a busi­ness in an im­mi­nent-AGI world?

ryan_bMay 12, 2022, 9:07 PM
25 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

Sur­viv­ing Au­toma­tion In The 21st Cen­tury—Part 1

George3d6May 15, 2022, 7:16 PM
27 points
16 comments8 min readLW link
(www.epistem.ink)

How to in­vest in ex­pec­ta­tion of AGI?

JakobovskiMay 17, 2022, 11:03 AM
3 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Work­day Air Qual­ity Measurements

jefftkMay 18, 2022, 2:10 AM
18 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] Should you kiss it bet­ter?

Yair HalberstadtMay 19, 2022, 3:58 AM
9 points
14 comments1 min readLW link

14 Tech­niques to Ac­cel­er­ate Your Learning

May 19, 2022, 1:59 PM
60 points
9 comments11 min readLW link

How Big Are Covid Par­ti­cles?

jefftkMay 21, 2022, 2:00 PM
29 points
5 comments3 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Philo­soph­i­cal con­sid­er­a­tions of ces­sa­tion of brain activity

clockworkMay 21, 2022, 3:18 PM
9 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

Find­ing Your Voice

EvenflairMay 23, 2022, 2:43 PM
12 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(guildoftherose.org)

Test­ing Air Purifiers

jefftkMay 25, 2022, 11:50 PM
35 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Here’s a List of Some of My Ideas for Blog Posts

lsusrMay 26, 2022, 5:35 AM
48 points
7 comments30 min readLW link

Re­sources For the Red­wood Re­search Triple­byte Test

AiyenMay 27, 2022, 7:40 PM
5 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

[Question] Re­quest for nice ques­tions to think about while try­ing to sleep

oh54321May 29, 2022, 1:47 PM
9 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Will work­ing here ad­vance AGI? Help us not de­stroy the world!

Yonatan CaleMay 29, 2022, 11:42 AM
30 points
46 comments1 min readLW link

Ceiling Air Purifier

jefftkMay 30, 2022, 7:20 PM
69 points
8 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Fact post: pro­ject-based learning

dominicqJun 2, 2022, 8:18 PM
11 points
4 comments3 min readLW link

Another Calming Example

jefftkJun 3, 2022, 2:20 AM
39 points
13 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Book Re­view: Talent

ZviJun 3, 2022, 8:10 PM
70 points
19 comments79 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Quick Look: Asymp­tomatic Her­pes Shedding

ElizabethJun 4, 2022, 9:40 PM
37 points
4 comments2 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

What do you do to de­liber­ately prac­tice?

hathJun 4, 2022, 10:20 PM
25 points
9 comments2 min readLW link

Ex­pected Value vs. Ex­pected Growth

tom-pollakJun 5, 2022, 6:48 PM
3 points
1 comment2 min readLW link

[Question] What board games would you recom­mend?

Yair HalberstadtJun 6, 2022, 4:38 PM
16 points
32 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What jour­nal­ing prompts do you use?

ChristianKlJun 6, 2022, 11:35 AM
13 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

Micro­phone on Elec­tric Man­dolin II

jefftkJun 6, 2022, 8:30 PM
9 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

En­ti­tle­ment as a ma­jor am­plifier of unhappiness

VipulNaikJun 8, 2022, 10:08 PM
29 points
6 comments7 min readLW link

The “mind-body vi­cious cy­cle” model of RSI & back pain

Steven ByrnesJun 9, 2022, 12:30 PM
73 points
30 comments12 min readLW link

Show LW: Yo­daTimer.com

Adam ZernerJun 11, 2022, 8:52 AM
27 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

How To: A Work­shop (or any­thing)

Duncan Sabien (Deactivated)Jun 12, 2022, 8:00 AM
53 points
13 comments37 min readLW link1 review

Per­ils of op­ti­miz­ing in so­cial contexts

owencbJun 16, 2022, 5:40 PM
49 points
1 comment2 min readLW link

Don’t Over-Op­ti­mize Things

owencbJun 16, 2022, 4:33 PM
26 points
6 comments4 min readLW link

Things That Make Me En­joy Giv­ing Ca­reer Advice

Neel NandaJun 17, 2022, 8:49 PM
16 points
0 comments9 min readLW link
(www.neelnanda.io)

Ap­ply for Pro­duc­tivity Coach­ing and AI Align­ment Mentorship

NickJun 17, 2022, 9:36 PM
12 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

The best ‘free solo’ (rock climb­ing) video

KennyJun 18, 2022, 3:29 PM
14 points
4 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] What’s the goal in life?

Konstantin WeitzJun 18, 2022, 6:09 AM
4 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

Re­la­tion­ship Ad­vice Repository

RubyJun 20, 2022, 2:39 PM
102 points
36 comments39 min readLW link

Eval­u­at­ing a Corsi-Rosen­thal Filter Cube

jefftkJun 20, 2022, 7:40 PM
13 points
3 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Hy­dropho­bic Glasses Coat­ing Review

jefftkJun 21, 2022, 6:00 PM
16 points
6 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

House Phone

jefftkJun 22, 2022, 2:20 PM
15 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Book re­view: The Pas­sen­ger by Lisa Lutz

KatjaGraceJun 23, 2022, 11:10 PM
12 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Units of Exchange

CFAR!DuncanJun 28, 2022, 4:53 PM
93 points
28 comments11 min readLW link

Child Contracting

jefftkJun 26, 2022, 2:30 AM
48 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

My cur­rent take on In­ter­nal Fam­ily Sys­tems “parts”

Kaj_SotalaJun 26, 2022, 5:40 PM
89 points
10 comments3 min readLW link
(kajsotala.fi)

My cog­ni­tive in­er­tia cycle

MSRayneJun 26, 2022, 3:49 PM
7 points
4 comments4 min readLW link

Seven ways to be­come un­stop­pably agentic

Evie CottrellJun 26, 2022, 5:39 PM
60 points
16 comments9 min readLW link
(eviecottrell.com)

Air Con­di­tioner Repair

ZviJun 27, 2022, 12:40 PM
81 points
34 comments4 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

[Question] Are long-form dat­ing pro­files pro­duc­tive?

AABoylesJun 27, 2022, 5:03 PM
34 points
32 comments1 min readLW link

Cus­tom iPhone Wid­get to En­courage Less Wrong Use

Will PayneJun 27, 2022, 4:14 PM
10 points
2 comments2 min readLW link
(forum.effectivealtruism.org)

[Question] Sys­tems Biol­ogy for self study

Ulisse MiniJun 27, 2022, 7:36 PM
5 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Low-Fric­tion MBTA Predictions

jefftkJun 28, 2022, 12:30 PM
15 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

What Are You Track­ing In Your Head?

johnswentworthJun 28, 2022, 7:30 PM
270 points
80 comments4 min readLW link1 review

Kevin Kelly’s “103 Bits of Ad­vice,” Expanded

Dalton MaberyJun 29, 2022, 1:36 PM
19 points
0 comments5 min readLW link

any good ra­tio­nal­ist guides to nu­tri­tion /​ healthy eat­ing?

Ben AJun 30, 2022, 12:50 AM
6 points
15 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Cry­on­ics-ad­ja­cent question

FlaglandbaseJun 30, 2022, 11:03 PM
12 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] How to deal with non-schedu­la­ble one-off stim­u­lus-re­sponse-pair-like situ­a­tions when plan­ning/​or­ganis­ing pro­jects?

mikbpJul 1, 2022, 3:22 PM
2 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Trig­ger-Ac­tion Planning

CFAR!DuncanJul 3, 2022, 1:42 AM
81 points
14 comments13 min readLW link2 reviews

Pro­ce­du­ral Ex­ec­u­tive Func­tion, Part 1

DaystarEldJul 4, 2022, 6:51 PM
33 points
2 comments13 min readLW link
(daystareld.com)

[Question] Seek­ing opinions on the cur­rent and for­ward state of cryp­tocur­ren­cies.

jmhJul 5, 2022, 5:01 AM
7 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Should you write un­der a blog or your own name?

Dalton MaberyJul 6, 2022, 3:26 PM
2 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] I’ve be­come a med­i­cal mys­tery and I don’t know how to effec­tively get help

CraigMichaelJul 9, 2022, 6:58 AM
30 points
53 comments2 min readLW link

Why Portland

Adam ZernerJul 10, 2022, 7:20 AM
25 points
18 comments9 min readLW link

[Question] How do AI timelines af­fect how you live your life?

Quadratic ReciprocityJul 11, 2022, 1:54 PM
80 points
50 comments1 min readLW link

Mar­riage, the Giv­ing What We Can Pledge, and the dam­age caused by vague pub­lic commitments

Jeffrey LadishJul 11, 2022, 7:38 PM
98 points
27 comments6 min readLW link1 review

How Can I Max­i­mize My Hap­piness?

UtilityMonsterJul 11, 2022, 5:40 PM
6 points
2 comments6 min readLW link

Systemization

CFAR!DuncanJul 11, 2022, 6:39 PM
40 points
5 comments12 min readLW link

[Question] How do you con­cisely com­mu­ni­cate & nav­i­gate the poli­tics /​ cul­ture at your job work­ing at a large cor­po­ra­tion or in­sti­tu­tion?

WillaJul 12, 2022, 3:22 AM
10 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

Pass­ing Up Pay

jefftkJul 13, 2022, 2:10 PM
29 points
8 comments5 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] Any tips for elic­it­ing one’s own la­tent knowl­edge?

MSRayneJul 13, 2022, 9:12 PM
16 points
20 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Wacky, risky, anti-in­duc­tive in­tel­li­gence-en­hance­ment meth­ods?

Nicholas / Heather KrossJul 14, 2022, 1:40 AM
19 points
27 comments1 min readLW link

Notes on Love

David GrossJul 13, 2022, 11:35 PM
17 points
3 comments29 min readLW link

Com­fort Zone Exploration

CFAR!DuncanJul 15, 2022, 9:18 PM
49 points
2 comments12 min readLW link

YouTubeTV and Spoilers

ZviJul 21, 2022, 1:50 PM
16 points
6 comments8 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

On Akra­sia, Habits and Re­ward Maximization

AiyenJul 23, 2022, 8:34 AM
13 points
1 comment6 min readLW link

Hiring Pro­gram­mers in Academia

jefftkJul 24, 2022, 8:20 PM
36 points
19 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

For Bet­ter Com­ment­ing, Stop Out Loud

DirectedEvolutionJul 28, 2022, 1:39 AM
18 points
30 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What job should I do?

Tom PaineJul 30, 2022, 9:15 AM
2 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

On akra­sia: start­ing at the bottom

seecrowAug 1, 2022, 4:08 AM
33 points
2 comments3 min readLW link

Per­verse In­de­pen­dence Incentives

jefftkJul 31, 2022, 2:40 PM
58 points
3 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Time-log­ging pro­grams and/​or spread­sheets (2022)

mikbpJul 31, 2022, 6:18 PM
3 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Med­i­ta­tion course claims 65% en­light­en­ment rate: my review

KatWoodsAug 1, 2022, 11:25 AM
111 points
33 comments14 min readLW link

An­nounc­ing Squig­gle: Early Access

ozziegooenAug 3, 2022, 7:48 PM
51 points
7 comments7 min readLW link
(forum.effectivealtruism.org)

Clap­ping Lower

jefftkAug 4, 2022, 2:10 AM
38 points
7 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Two Kids Crosswise

jefftkAug 5, 2022, 2:40 AM
16 points
3 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Ex­pected (So­cial) Value

algrthmsAug 7, 2022, 8:16 AM
5 points
2 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] Is it pos­si­ble to find ven­ture cap­i­tal for AI re­search org with strong safety fo­cus?

AnonResearchAug 9, 2022, 4:12 PM
6 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

How and why to turn ev­ery­thing into audio

Aug 11, 2022, 8:55 AM
54 points
20 comments5 min readLW link

Du­pli­cat­ing Ras­berry Pi Images

jefftkAug 17, 2022, 12:10 PM
9 points
4 comments4 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Con­crete Ad­vice for Form­ing In­side Views on AI Safety

Neel NandaAug 17, 2022, 10:02 PM
19 points
6 comments10 min readLW link

Digi­tal Din­ner Signup

jefftkAug 23, 2022, 2:20 AM
13 points
5 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

His­tory of Zero-based Months?

jefftkAug 24, 2022, 8:30 PM
13 points
4 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Prepar­ing for the apoc­a­lypse might help pre­vent it

OcracokeAug 25, 2022, 12:18 AM
1 point
1 comment1 min readLW link

Con­tra Dance Con­tact Tracing

jefftkAug 27, 2022, 1:50 AM
9 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Pronunciations

Solenoid_EntityAug 28, 2022, 11:43 AM
14 points
7 comments2 min readLW link

Mod­ified Guess Culture

konstellAug 30, 2022, 2:30 AM
5 points
5 comments1 min readLW link
(konstell.com)

How to plan for a rad­i­cally un­cer­tain fu­ture?

KerryAug 30, 2022, 2:14 AM
57 points
35 comments1 min readLW link

Fun­da­men­tal Uncer­tainty: Chap­ter 4 - Why don’t we do what we think we should?

Gordon Seidoh WorleyAug 29, 2022, 7:25 PM
15 points
6 comments13 min readLW link

Built-In Bundling For Faster Loading

jefftkAug 30, 2022, 7:20 PM
15 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Safety Com­mit­tee Resources

jefftkSep 1, 2022, 2:30 AM
22 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Stop Dis­cour­ag­ing Microwave For­mula Preparation

jefftkSep 2, 2022, 2:10 AM
68 points
12 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Ex­port­ing Han­gouts History

jefftkSep 2, 2022, 3:00 PM
20 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Fully Live Elec­tronic Contra

jefftkSep 4, 2022, 1:30 AM
9 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Pro­to­typ­ing in C

jefftkSep 4, 2022, 5:50 PM
19 points
11 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Turn your flash­cards into Art

Heye GroßSep 4, 2022, 5:31 PM
16 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Im­pact Shares For Spec­u­la­tive Projects

ElizabethSep 5, 2022, 6:00 PM
30 points
8 comments7 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

Beta Read­ers are Great

HoldenKarnofskySep 5, 2022, 7:10 PM
28 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.cold-takes.com)

Another Un­phrased B-part

jefftkSep 6, 2022, 1:30 AM
10 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Guitar Pedals on Fiddle

jefftkSep 6, 2022, 7:30 PM
10 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Galaxy Trucker Needs a New Se­cond Half

jefftkSep 7, 2022, 8:10 PM
13 points
7 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

So­lar Black­out Resistance

jefftkSep 8, 2022, 1:30 PM
69 points
32 comments3 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Post­mortem: Try­ing out for Man­i­fold Markets

Sep 8, 2022, 5:54 PM
24 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

Keep­ing Time in Epoch Seconds

Gordon Seidoh WorleySep 10, 2022, 12:28 AM
11 points
2 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Is there an Ul­ti­mate text ed­i­tor?

Johannes C. MayerSep 11, 2022, 9:19 AM
4 points
10 comments1 min readLW link

Mak­ing a New Table Leaf

jefftkSep 11, 2022, 11:40 AM
19 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

The Ul­ti­mate Step-by-Step Hiring Playbook

intellectronicaSep 11, 2022, 2:39 PM
8 points
2 comments4 min readLW link
(www.intellectronica.net)

Time is not the bot­tle­neck (on mak­ing progress think­ing about difficult things)

kmanSep 12, 2022, 8:45 PM
26 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

Eval­u­a­tions pro­ject @ ARC is hiring a re­searcher and a web­dev/​engineer

Beth BarnesSep 9, 2022, 10:46 PM
99 points
7 comments10 min readLW link

Sim­ple 5x5 Go

jefftkSep 14, 2022, 2:00 AM
18 points
3 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] How do I find tu­tors for ob­scure skills/​sub­jects (i.e. fermi es­ti­ma­tion tu­tors)

joraineSep 15, 2022, 1:15 AM
11 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Emer­gency Res­i­den­tial So­lar Jury-Rigging

jefftkSep 17, 2022, 2:30 AM
34 points
0 comments3 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Re­mote Lo­gin For Turnkey De­vices?

jefftkSep 17, 2022, 3:40 PM
9 points
2 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Pre­tend­ing not to Notice

jefftkSep 19, 2022, 2:30 AM
46 points
12 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Quick Book Re­view: Cru­cial Conversations

Gordon Seidoh WorleySep 19, 2022, 6:25 AM
28 points
2 comments2 min readLW link

Some notes on solv­ing hard problems

Joe RoccaSep 19, 2022, 12:58 PM
50 points
8 comments29 min readLW link

Some of the most im­por­tant en­trepreneur­ship skills are tacit knowledge

RuhulSep 20, 2022, 12:06 PM
20 points
0 comments7 min readLW link

[Question] What key nu­tri­ents are re­quired for daily en­ergy?

trevorSep 20, 2022, 11:30 PM
6 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

A game of mattering

KatjaGraceSep 23, 2022, 2:30 AM
64 points
7 comments5 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Fund­ing is All You Need: Get­ting into Grad School by Hack­ing the NSF GRFP Fellowship

hapaninSep 22, 2022, 9:39 PM
96 points
9 comments12 min readLW link

Mak­ing Prunes

jefftkSep 23, 2022, 2:13 AM
10 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Bath­room Con­struc­tion Cost Comparison

jefftkSep 25, 2022, 2:30 AM
11 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Plan­ning a Loft Bed

jefftkSep 26, 2022, 12:10 AM
15 points
15 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Framery Phone Booth CO2 Accumulation

jefftkSep 26, 2022, 4:10 PM
25 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Self-Con­trol Se­crets of the Pu­ri­tan Masters

David Hugh-JonesSep 26, 2022, 9:04 AM
62 points
3 comments5 min readLW link
(wyclif.substack.com)

[Question] En­rich­ing Youtube con­tent recommendations

Martín SotoSep 27, 2022, 4:54 PM
8 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] How would I know if a PhD is the right ca­reer path?

Bob GuranSep 27, 2022, 5:49 AM
4 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

A Poorly Planned Loft Bed

jefftkSep 27, 2022, 5:50 PM
9 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Re­view of Ex­am­ine.com’s vi­tamin write-ups

Sep 26, 2022, 11:40 PM
59 points
1 comment5 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

Unit Test Everything

DirectedEvolutionSep 29, 2022, 6:12 PM
29 points
0 comments8 min readLW link

Another Loft Bed

jefftkSep 30, 2022, 2:50 PM
5 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

How I Make Diagrams

jefftkOct 1, 2022, 9:10 PM
14 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Sleep Training

jefftkOct 5, 2022, 2:10 AM
36 points
4 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] Find­ing Great Tutors

Ulisse MiniOct 5, 2022, 10:08 PM
27 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] De­liber­ate prac­tice for re­search?

Alex_AltairOct 8, 2022, 3:45 AM
28 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Pen­tathlon: join a whole­some team com­pe­ti­tion with other EAs/​Rationalists

Caroline JeanmaireOct 9, 2022, 12:52 PM
5 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Ful­l­ness to Indi­cate Cleanliness

jefftkOct 11, 2022, 12:40 AM
9 points
12 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

A game of mattering

KatjaGraceOct 12, 2022, 8:50 AM
28 points
2 comments5 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Luck based medicine: my re­sent­ful story of be­com­ing a med­i­cal miracle

ElizabethOct 16, 2022, 5:40 PM
473 points
119 comments12 min readLW link3 reviews
(acesounderglass.com)

Pop­u­lar Per­sonal Fi­nan­cial Ad­vice ver­sus the Pro­fes­sors (James Choi, NBER)

BrownHairedEeveeOct 16, 2022, 10:21 PM
17 points
5 comments2 min readLW link
(spinup-000d1a-wp-offload-media.s3.amazonaws.com)

Space

Jarred FilmerOct 17, 2022, 6:34 AM
39 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

Ver­ti­cal Flutes

jefftkOct 18, 2022, 1:40 AM
10 points
4 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

How to Write Read­able Posts

David HartsoughOct 20, 2022, 7:48 AM
7 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

acronyms ftw

EmrikOct 21, 2022, 1:36 PM
−2 points
5 comments2 min readLW link

Ac­countabil­ity Bud­dies: Why you might want one.

Samuel NellessenOct 23, 2022, 4:25 PM
10 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What is good Cy­ber Se­cu­rity Ad­vice?

Gunnar_ZarnckeOct 24, 2022, 11:27 PM
30 points
12 comments2 min readLW link

Refine: what helped me write more?

Alexander Gietelink OldenzielOct 25, 2022, 2:44 PM
12 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

Open Bands: Lead­ing Rhythm

jefftkOct 26, 2022, 2:30 PM
10 points
0 comments4 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] How to be­come more ar­tic­u­late?

just_browsingOct 26, 2022, 2:43 PM
17 points
14 comments1 min readLW link

Trig­ger-based rapid checklists

VipulNaikOct 26, 2022, 4:05 AM
43 points
0 comments9 min readLW link

How Risky Is Trick-or-Treat­ing?

jefftkOct 27, 2022, 2:10 PM
58 points
18 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Marvel Snap: Phase 1

ZviOct 31, 2022, 3:20 PM
23 points
1 comment14 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Re­mem­ber to trans­late your thoughts back again

brookNov 1, 2022, 8:49 AM
20 points
11 comments3 min readLW link
(forum.effectivealtruism.org)

Why is fiber good for you?

bracesNov 2, 2022, 2:04 AM
18 points
2 comments2 min readLW link

A new place to dis­cuss cog­ni­tive sci­ence, ethics and hu­man alignment

Daniel_FriedrichNov 4, 2022, 2:34 PM
3 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

How to Make Easy De­ci­sions

lynettebyeNov 7, 2022, 1:17 PM
17 points
3 comments2 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

Chord Notation

jefftkNov 9, 2022, 9:30 PM
12 points
5 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

User-Con­trol­led Al­gorith­mic Feeds

jefftkNov 12, 2022, 3:20 PM
35 points
7 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

What’s the Alter­na­tive to In­de­pen­dence?

jefftkNov 13, 2022, 3:30 PM
50 points
3 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Prevent­ing, re­vers­ing, and ad­dress­ing data leak­age: some thoughts

VipulNaikNov 15, 2022, 2:09 AM
14 points
4 comments25 min readLW link

Progress links and tweets, 2022-11-15

jasoncrawfordNov 16, 2022, 3:21 AM
9 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(rootsofprogress.org)

Mastodon Replies as Comments

jefftkNov 17, 2022, 8:10 PM
20 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Choos­ing the right dish

Adam ZernerNov 19, 2022, 1:38 AM
38 points
7 comments8 min readLW link

Against “Clas­sic Style”

Cleo NardoNov 23, 2022, 10:10 PM
67 points
30 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] When do you vi­su­al­ize (or not) while do­ing math?

Alex_AltairNov 23, 2022, 8:15 PM
20 points
9 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Who holds all the USDT?

ChristianKlNov 25, 2022, 11:58 AM
17 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

How do I start a pro­gram­ming ca­reer in the West?

Lao MeinNov 25, 2022, 6:37 AM
38 points
7 comments2 min readLW link

Semi-con­duc­tor/​AI Stock Dis­cus­sion.

sapphireNov 25, 2022, 11:35 PM
21 points
24 comments1 min readLW link

Microstartup Sto­ries: Ini­tial Thoughts

Adam ZernerNov 27, 2022, 1:22 AM
17 points
2 comments9 min readLW link

Align­ing my web server with de­vops prac­tices: part 1 (back­ups)

VipulNaikNov 27, 2022, 6:38 PM
17 points
0 comments18 min readLW link

Why Bet Kelly?

Joe ZimmermanNov 29, 2022, 6:47 PM
16 points
4 comments4 min readLW link

Quick look: cog­ni­tive dam­age from well-ad­ministered anesthesia

ElizabethDec 2, 2022, 12:40 AM
28 points
0 comments4 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

Lu­me­na­tors for very lazy Bri­tish people

shakeelhDec 2, 2022, 12:18 AM
13 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Is ChatGPT rigth when ad­vis­ing to brush the tongue when brush­ing teeth?

ChristianKlDec 2, 2022, 2:53 PM
13 points
14 comments2 min readLW link

Great Cry­on­ics Sur­vey of 2022

Mati_RoyDec 3, 2022, 5:10 AM
16 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

The Parable of the Crimp

PhosphorousDec 6, 2022, 6:41 PM
11 points
3 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] Look­ing for ideas of pub­lic as­sets (stocks, funds, ETFs) that I can in­vest in to have a chance at prof­it­ing from the mass adop­tion and com­mer­cial­iza­tion of AI technology

AnnapurnaDec 7, 2022, 10:35 PM
15 points
9 comments1 min readLW link

Why I like Zulip in­stead of Slack or Discord

Alok SinghDec 7, 2022, 9:28 AM
28 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

Reflect­ing on the 2022 Guild of the Rose Workshops

moridinamaelDec 10, 2022, 9:21 PM
25 points
7 comments8 min readLW link

Con­fus­ing the goal and the path

adamShimiDec 12, 2022, 4:42 PM
44 points
7 comments1 min readLW link
(epistemologicalvigilance.substack.com)

Wider De­fault Au­dio Player in Chrome?

jefftkDec 12, 2022, 3:30 AM
11 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Chair Hang­ing Peg

jefftkDec 14, 2022, 3:30 PM
11 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] Is the AI timeline too short to have chil­dren?

YorethDec 14, 2022, 6:32 PM
38 points
20 comments1 min readLW link

In­tro­duc­ing Shrubgrazer

jefftkDec 16, 2022, 2:50 PM
22 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

“Starry Night” Sols­tice Cookies

maiaDec 17, 2022, 5:31 AM
17 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What about non-de­gree seek­ing?

Lao MeinDec 17, 2022, 2:22 AM
5 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] How to Con­vince my Son that Drugs are Bad

concerned_dadDec 17, 2022, 6:47 PM
139 points
84 comments2 min readLW link

Why write more: im­prove your epistemics, self-care, & 28 other reasons

KatWoodsDec 17, 2022, 7:25 PM
21 points
1 comment6 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)

A tem­plate for do­ing an­nual reviews

peterslatteryDec 19, 2022, 3:09 AM
2 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

More notes from rais­ing a late-talk­ing kid

Steven ByrnesDec 20, 2022, 2:13 AM
40 points
2 comments6 min readLW link

Un­der-Ap­pre­ci­ated Ways to Use Flash­cards—Part I

Florence HinderDec 20, 2022, 12:43 PM
22 points
5 comments5 min readLW link
(thoughtsaver.ghost.io)

Log­ging Shell His­tory in Zsh

jefftkDec 21, 2022, 3:30 AM
19 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Me­taphor.systems

the gears to ascensionDec 21, 2022, 9:31 PM
25 points
9 comments1 min readLW link
(metaphor.systems)

Not Get­ting Hacked

jefftkDec 21, 2022, 9:40 PM
40 points
14 comments7 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Lead in Cho­co­late?

jefftkDec 22, 2022, 4:10 PM
41 points
6 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Star­ing into the abyss as a core life skill

benkuhnDec 22, 2022, 3:30 PM
316 points
21 comments12 min readLW link1 review
(www.benkuhn.net)

Non-Ele­vated Air Purifiers

jefftkDec 24, 2022, 12:40 PM
10 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Con­crete Steps to Get Started in Trans­former Mechanis­tic Interpretability

Neel NandaDec 25, 2022, 10:21 PM
54 points
7 comments12 min readLW link
(www.neelnanda.io)

Look­ing Back on Posts From 2022

ZviDec 26, 2022, 1:20 PM
49 points
8 comments17 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Frac­tional Resignation

jefftkDec 27, 2022, 2:30 AM
18 points
6 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Zoom­ing the Chrome Au­dio Player

jefftkDec 28, 2022, 2:30 AM
9 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Pri­vacy Tradeoffs

jefftkDec 29, 2022, 3:40 AM
13 points
1 comment2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Effec­tive ways to find love?

anonymoususerDec 28, 2022, 8:46 PM
8 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

Don’t feed the void. She is fat enough!

Johannes C. MayerDec 29, 2022, 2:18 PM
11 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

200 COP in MI: Look­ing for Cir­cuits in the Wild

Neel NandaDec 29, 2022, 8:59 PM
16 points
5 comments13 min readLW link

Why and how to write things on the Internet

benkuhnDec 29, 2022, 10:40 PM
20 points
2 comments15 min readLW link
(www.benkuhn.net)

Things I carry al­most ev­ery day, as of late De­cem­ber 2022

DanielFilanDec 30, 2022, 7:40 AM
35 points
9 comments5 min readLW link
(danielfilan.com)

200 COP in MI: In­ter­pret­ing Al­gorith­mic Problems

Neel NandaDec 31, 2022, 7:55 PM
33 points
2 comments10 min readLW link

Christ­mas Microscopy

jefftkDec 30, 2022, 9:10 PM
26 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Mon­i­tor­ing de­vices I have loved

ElizabethDec 31, 2022, 10:51 PM
61 points
13 comments3 min readLW link1 review

Lo­calhost Se­cu­rity Messaging

jefftkJan 1, 2023, 2:20 AM
7 points
3 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Bet­ter New Year’s Goals through Align­ing the Elephant and the Rider

moridinamaelJan 1, 2023, 5:54 PM
20 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(guildoftherose.org)

Pac­ing: in­ex­pli­ca­bly good

KatjaGraceJan 2, 2023, 8:30 AM
39 points
6 comments1 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

200 COP in MI: Ex­plor­ing Poly­se­man­tic­ity and Superposition

Neel NandaJan 3, 2023, 1:52 AM
33 points
6 comments16 min readLW link

Prepar­ing for Less Privacy

jefftkJan 2, 2023, 8:30 PM
23 points
1 comment2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

The need for speed in web frame­works?

Adam ZernerJan 3, 2023, 12:06 AM
19 points
2 comments8 min readLW link

200 COP in MI: Analysing Train­ing Dynamics

Neel NandaJan 4, 2023, 4:08 PM
16 points
0 comments14 min readLW link

How to eat potato chips while typing

KatjaGraceJan 3, 2023, 11:50 AM
45 points
12 comments1 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Con­ver­sa­tional canyons

Henrik KarlssonJan 4, 2023, 6:55 PM
58 points
4 comments7 min readLW link
(escapingflatland.substack.com)

Open­ing Face­book Links Externally

jefftkJan 4, 2023, 7:00 PM
12 points
3 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Ad­di­tional space com­plex­ity isn’t always a use­ful met­ric

Brendan LongJan 4, 2023, 9:53 PM
4 points
3 comments3 min readLW link
(www.brendanlong.com)

Get an Elec­tric Tooth­brush.

CerveraJan 5, 2023, 9:08 PM
21 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

200 COP in MI: Tech­niques, Tool­ing and Automation

Neel NandaJan 6, 2023, 3:08 PM
13 points
0 comments15 min readLW link

[Question] How do I bet­ter stick to a morn­ing sched­ule?

Randomized, ControlledJan 8, 2023, 12:52 AM
8 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

Notes on writing

RPJan 10, 2023, 4:01 AM
34 points
11 comments3 min readLW link

In­creased Scam Qual­ity/​Quan­tity (Hy­poth­e­sis in need of data)?

BeeblebroxJan 9, 2023, 10:57 PM
9 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

200 COP in MI: In­ter­pret­ing Re­in­force­ment Learning

Neel NandaJan 10, 2023, 5:37 PM
23 points
1 comment10 min readLW link

How to write a big carte­sian product sym­bol in MathJax

Matthias G. MayerJan 11, 2023, 8:21 PM
6 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

FFMI Gains: A List of Vitalities

porbyJan 12, 2023, 4:48 AM
25 points
1 comment7 min readLW link

Burn­ing Up­time: When your Sand­box of Em­pa­thy is Leaky and also an Hourglass

CedarJan 13, 2023, 5:18 AM
10 points
2 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] When to men­tion ir­rele­vant ac­cu­sa­tions?

philhJan 14, 2023, 9:58 PM
20 points
50 comments1 min readLW link

In­cen­tives con­sid­ered harmful

Ulisse MiniJan 15, 2023, 6:38 AM
6 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(uli.rocks)

Con­fus­ing the ideal for the necessary

adamShimiJan 16, 2023, 5:29 PM
78 points
6 comments1 min readLW link
(epistemologicalvigilance.substack.com)

On AI and In­ter­est Rates

ZviJan 17, 2023, 3:00 PM
79 points
13 comments8 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Löbian emo­tional pro­cess­ing of emer­gent co­op­er­a­tion: an example

Andrew_CritchJan 17, 2023, 5:59 AM
23 points
0 comments8 min readLW link

Fly­ing With Covid

jefftkJan 18, 2023, 5:00 PM
44 points
29 comments3 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Why you should learn sign language

Noah TopperJan 18, 2023, 5:03 PM
53 points
23 comments7 min readLW link
(naivebayes.substack.com)

Group-level Con­se­quences of Psy­cholog­i­cal Problems

Jan 19, 2023, 9:27 AM
28 points
3 comments2 min readLW link

What fills a vac­uum?

Logan KiellerJan 22, 2023, 7:25 PM
18 points
6 comments2 min readLW link

“Sta­tus” can be cor­ro­sive; here’s how I han­dle it

Orpheus16Jan 24, 2023, 1:25 AM
71 points
8 comments6 min readLW link

How to find cool things in a new place

Sam F. BrownJan 24, 2023, 11:20 AM
12 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

My Model Of EA Burnout

LoganStrohlJan 25, 2023, 5:52 PM
236 points
48 comments5 min readLW link

Loom: Why and How to use it

brookJan 26, 2023, 2:34 PM
2 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

11 heuris­tics for choos­ing (al­ign­ment) re­search projects

Jan 27, 2023, 12:36 AM
50 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

As­sign­ing Praise and Blame: De­cou­pling Episte­mol­ogy and De­ci­sion Theory

Jan 27, 2023, 6:16 PM
59 points
5 comments3 min readLW link

Ad­vice I found helpful in 2022

Orpheus16Jan 28, 2023, 7:48 PM
36 points
5 comments2 min readLW link

Why and How to Grad­u­ate Early [U.S.]

TegoJan 29, 2023, 1:28 AM
29 points
5 comments8 min readLW link

Re­v­erse RSS Stats

jefftkJan 29, 2023, 3:40 AM
12 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Mechanis­tic In­ter­pretabil­ity Quick­start Guide

Neel NandaJan 31, 2023, 4:35 PM
42 points
3 comments6 min readLW link
(www.neelnanda.io)

Po­lis: Why and How to Use it

brookFeb 1, 2023, 2:03 PM
3 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

A sim­ple tech­nique to re­duce nega­tive rumination

cranberry_bearFeb 2, 2023, 1:33 AM
9 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

How to ex­port An­droid Chrome tabs to an HTML file in Linux (as of Fe­bru­ary 2023)

Adam ScherlisFeb 2, 2023, 2:03 AM
6 points
3 comments2 min readLW link
(adam.scherlis.com)

[Question] Monotonous Work

Gideon BauerFeb 2, 2023, 9:35 PM
1 point
0 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] How can I help in­flam­ma­tion-based nerve dam­age be tem­po­rary?

Optimization ProcessFeb 2, 2023, 7:20 PM
17 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Why is Every­one So Bor­ing? By Robin Hanson

trevorFeb 6, 2023, 4:17 AM
54 points
10 comments1 min readLW link
(www.overcomingbias.com)

Stuff I Recom­mend You Use

Arjun PanicksseryFeb 7, 2023, 12:18 PM
16 points
2 comments2 min readLW link
(arjunpanickssery.substack.com)

Drugs are Some­times Good, Actually

Gordon Seidoh WorleyFeb 8, 2023, 2:24 AM
12 points
8 comments4 min readLW link

House Covid In­fec­tion Retrospective

jefftkFeb 8, 2023, 2:20 AM
25 points
1 comment2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Con­tra: Chang­ing Role Terms

jefftkFeb 10, 2023, 3:00 PM
8 points
0 comments3 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Does the AGPL Work?

jefftkFeb 13, 2023, 2:20 PM
13 points
12 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Qual­ities that al­ign­ment men­tors value in ju­nior researchers

Orpheus16Feb 14, 2023, 11:27 PM
84 points
13 comments3 min readLW link

Avoid large group dis­cus­sions in your so­cial events

RomanHaukssonFeb 15, 2023, 9:05 PM
36 points
1 comment4 min readLW link

Buy Duplicates

Simon BerensFeb 15, 2023, 11:06 PM
51 points
11 comments1 min readLW link

Please don’t throw your mind away

TsviBTFeb 15, 2023, 9:41 PM
331 points
43 comments18 min readLW link

Another Way to Be Okay

Gretta DulebaFeb 19, 2023, 8:49 PM
87 points
13 comments6 min readLW link

How to sur­vive in an AGI cataclysm

RomanSFeb 23, 2023, 2:34 PM
−4 points
3 comments4 min readLW link

Bud­dhist Psy­chotech­nol­ogy for With­stand­ing Apoca­lypse Stress

romeostevensitFeb 25, 2023, 3:11 AM
55 points
10 comments5 min readLW link

Poli­tics is the Fun-Killer

Adam ZernerFeb 25, 2023, 11:29 PM
28 points
5 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Ways to pre­pare to a vastly new world?

AnnapurnaFeb 26, 2023, 4:56 AM
12 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

Quick note: black­out cur­tains/​lu­mi­na­tors might be *caus­ing* your cir­ca­dian prob­lems

AdhirajFeb 28, 2023, 6:38 PM
2 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

AI: Prac­ti­cal Ad­vice for the Worried

ZviMar 1, 2023, 12:30 PM
153 points
43 comments16 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Bite Sized Tasks

Johannes C. MayerMar 4, 2023, 3:31 AM
18 points
2 comments2 min readLW link

Op­ti­mal Mu­sic Choice

mbazzaniMar 4, 2023, 5:26 PM
5 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Sub­sti­tute goods for leisure are abundant

Adam ZernerMar 5, 2023, 3:45 AM
17 points
7 comments5 min readLW link

Abus­ing Snap Cir­cuits IC

jefftkMar 5, 2023, 5:00 PM
19 points
3 comments3 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Selec­tive, Cor­rec­tive, Struc­tural: Three Ways of Mak­ing So­cial Sys­tems Work

Said AchmizMar 5, 2023, 8:45 AM
97 points
13 comments2 min readLW link

Un­der-Ap­pre­ci­ated Ways to Use Flash­cards—Part II

Florence HinderMar 8, 2023, 9:54 AM
25 points
6 comments4 min readLW link
(blog.thoughtsaver.com)

Use the Nato Alphabet

CedarMar 8, 2023, 7:14 PM
6 points
10 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What is a good com­pre­hen­sive ex­am­i­na­tion of risks near the Ohio train de­rail­ment?

1a3ornMar 16, 2023, 12:21 AM
17 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Why self-im­prove­ment?

Adam ZernerMar 16, 2023, 2:49 AM
12 points
4 comments2 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)

Essen­tial Be­hav­iorism Terms

RivkaMar 17, 2023, 5:41 PM
13 points
1 comment10 min readLW link

[Question] Avoid­ing “en­light­en­ment” ex­pe­riences while med­i­tat­ing for anx­iety?

wunanMar 20, 2023, 1:03 PM
17 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

De­stroy­ing Inse­cu­rity and Boost­ing Con­fi­dence Through Your In­ter­ests and Values

OlitnessAug 1, 2021, 2:34 PM
21 points
4 comments5 min readLW link
(olitness.wordpress.com)

[Question] I’m look­ing for re­search look­ing at the in­fluence of fic­tion on chang­ing elite/​pub­lic be­hav­iors and opinions

Timothy UnderwoodAug 7, 2020, 1:49 PM
6 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Is Wire­cut­ter still good?

Ben PaceAug 7, 2020, 9:54 PM
45 points
16 comments1 min readLW link

Heuris­tics for De­cid­ing What to Work On

John_MaxwellJun 1, 2011, 7:31 AM
24 points
9 comments3 min readLW link

Eval­u­at­ing Opus

jefftkAug 8, 2020, 4:40 PM
20 points
5 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Draw­ing Less Wrong: Tech­ni­cal Skill

RaemonDec 5, 2011, 5:12 AM
37 points
36 comments9 min readLW link

Draw­ing Less Wrong: Should You Learn to Draw?

RaemonNov 14, 2011, 7:31 AM
33 points
55 comments9 min readLW link

Draw­ing Less Wrong: Overview of Skills, and Rele­vance to Rationality

RaemonNov 19, 2011, 5:05 AM
17 points
11 comments5 min readLW link

Fix it and tell us what you did

JulianMorrisonApr 23, 2009, 2:54 PM
49 points
38 comments1 min readLW link

In­vest­ment idea: bas­ket of tech stocks weighted to­wards AI

ioannesAug 12, 2020, 9:30 PM
18 points
7 comments3 min readLW link

Travel Through Time to In­crease Your Effectiveness

tanagrabeastAug 23, 2015, 1:32 AM
64 points
13 comments10 min readLW link

Set­ting Up a Green Screen

jefftkAug 14, 2020, 8:00 PM
11 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Ex­plicit and tacit rationality

lukeprogApr 9, 2013, 11:33 PM
61 points
77 comments4 min readLW link

Seven habits to­wards highly effec­tive minds

Richard_NgoSep 5, 2019, 11:10 PM
38 points
11 comments2 min readLW link
(thinkingcomplete.blogspot.com)

Go Do Something

Davis_KingsleyMay 21, 2019, 3:42 PM
38 points
25 comments1 min readLW link

The Cog­ni­tive Costs to Do­ing Things

lionhearted (Sebastian Marshall)May 2, 2011, 9:13 AM
49 points
21 comments4 min readLW link

WordPress De­stroys Edit­ing Pro­cess, Seek­ing Alternatives

ZviAug 18, 2020, 3:50 PM
25 points
20 comments1 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

[Question] What ve­gan food re­sources have you found use­ful?

ElizabethMay 25, 2023, 10:46 PM
29 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

Mediums Over­power Messages

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

Re­ply to a fer­til­ity doc­tor con­cern­ing poly­genic em­bryo screening

GeneSmithMay 29, 2023, 9:50 PM
58 points
6 comments8 min readLW link

My Ham­mer­time Fi­nal Exam

moridinamaelMar 22, 2018, 6:40 PM
16 points
2 comments2 min readLW link

Un­con­scious Com­pe­tence and Counter-Incentives

lifelonglearnerMar 10, 2018, 6:38 AM
13 points
1 comment3 min readLW link

[Question] What’s the con­sen­sus on porn?

FinalFormal2May 31, 2023, 3:15 AM
4 points
19 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What ex­er­cises go best with 3 blue 1 brown’s Lin­ear Alge­bra videos?

RaemonJan 1, 2019, 9:29 PM
30 points
12 comments1 min readLW link

The Ass­hole Filter

DragonGodOct 7, 2017, 4:51 PM
21 points
5 comments1 min readLW link
(siderea.livejournal.com)

Danc­ing to Po­si­tional Calling

jefftkJun 1, 2023, 2:40 AM
11 points
2 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] What self-help has helped you?

Gordon Seidoh WorleyDec 20, 2018, 3:31 AM
35 points
22 comments1 min readLW link

Ex­per­i­men­tal Fat Loss

johnlawrenceaspdenJun 1, 2023, 8:26 PM
23 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Meta-con­ver­sa­tion shouldn’t be taboo

Adam ZernerJun 5, 2023, 12:19 AM
34 points
36 comments4 min readLW link

How to em­bark on a jour­ney of self-dis­cov­ery (and po­ten­tially suc­ceed)

Ester DobiášováJun 4, 2023, 6:46 PM
6 points
0 comments14 min readLW link
(ladyesik.wordpress.com)

Two Ways To Re­duce Un­hap­piness That Comes From Dis­torted Views of Reality

Anne HsuJun 8, 2023, 5:43 PM
3 points
0 comments7 min readLW link

gamers be­ware: mod­ded Minecraft has new malware

the gears to ascensionJun 7, 2023, 1:49 PM
14 points
5 comments1 min readLW link
(github.com)

Your Most Valuable Skill

AlicornSep 27, 2009, 5:01 PM
32 points
97 comments2 min readLW link

The Shadow Question

AlicornOct 14, 2009, 1:40 AM
40 points
44 comments4 min readLW link

In What Ways Have You Be­come Stronger?

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

The ideas you’re not ready to post

JulianMorrisonApr 19, 2009, 9:23 PM
29 points
264 comments1 min readLW link

Kin­naird’s truels

JohnicholasMar 5, 2009, 4:50 PM
28 points
35 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Could in­duced and sta­bi­lized hy­po­ma­nia be a de­sir­able men­tal state?

MvBJun 12, 2023, 12:13 PM
8 points
22 comments2 min readLW link

TryCon­tra Events

jefftkJun 13, 2023, 5:30 PM
2 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Cry­on­ics Ca­reer Sur­vey (more jobs than you think)

Mati_RoyJun 18, 2023, 2:13 AM
41 points
1 comment2 min readLW link

Press the hap­piness but­ton!

SpiarrowJun 15, 2023, 5:30 PM
5 points
3 comments2 min readLW link

Ad­ven­tist Health Study-2 sup­ports pesc­etar­i­anism more than veganism

ElizabethJun 17, 2023, 8:10 PM
67 points
11 comments6 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

Level­ing Up Or Level­ing Off? Un­der­stand­ing The Science Be­hind Skill Plateaus

lynettebyeJun 16, 2023, 12:18 AM
45 points
9 comments18 min readLW link

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

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

Strate­gies for deal­ing with emo­tional nihilism

[deleted]Oct 10, 2010, 1:31 PM
39 points
175 comments4 min readLW link

Us­ing Claude to con­vert di­a­log tran­scripts into great posts?

mako yassJun 21, 2023, 8:19 PM
6 points
4 comments4 min readLW link

Im­prov­ing En­joy­ment and Re­ten­tion Read­ing Tech­ni­cal Literature

sentientplatypusAug 7, 2013, 6:29 AM
45 points
39 comments3 min readLW link

Don’t teach peo­ple how to reach the top of a hill

PhilGoetzMar 4, 2014, 9:38 PM
48 points
37 comments6 min readLW link

[Question] Can you pre­vent nega­tive long-term effects of bad trips with sleep de­pri­va­tion?

EternallyBlissfulJun 24, 2023, 2:05 PM
15 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

Bad rea­sons for a ra­tio­nal­ist to lose

mattMay 18, 2009, 10:57 PM
34 points
83 comments3 min readLW link

Pro­duc­tivity tool: race!

wwaJan 16, 2014, 9:53 PM
43 points
16 comments2 min readLW link

Things That Shouldn’t Need Point­ing Out

AlicornApr 21, 2011, 1:13 AM
40 points
48 comments1 min readLW link

Another med­i­cal miracle

DentinJun 25, 2023, 8:43 PM
177 points
45 comments3 min readLW link

Self-ex­per­i­ment: A sup­ra­phys­iolog­i­cal dosage of testos­terone.

shapeshifterJun 26, 2023, 10:26 AM
8 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Self-Blinded Caf­feine RCT

niplavJun 27, 2023, 12:38 PM
42 points
9 comments8 min readLW link

[Question] What is your fi­nan­cial port­fo­lio?

AlgonJun 28, 2023, 6:39 PM
11 points
11 comments1 min readLW link

Río Grande: judg­ment calls

KatjaGraceJan 27, 2019, 3:50 AM
25 points
5 comments2 min readLW link
(worldlypositions.tumblr.com)

Train­ing Regime Day 4: Murphyjitsu

Mark XuFeb 18, 2020, 5:33 PM
22 points
0 comments7 min readLW link

Re­con­soli­da­tion Through Experience

Matt GoldenbergNov 13, 2019, 8:04 PM
13 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

Apoca­lypse Prep­ping—Con­cise SHTF guide to pre­pare for AGI doomsday

prepperJul 4, 2023, 5:41 PM
−8 points
9 comments1 min readLW link
(prepper.i2phides.me)

“Con­cepts of Agency in Biol­ogy” (Okasha, 2023) - Brief Paper Summary

Nora_AmmannJul 8, 2023, 6:22 PM
40 points
3 comments7 min readLW link

Meetup Tip: Ask At­ten­dees To Ex­plain It

ScrewtapeJul 7, 2023, 4:08 PM
10 points
0 comments4 min readLW link

Lay­er­ing and Tech­ni­cal Debt in the Global Wayfind­ing Model

herschelJul 6, 2023, 5:30 PM
4 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

The virtue of determination

Richard_NgoJul 10, 2023, 5:11 AM
57 points
4 comments4 min readLW link

Un­der­stand­ing the two most com­mon men­tal health prob­lems in the world

spencergJul 6, 2023, 2:06 PM
17 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Can LessWrong provide me with some­thing I find ob­vi­ously highly use­ful to my own prac­ti­cal life?

agrippaJul 7, 2023, 3:08 AM
32 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Agency begets agency

Richard_NgoJul 6, 2023, 1:08 PM
57 points
1 comment4 min readLW link

How to set up foot pedals

jefftkAug 23, 2020, 4:40 PM
19 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

On Sud­denly Not Be­ing Able to Work

Jacob FalkovichAug 25, 2020, 10:14 PM
35 points
11 comments4 min readLW link

Zib­bal­done With It All

RandominiAug 28, 2020, 11:37 AM
24 points
11 comments2 min readLW link

Lightweight min­i­mal speech recog­ni­tion?

jefftkJul 12, 2023, 12:00 PM
9 points
6 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Less Wrong Product & Ser­vice Recommendations

lukeprogJul 2, 2012, 1:18 PM
30 points
371 comments1 min readLW link

Things to con­sider when op­ti­miz­ing: Sleep

[deleted]Oct 28, 2014, 5:26 PM
23 points
49 comments1 min readLW link

Es­ti­mat­ing the ROI of Insulation

jefftkSep 3, 2020, 8:30 PM
13 points
0 comments3 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Mul­ti­vari­ate es­ti­ma­tion & the Squig­gly language

ozziegooenSep 5, 2020, 4:35 AM
44 points
5 comments7 min readLW link

Tak­ing vi­tamin D3 with K2 in the morning

ChristianKlNov 30, 2018, 7:00 PM
53 points
47 comments4 min readLW link

Shed Wall Plans

jefftkSep 6, 2020, 10:20 PM
6 points
2 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

So­lar One Year In

jefftkNov 22, 2019, 3:20 PM
19 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Do the change you want to see in the world

TeaTieAndHatJul 14, 2023, 10:19 AM
7 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Loneliness

DirectedEvolutionSep 8, 2020, 8:14 AM
17 points
0 comments12 min readLW link

In­tro­duc­ción al Riesgo Ex­is­ten­cial de In­teligen­cia Artificial

david.frivaJul 15, 2023, 8:37 PM
4 points
2 comments4 min readLW link
(youtu.be)

Sapi­ent Algorithms

ValentineJul 17, 2023, 4:30 PM
80 points
15 comments5 min readLW link

New ca­reer re­view: AI safety tech­ni­cal research

Benjamin HiltonJul 17, 2023, 3:34 PM
14 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Loneli­ness and the para­dox of choice

DirectedEvolutionSep 9, 2020, 4:30 PM
17 points
4 comments6 min readLW link

Cap­tur­ing Ideas

abramdemskiSep 9, 2020, 9:20 PM
71 points
12 comments9 min readLW link

[Question] In 1 year and 5 years what do you see as “the nor­mal” world.

jmhSep 10, 2020, 12:47 PM
8 points
9 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Have you tried hiIQpro.com’s cog­ni­tive train­ing or coach­ing?

Randomized, ControlledSep 13, 2020, 10:05 PM
3 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Does turn­ing on the shower help re­duce wild­fire smoke in the air?

cauliflowerSep 13, 2020, 2:39 AM
1 point
8 comments1 min readLW link

Free Money at Pre­dic­tIt: 2020 Gen­eral Election

ZviSep 14, 2020, 2:40 PM
20 points
3 comments10 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

What hap­pens if you drink ace­tone?

dynomightSep 14, 2020, 2:22 PM
82 points
13 comments1 min readLW link2 reviews
(dyno-might.github.io)

Gems from the Wiki: Para­noid Debating

Sep 15, 2020, 3:51 AM
30 points
1 comment3 min readLW link
(www.lesswrong.com)

On Nice­ness: Look­ing for Pos­i­tive Externalities

Neel NandaSep 14, 2020, 6:03 PM
31 points
0 comments10 min readLW link
(www.neelnanda.io)

Low hang­ing fruits (LWCW 2020)

ArthurRainbowSep 15, 2020, 6:15 PM
17 points
11 comments3 min readLW link

Me­moriz­ing a Deck of Cards

ToflySep 16, 2020, 1:31 AM
27 points
1 comment2 min readLW link

Spoiler-Free Re­view: Orwell

ZviSep 16, 2020, 1:30 PM
11 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Notic­ing Wasted Motion

lynettebyeSep 17, 2020, 2:30 AM
21 points
5 comments3 min readLW link

Some thoughts on criticism

BuckSep 18, 2020, 4:58 AM
88 points
11 comments5 min readLW link

Schedul­ing Al­gorithm for a PhD Student

Tim LiptrotSep 24, 2020, 4:10 PM
7 points
2 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Which ra­tio­nal­ity posts are beg­ging for fur­ther prac­ti­cal de­vel­op­ment?

LoganStrohlJul 23, 2023, 10:22 PM
60 points
17 comments1 min readLW link

Apollo Neuro Fol­low Up

ElizabethJul 22, 2023, 5:20 PM
28 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

Re­plac­ing the Big Air Purifier

jefftkJul 22, 2023, 12:10 PM
10 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

On “Not Screw­ing Up Ri­tual Can­dles”

RaemonSep 27, 2020, 9:55 PM
48 points
7 comments3 min readLW link

Puz­zle Games

Scott GarrabrantSep 27, 2020, 9:14 PM
56 points
68 comments7 min readLW link

[Question] What are good ice breaker ques­tions for meet­ing peo­ple in this com­mu­nity?

Mati_RoySep 28, 2020, 3:07 PM
9 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

“Win First” vs “Chill First”

lionhearted (Sebastian Marshall)Sep 28, 2020, 6:48 AM
101 points
20 comments3 min readLW link

Sub­di­vi­sions for Use­ful Distil­la­tions?

Sharat Jacob JacobJul 24, 2023, 6:55 PM
8 points
2 comments2 min readLW link

Are Guitars Ob­so­lete?

jefftkJul 29, 2023, 1:20 PM
11 points
8 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

You don’t get to have cool flaws

Neil Jul 28, 2023, 5:37 AM
30 points
16 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] When(if ever) are su­per­stim­uli good/​use­ful/​ad­van­ta­geous?

PerhapsAug 1, 2023, 3:50 PM
−7 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

ChatGPT for trans­la­tion

Varshul GuptaAug 2, 2023, 11:57 AM
1 point
0 comments3 min readLW link
(dubverseblack.substack.com)

Hiring en­g­ineers and re­searchers to help al­ign GPT-3

paulfchristianoOct 1, 2020, 6:54 PM
206 points
13 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] Should I test my­self for microplas­tics?

AugsAug 7, 2023, 5:31 PM
9 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Align­ing my web server with de­vops prac­tices: part 2 (se­cu­rity)

VipulNaikAug 6, 2023, 1:30 AM
6 points
0 comments19 min readLW link

Mut­ing on Group Calls

jefftkOct 2, 2020, 8:30 PM
12 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Three con­figurable prettyprinters

philhAug 10, 2023, 11:10 PM
9 points
0 comments22 min readLW link
(reasonableapproximation.net)

Public trans­mit metta

Kaj_SotalaOct 4, 2020, 11:40 AM
29 points
6 comments2 min readLW link
(kajsotala.fi)

[Question] Ra­tion­al­ity and Cli­mate Change

EmiyaOct 5, 2020, 10:21 AM
37 points
76 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Fermi Challenge: Trains and Air Cargo

Ben PaceOct 5, 2020, 9:51 PM
23 points
21 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Why isn’t JS a pop­u­lar lan­guage for deep learn­ing?

Will ClarkOct 8, 2020, 2:36 PM
12 points
21 comments1 min readLW link

How to Price a Fu­tures Contract

lsusrOct 9, 2020, 7:37 AM
15 points
6 comments2 min readLW link

Philos­o­phy of Therapy

DaystarEldOct 10, 2020, 8:12 PM
116 points
27 comments16 min readLW link
(daystareld.com)

Charisma is a Force Multiplier

Davis_KingsleyOct 11, 2020, 10:21 AM
39 points
10 comments2 min readLW link

Every­thing I Know About Elite Amer­ica I Learned From ‘Fresh Prince’ and ‘West Wing’

Wei DaiOct 11, 2020, 6:07 PM
44 points
18 comments1 min readLW link
(www.nytimes.com)

[Question] How much to worry about the US elec­tion un­rest?

NoSignalNoNoiseOct 12, 2020, 3:39 AM
23 points
21 comments1 min readLW link

Rule of Equal and Op­po­site Ad­vice & Slack

tinyanonOct 10, 2020, 9:22 PM
41 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

The Sun Room

Jarred FilmerOct 12, 2020, 9:08 PM
18 points
9 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What fea­tures would you like a pre­dic­tion plat­form to have?

Mati_RoyOct 13, 2020, 12:48 AM
11 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Have the lock­downs been worth it?

Oct 12, 2020, 11:35 PM
70 points
32 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What is your elec­tronic draw­ing set up?

ElizabethOct 14, 2020, 5:42 AM
18 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

Le­gal­ize Black­mail: An Example

Tim LiptrotOct 14, 2020, 9:18 PM
0 points
11 comments1 min readLW link

Bab­ble & Prune Thoughts

abramdemskiOct 15, 2020, 1:46 PM
80 points
6 comments6 min readLW link

Covid 10/​15: Play­time is Over

ZviOct 15, 2020, 2:30 PM
74 points
21 comments17 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Elec­tion Preparation

jefftkOct 15, 2020, 8:30 PM
18 points
4 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

You have re­cov­ered from SARS-CoV-2. Now what?

AnnapurnaOct 18, 2020, 5:52 PM
15 points
1 comment5 min readLW link

Group de­bug­ging guidelines & thoughts

Kaj_SotalaOct 19, 2020, 11:02 AM
65 points
3 comments11 min readLW link

[Question] As a Washed Up Former Data Scien­tist and Ma­chine Learn­ing Re­searcher What Direc­tion Should I Go In Now?

DarklightOct 19, 2020, 8:13 PM
13 points
7 comments3 min readLW link

Bet­ting Thread

AmandangoOct 20, 2020, 2:17 AM
33 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

My check­list for pub­lish­ing a blog post

Steven ByrnesAug 15, 2023, 3:04 PM
83 points
6 comments3 min readLW link

Learn­ing is (Asymp­tot­i­cally) Com­pu­ta­tion­ally Ineffi­cient, Choose Your Ex­po­nents Wisely

ShmiOct 22, 2020, 5:30 AM
14 points
2 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] Should I pre­fer to get a tax re­fund, or not to?

MichaelDickensOct 22, 2020, 8:21 PM
1 point
6 comments1 min readLW link

An Open Let­ter On Love

nromanOct 22, 2020, 8:21 PM
11 points
1 comment5 min readLW link

Just For Fun

proshowersingerOct 23, 2020, 9:35 PM
7 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] Models pre­dict­ing sig­nifi­cant vi­o­lence in the US?

kdbscottOct 25, 2020, 6:45 PM
54 points
6 comments3 min readLW link

Whence the symp­toms of so­cial me­dia?

KatjaGraceOct 27, 2020, 7:30 AM
20 points
6 comments2 min readLW link
(meteuphoric.com)

Bab­ble challenge: 50 ways to stop torture

seedOct 27, 2020, 7:38 PM
8 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Rea­sons that dis­cus­sions might feel hopeless

gogishvilliOct 28, 2020, 7:59 PM
11 points
1 comment2 min readLW link

[Question] What value does per­sonal pre­dic­tion track­ing have?

fxAug 20, 2023, 6:43 PM
7 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Diet Ex­per­i­ment Pr­ereg­is­tra­tion: Long-term wa­ter fast­ing + seed oil re­moval

lcAug 23, 2023, 10:08 PM
56 points
17 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup Tip: Board Games

ScrewtapeAug 18, 2023, 6:11 PM
9 points
4 comments7 min readLW link

Some rea­sons why I fre­quently pre­fer com­mu­ni­cat­ing via text

Adam ZernerSep 18, 2023, 9:50 PM
51 points
18 comments2 min readLW link

/​r/​MLS­cal­ing: new sub­red­dit for NN scal­ing re­search/​discussion

gwernOct 30, 2020, 8:50 PM
21 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.reddit.com)

How do you read the news crit­i­cally?

ChristianKlOct 31, 2020, 11:48 AM
39 points
15 comments9 min readLW link

Notes on Compassion

David GrossNov 1, 2020, 7:10 PM
22 points
2 comments17 min readLW link

Fore­cast­ing Newslet­ter: Oc­to­ber 2020.

NunoSempereNov 1, 2020, 1:09 PM
11 points
0 comments4 min readLW link

Waf­fle Crepes

jefftkNov 2, 2020, 3:30 PM
8 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] Non Polemic: How do you per­son­ally deal with “ir­ra­tional” peo­ple?

EmiyaNov 2, 2020, 1:44 PM
12 points
54 comments4 min readLW link

Don’t read news

Eli_Nov 4, 2020, 6:14 PM
27 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

Pre­dic­tions made by Mati Roy in early 2020

Mati_RoyNov 21, 2020, 3:24 AM
23 points
6 comments16 min readLW link

[Question] What frac­tion of Dan Ariely’s Ir­ra­tional Game hasn’t repli­cated?

Mati_RoyNov 9, 2020, 8:25 PM
8 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Im­pend­ing AGI doesn’t make ev­ery­thing else unimportant

Igor IvanovSep 4, 2023, 12:34 PM
28 points
12 comments5 min readLW link

Why I’m Writ­ing A Book

Samo BurjaNov 10, 2020, 4:50 PM
33 points
3 comments3 min readLW link
(medium.com)

Tweet mar­kets for im­per­sonal truth track­ing?

KatjaGraceNov 10, 2020, 7:10 AM
24 points
8 comments1 min readLW link
(meteuphoric.com)

[Question] High school advice

bohaskaSep 11, 2023, 1:26 AM
11 points
16 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What are Ex­am­ples of Great Distil­lers?

adamShimiNov 12, 2020, 2:09 PM
33 points
12 comments1 min readLW link

Notes on Re­spect-for-Others

David GrossNov 12, 2020, 11:33 PM
13 points
1 comment10 min readLW link

Feedly Breaks MathML

jefftkSep 25, 2023, 1:40 PM
15 points
3 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Ask­ing for help as an O(1) lookup

Adam ZernerSep 17, 2023, 12:25 AM
19 points
1 comment6 min readLW link

Shard­ing the Brigade

jefftkNov 14, 2020, 3:30 AM
8 points
0 comments3 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

My Effortless Weight­loss Story: A Quick Runthrough

CuoreDiVetroSep 30, 2023, 11:02 PM
117 points
76 comments9 min readLW link

Show LW: Get a phone call if pre­dic­tion mar­kets pre­dict nu­clear war

LorenzoSep 17, 2023, 10:25 PM
35 points
8 comments1 min readLW link
(recursing.github.io)

TU Darm­stadt, Com­puter Science Master’s with a fo­cus on Ma­chine Learning

Master Programs ML/AINov 14, 2020, 3:50 PM
6 points
0 comments8 min readLW link

EPF Lau­sanne, ML re­lated MSc programs

Master Programs ML/AINov 14, 2020, 3:51 PM
3 points
0 comments4 min readLW link

ETH Zurich, ML re­lated MSc programs

Master Programs ML/AINov 14, 2020, 3:49 PM
3 points
0 comments10 min readLW link

Univer­sity of Oxford, Master’s Statis­ti­cal Science

Master Programs ML/AINov 14, 2020, 3:51 PM
3 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

Univer­sity of Ed­in­burgh, Master’s Ar­tifi­cial Intelligence

Master Programs ML/AINov 14, 2020, 3:49 PM
4 points
0 comments12 min readLW link

Univer­sity of Am­s­ter­dam (UvA), Master’s Ar­tifi­cial Intelligence

Master Programs ML/AINov 14, 2020, 3:49 PM
16 points
5 comments21 min readLW link

Univer­sity of Tübin­gen, Master’s Ma­chine Learning

Master Programs ML/AINov 14, 2020, 3:50 PM
15 points
0 comments7 min readLW link

List of how peo­ple have be­come more hard-working

Chi NguyenSep 29, 2023, 11:30 AM
65 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] How have you be­come more hard-work­ing?

Chi NguyenSep 25, 2023, 12:37 PM
76 points
40 comments1 min readLW link

De­bug Head­ers with GET

jefftkNov 17, 2020, 3:10 AM
9 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

I made an N95-level mask at home, and you can too

billmeiNov 17, 2020, 7:00 PM
40 points
12 comments8 min readLW link

Writ­ing to think

Adam ZernerNov 17, 2020, 7:54 AM
64 points
27 comments5 min readLW link

The case for af­ter­mar­ket blind spot mirrors

Brendan LongOct 9, 2023, 7:30 PM
57 points
14 comments2 min readLW link
(www.brendanlong.com)

Lev­er­ag­ing Bayes’ The­o­rem to Su­per­charge Me­mory Techniques

disohaOct 9, 2023, 3:34 AM
−15 points
1 comment4 min readLW link

When to Get the Booster?

jefftkOct 3, 2023, 9:00 PM
50 points
15 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Link­ing Alt Accounts

jefftkOct 6, 2023, 5:00 PM
69 points
33 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

The 5 Pillars of Happiness

Gabi QUENEOct 4, 2023, 5:50 PM
−24 points
5 comments5 min readLW link

[Question] Com­par­a­tive Ad­van­tage Intuition

arxhyNov 18, 2020, 1:23 AM
4 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

2020 Elec­tion: Pre­dic­tion Mar­kets ver­sus Pol­ling/​Model­ing Assess­ment and Postmortem

ZviNov 18, 2020, 11:00 PM
71 points
17 comments20 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

[Question] How do you eval­u­ate whether a $500 dona­tion to a pro­ject that you know well is a good idea?

ChristianKlNov 19, 2020, 12:42 PM
34 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

Work­ing in Vir­tual Real­ity: A Review

ozziegooenNov 20, 2020, 11:14 PM
139 points
40 comments6 min readLW link

[Question] What do peo­ple think of the Fu­tur­ism site?

jmhNov 21, 2020, 5:32 PM
2 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Mark Man­son and Ev­i­dence-Based Per­sonal Development

Chris_LeongNov 23, 2020, 5:13 AM
31 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Us­ing false but in­stru­men­tally ra­tio­nal be­liefs for your ca­reer?

Tim LiptrotNov 23, 2020, 7:18 PM
7 points
29 comments1 min readLW link

Squig­gle: An Overview

ozziegooenNov 24, 2020, 3:00 AM
60 points
6 comments7 min readLW link

Trans­par­ent Technologies

lsusrNov 25, 2020, 2:19 AM
26 points
7 comments2 min readLW link

Evad­ing Mind Control

lsusrNov 25, 2020, 5:01 AM
60 points
18 comments6 min readLW link

Notes on Endurance

David GrossNov 26, 2020, 6:44 PM
13 points
3 comments4 min readLW link

Fi­nal Ver­sion Perfected: An Un­derused Ex­e­cu­tion Algorithm

willbradshawNov 27, 2020, 10:43 AM
90 points
33 comments7 min readLW link

[Question] Does a site ex­ist for keep­ing track of ca­sual wa­gers with oth­ers?

LifaceNov 28, 2020, 4:22 PM
2 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Is this a good way to bet on short timelines?

Daniel KokotajloNov 28, 2020, 12:51 PM
16 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

DIY Beater­less Drum Pedals

jefftkNov 29, 2020, 1:20 AM
14 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Giv­ing Tues­day 2020

jefftkNov 30, 2020, 10:30 PM
28 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] Should I take glu­cosamine?

gilchDec 2, 2020, 5:20 AM
26 points
13 comments1 min readLW link

Eth2 Stak­ing ex­plained as a Fi­nan­cial Instrument

AnnapurnaDec 2, 2020, 3:33 AM
18 points
6 comments3 min readLW link

Poll: Any in­ter­est in an edit­ing buddy sys­tem?

dynomightDec 2, 2020, 2:18 AM
17 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

[Question] Are in­dex funds still a good in­vest­ment?

Kaj_SotalaDec 2, 2020, 9:31 PM
38 points
25 comments1 min readLW link

How I Write

Jacob FalkovichDec 2, 2020, 11:17 PM
67 points
8 comments5 min readLW link

Why Re­cent Protein Fold­ing Ad­vance­ments Should Change Your Per­sonal Health Strategy

lisperatiDec 3, 2020, 2:39 AM
11 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

Gifts as free exploration

willbradshawDec 3, 2020, 10:51 AM
33 points
2 comments6 min readLW link
(apomorphic.com)

Fore­cast­ing is a responsibility

DirectedEvolutionDec 5, 2020, 12:40 AM
23 points
23 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Num­ber-guess­ing pro­to­col?

abramdemskiDec 7, 2020, 3:07 PM
19 points
28 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Recom­men­da­tion for a good in­ter­na­tional event bet­ting site like pre­dic­tit.org

df fdDec 7, 2020, 9:09 AM
6 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Why are deli­cious bis­cuits ob­scure?

KatjaGraceDec 8, 2020, 6:10 AM
17 points
18 comments2 min readLW link
(meteuphoric.com)

Ve­loc­ity-sen­si­tive elec­tronic drum pedals

jefftkDec 8, 2020, 8:20 PM
4 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Switch­ing to Google Calendar

jefftkDec 9, 2020, 8:10 PM
8 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Heel-and-toe drumming

jefftkDec 11, 2020, 2:20 AM
8 points
5 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Ex­pired] 20,000 Free $50 Char­ity Gift Cards

WilliamKielyDec 11, 2020, 8:02 PM
62 points
13 comments1 min readLW link

The in­sti­tu­tion of email

KatjaGraceDec 12, 2020, 10:50 AM
10 points
6 comments1 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

[Question] Which sources do you trust the most on nu­tri­tion ad­vice for ex­er­cise?

Bird ConceptDec 16, 2020, 3:22 AM
30 points
21 comments1 min readLW link

Why I love stand up comedy

Adam ZernerDec 16, 2020, 9:34 AM
20 points
4 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Are there any sys­tem­atic ways to choose eval­u­a­tion crite­ria?

Aman PatelDec 17, 2020, 1:03 AM
1 point
0 comments1 min readLW link

It turns out that group meet­ings are mostly a ter­rible way to make decisions

Ian David MossDec 17, 2020, 3:30 AM
60 points
14 comments5 min readLW link
(medium.com)

Some things I’m look­ing for­ward to in 2021: prob­a­ble post-pan­demic edition

KatjaGraceDec 17, 2020, 8:20 AM
23 points
4 comments1 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Ge­netic magic

KatjaGraceDec 18, 2020, 5:20 AM
18 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Adapt­ing to Means Testing

jefftkDec 18, 2020, 3:30 AM
12 points
4 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

LW UI fea­tures you might not have tried

ElizabethOct 13, 2023, 3:04 AM
46 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

How to par­ti­tion teams to move fast? De­bat­ing “low-di­men­sional cuts”

Oct 13, 2023, 9:43 PM
41 points
2 comments11 min readLW link

How To So­cial­ize With Psy­cho(lo­gist)s

SableOct 20, 2023, 11:33 AM
34 points
11 comments3 min readLW link
(affablyevil.substack.com)

[Question] Ra­tion­al­ist hor­ror movies

ElizabethOct 15, 2023, 7:42 AM
46 points
35 comments1 min readLW link

How should TurnTrout han­dle his Deep­Mind equity situ­a­tion?

Oct 16, 2023, 6:25 PM
61 points
27 comments6 min readLW link

The Good Life in the face of the apocalypse

Oct 16, 2023, 10:40 PM
82 points
8 comments10 min readLW link

Late-talk­ing kid part 3: gestalt lan­guage learning

Steven ByrnesOct 17, 2023, 2:00 AM
31 points
4 comments2 min readLW link

Op­po­site attractions

KatjaGraceDec 19, 2020, 9:30 PM
17 points
2 comments2 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

How to erad­i­cate the de­sire to check time-wast­ing sites

Space L ClotteyDec 20, 2020, 7:06 PM
39 points
14 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Bab­ble Challenge: Not-So-Fu­ture Co­or­di­na­tion Tech

abramdemskiDec 21, 2020, 4:48 PM
29 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Us­ing spaced rep­e­ti­tion to make the most out of blog posts and books

tchauvinDec 21, 2020, 2:47 AM
10 points
1 comment3 min readLW link

Which COVID booster to get?

SameerishereOct 21, 2023, 7:43 PM
8 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

What is food like?

KatjaGraceDec 22, 2020, 12:30 PM
19 points
2 comments2 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Mo­ral moralizing

KatjaGraceDec 23, 2020, 6:50 AM
12 points
6 comments1 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

My fa­vorite es­says of life advice

benkuhnDec 23, 2020, 11:00 PM
80 points
17 comments7 min readLW link
(www.benkuhn.net)

New Bucket Bri­gade UI

jefftkDec 23, 2020, 8:30 PM
12 points
1 comment2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] What are the un­writ­ten rules of academia?

YitzDec 25, 2020, 3:33 PM
16 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Net­flix’s “Start-Up” and sincere work dramatization

Maxwell PetersonDec 25, 2020, 5:32 AM
17 points
3 comments6 min readLW link

Don’t Use Your Fa­vorite Weapon

Aaron BergmanJan 3, 2021, 4:01 AM
33 points
7 comments6 min readLW link
(aaronbergman.substack.com)

Bets, Bonds, and Kindergarteners

jefftkJan 3, 2021, 9:20 PM
414 points
35 comments2 min readLW link1 review
(www.jefftk.com)

How to Write Like Kaj Sotala

Matt GoldenbergJan 7, 2021, 7:33 PM
76 points
4 comments5 min readLW link

A Healthy News Diet II

mprJan 7, 2021, 10:13 PM
5 points
0 comments6 min readLW link
(matthewroll.com)

[U.S. spe­cific] PPP: free money for self-em­ployed & orgs (time-sen­si­tive)

Steven ByrnesJan 9, 2021, 7:53 PM
35 points
1 comment2 min readLW link

A work­shop on Life Influences

EloJan 10, 2021, 11:23 AM
8 points
0 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] What to do if you can’t form any habits what­so­ever?

masasinJan 10, 2021, 1:17 AM
18 points
24 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] How much harder is it to re­vive a neuro-only cry­on­ics pa­tient?

Mati_RoyJan 12, 2021, 11:24 PM
20 points
3 comments2 min readLW link

#2: Neu­ro­cry­op­reser­va­tion vs whole-body preservation

Jan 13, 2021, 1:18 AM
59 points
24 comments12 min readLW link

De­con­di­tion­ing Aver­sion to Dislike

lsusrJan 15, 2021, 7:57 AM
14 points
16 comments1 min readLW link

Ci­ti­zen­ship in a Republic

Theodore RooseveltJan 16, 2021, 1:33 AM
12 points
3 comments29 min readLW link
(theodoreroosevelt.org)

Why Pro­duc­tivity Sys­tems Don’t Stick

Matt GoldenbergJan 16, 2021, 5:45 PM
55 points
21 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] How can I find trust­wor­thy dietary ad­vice?

Daniel KokotajloJan 17, 2021, 1:11 PM
30 points
22 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] How do you mea­sure con­for­mity?

lsusrJan 17, 2021, 9:35 AM
11 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

Wuwei

lsusrJan 17, 2021, 8:28 AM
22 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Benefits of “micro-track­ing” for per­sonal health mea­sure­ments?

VipulNaikJan 19, 2021, 2:58 PM
9 points
7 comments2 min readLW link

Public selves

KatjaGraceJan 18, 2021, 9:10 PM
40 points
14 comments1 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Pray­ing to God

lsusrJan 19, 2021, 10:25 AM
6 points
15 comments2 min readLW link

For Bet­ter Com­ment­ing, Avoid PONDS

DirectedEvolutionJan 20, 2021, 1:11 AM
76 points
16 comments2 min readLW link

#3: Choos­ing a cry­on­ics provider

mingyuanJan 20, 2021, 1:47 AM
93 points
21 comments18 min readLW link

[Question] How much does it cost to de­sign an app?

kjzJan 20, 2021, 5:40 PM
2 points
10 comments1 min readLW link

Would most peo­ple benefit from be­ing less co­er­cive to them­selves?

Matt GoldenbergJan 21, 2021, 2:24 PM
24 points
8 comments4 min readLW link

The Multi-Tower Study Strategy

DirectedEvolutionJan 21, 2021, 8:42 AM
57 points
8 comments8 min readLW link

A ghost

Joe CarlsmithJan 21, 2021, 7:14 AM
16 points
0 comments5 min readLW link

#4: In­tro­duc­tion to life in­surance for cryonics

mingyuanJan 22, 2021, 8:58 PM
48 points
10 comments6 min readLW link

Help your ri­vals when they are numerous

lsusrJan 22, 2021, 8:51 PM
32 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Is there an aca­demic con­sen­sus around Rent Con­trol?

edoaradJan 22, 2021, 4:18 PM
3 points
14 comments1 min readLW link

Lifelong investments

jefftkJan 23, 2021, 3:40 AM
35 points
5 comments3 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Co­or­di­na­tion at­tempt: Fa­cil­i­tat­ing con­ver­sa­tional splin­ters in Gathertown

femtogrammarJan 24, 2021, 7:35 AM
2 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Li’l pots

KatjaGraceJan 24, 2021, 12:40 PM
37 points
4 comments5 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Define Your Learn­ing Goal: Com­pe­tence Or Broad Knowledge

DirectedEvolutionJan 25, 2021, 8:47 PM
35 points
6 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] How do you build re­silient per­sonal sys­tems?

Raj ThimmiahJan 25, 2021, 9:56 AM
5 points
10 comments1 min readLW link

Non-Co­er­cive Perfectionism

Matt GoldenbergJan 26, 2021, 4:53 PM
24 points
25 comments3 min readLW link

Word­tune review

KatjaGraceJan 26, 2021, 9:40 AM
52 points
9 comments2 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

#4.1: Types of life insurance

mingyuanJan 26, 2021, 7:55 PM
39 points
13 comments11 min readLW link

#4.4: The in­surance un­der­writ­ing process

mingyuanJan 28, 2021, 2:33 AM
29 points
2 comments3 min readLW link

Fight Akra­sia and De­ci­sion Fa­tigue with DIY Pro­duc­tivity Software

DanBJan 30, 2021, 6:38 PM
25 points
6 comments2 min readLW link

The 10,000-Hour Rule is a myth

lynettebyeFeb 1, 2021, 4:47 AM
52 points
25 comments6 min readLW link

Self-Crit­i­cism Can Be Wrong And Harmful

DirectedEvolutionFeb 1, 2021, 1:07 AM
12 points
3 comments3 min readLW link

#5: Mak­ing your cry­on­ics ar­range­ments official

mingyuanFeb 2, 2021, 11:54 PM
37 points
1 comment3 min readLW link

#6: Op­tional ad­di­tional steps

mingyuanFeb 2, 2021, 11:57 PM
42 points
4 comments9 min readLW link

Reflec­tions on the cry­on­ics sequence

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

Browser Au­dio Latency

jefftkFeb 3, 2021, 2:40 AM
10 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] Does any­one else some­times “run out of gas” when try­ing to think?

Sunny from QADFeb 3, 2021, 12:57 PM
7 points
12 comments1 min readLW link

Dot­ting i’s and Cross­ing t’s—a Jour­ney to Pub­lish­ing Elegance

wedrifidMar 14, 2012, 9:23 PM
19 points
15 comments5 min readLW link

Ways of be­ing with you

KatjaGraceFeb 5, 2021, 7:00 AM
7 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Net­work­ing and Ex­pert Con­sult­ing As Ra­tion­al­ity Bottlenecks

DirectedEvolutionFeb 5, 2021, 5:41 AM
33 points
2 comments7 min readLW link

Notes on Frugality

David GrossFeb 5, 2021, 4:54 PM
15 points
3 comments12 min readLW link

Bring Back Free-Flow Valves

jefftkFeb 7, 2021, 3:50 AM
12 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Speedrun­ning my Morn­ing Makes the Coffee Taste Weird

kithpendragonFeb 11, 2021, 5:06 PM
13 points
13 comments2 min readLW link

The art of car­ing what peo­ple think

KatjaGraceFeb 12, 2021, 5:40 AM
43 points
7 comments3 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

11 core ra­tio­nal­ist skills

RokoDec 2, 2009, 8:09 AM
72 points
36 comments3 min readLW link

Your risk of de­vel­op­ing long COVID is prob­a­bly high

SiebeMar 26, 2022, 4:10 AM
25 points
16 comments3 min readLW link

Less Wrong NYC: Case Study of a Suc­cess­ful Ra­tion­al­ist Chapter

CosmosMar 17, 2011, 8:12 PM
187 points
172 comments11 min readLW link

How to Un­der­stand and Miti­gate Risk

Matt GoldenbergMar 12, 2019, 10:14 AM
55 points
30 comments16 min readLW link

Lazy Com­post is Worse Than Landfill

jefftkNov 15, 2019, 4:20 PM
35 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

PSA: Learn to code

John_MaxwellMay 25, 2012, 6:50 PM
48 points
77 comments3 min readLW link

Ask­ing For Help

Neel NandaDec 27, 2020, 11:32 AM
23 points
5 comments12 min readLW link
(neelnanda.io)

Eval­u­at­ing Ev­i­dence Re­con­struc­tions of Mock Crimes -Sub­mis­sion 2

Alan E DunneMay 24, 2023, 10:17 PM
−1 points
1 comment3 min readLW link

Be more effec­tive by learn­ing im­por­tant prac­ti­cal knowl­edge us­ing flashcards

StenemoOct 12, 2022, 6:05 PM
5 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Su­per­hu­man Meta Process

SquirrelInHellJan 3, 2018, 1:39 PM
21 points
18 comments1 min readLW link
(squirrelinhell.blogspot.com)

If you’re not a morn­ing per­son, con­sider quit­ting allergy pills

Brendan LongMay 24, 2023, 8:11 PM
8 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Sum­mary: “How to read a book” by Mor­timer Adler

Pablo RepettoMar 29, 2022, 12:34 AM
5 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(pabloernesto.github.io)

Your in­ner Google

PhilGoetzSep 16, 2011, 6:56 AM
160 points
70 comments1 min readLW link

[Ham­mer­time Fi­nal Exam] Ac­com­mo­date Your­self; Kind­ness Is An Epistemic Virtue; Priv­ileg­ing the Future

tcheasdfjklSep 8, 2018, 5:54 AM
49 points
7 comments4 min readLW link

Writ­ing That Pro­vokes Comments

RaemonOct 4, 2017, 2:48 AM
94 points
39 comments4 min readLW link

How To Get Into In­de­pen­dent Re­search On Align­ment/​Agency

johnswentworthNov 19, 2021, 12:00 AM
339 points
38 comments13 min readLW link2 reviews

Tak­ing the Ham­mer­time Fi­nal Exam

lifelonglearnerMar 22, 2018, 5:22 PM
15 points
5 comments2 min readLW link

Let There Be Light

AlicornMar 17, 2010, 7:35 PM
59 points
101 comments4 min readLW link

So­cial Dynamics

curiAug 10, 2020, 7:29 PM
10 points
3 comments4 min readLW link

Twenty ba­sic rules for in­tel­li­gent money management

James_MillerMar 19, 2015, 5:57 PM
53 points
55 comments9 min readLW link

How to sign up for Al­cor cryo

ogeApr 26, 2015, 2:51 AM
51 points
31 comments1 min readLW link

You Need More Money

gilchAug 12, 2020, 6:16 AM
54 points
16 comments7 min readLW link

How to Dis­solve It

TurnTroutMar 7, 2018, 6:19 AM
19 points
6 comments2 min readLW link

Meals For Un­clear Die­tary Restrictions

jefftkJan 23, 2023, 8:00 PM
17 points
3 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] If you lose enough Good Heart To­kens, will you lose real-world money?

YitzApr 1, 2022, 9:11 PM
9 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Chang­ing my life in 2021, halfway through

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

Topics from “Pro­ce­du­ral Knowl­edge Gaps”

NancyLebovitzFeb 11, 2012, 9:38 PM
58 points
11 comments1 min readLW link

Strate­gies and tools for get­ting through a break up

lululuMay 18, 2015, 6:01 PM
61 points
45 comments11 min readLW link

Com­bat­ting perfectionism

tomdekanOct 17, 2022, 8:58 PM
6 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(tomdekan.com)

[Question] What area of the digi­tal do­main seems safe from AI in the next 5-10 years?

Adrien ChauvetJan 24, 2023, 1:16 AM
11 points
14 comments1 min readLW link

Ten small life improvements

paulfchristianoAug 20, 2017, 7:09 PM
39 points
18 comments2 min readLW link

Four Tips for Public Speaking

palladiasApr 15, 2013, 2:56 PM
55 points
13 comments5 min readLW link

In­stru­men­tal ra­tio­nal­ity/​self help re­sources

gothgirl420666Jul 18, 2013, 2:58 AM
52 points
107 comments1 min readLW link

Sum­mary and Les­sons from “On Com­bat”

Gunnar_ZarnckeMar 22, 2015, 1:48 AM
28 points
63 comments7 min readLW link

My search for a re­li­able breakfast

tomdekanOct 18, 2022, 9:42 AM
5 points
17 comments3 min readLW link
(www.tomdekan.com)

Round­ing Some­one Off

David UdellJan 24, 2023, 12:03 AM
25 points
0 comments5 min readLW link

Op­ti­mal Clothing

Gordon Seidoh WorleyMay 31, 2023, 1:00 AM
30 points
8 comments6 min readLW link

A So­cratic di­alogue with my student

lsusrDec 5, 2023, 9:31 AM
36 points
14 comments6 min readLW link

Product En­dorse­ment: Food for sleep interruptions

ElizabethMay 31, 2023, 1:50 AM
45 points
7 comments1 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

5/​29/​23 Mon­day So­cial 7pm-9pm @ Se­gundo Coffee Lab

Joe BrentonMay 28, 2023, 4:11 PM
1 point
0 comments1 min readLW link

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

EternallyBlissfulMay 25, 2023, 5:54 PM
42 points
10 comments11 min readLW link

Some peo­ple just won’t get it

Amir BolousJun 12, 2021, 3:10 PM
3 points
5 comments2 min readLW link

Embed your sec­ond brain in your first brain

dkl9Feb 22, 2024, 9:46 PM
10 points
3 comments1 min readLW link
(dkl9.net)

In­tegrity and ac­countabil­ity are core parts of rationality

habrykaJul 15, 2019, 8:22 PM
151 points
66 comments6 min readLW link1 review

Ta­boo “pro­cras­ti­na­tion”

Neil Dec 12, 2023, 9:33 PM
20 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

An In­tro­duc­tion to Pre­dic­tion Markets

AnnapurnaJun 14, 2021, 4:43 PM
9 points
12 comments4 min readLW link

Anti-Akra­sia Tech­nique: Struc­tured Procrastination

patrissimoNov 12, 2009, 7:35 PM
60 points
52 comments3 min readLW link

Ac­ti­va­tion Costs

lionhearted (Sebastian Marshall)Oct 25, 2010, 9:30 PM
39 points
40 comments3 min readLW link

Live Kingfisher Album?

jefftkMar 2, 2023, 3:40 AM
11 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Prob­a­bly tell your friends when they make big mistakes

Chi NguyenJun 1, 2023, 2:30 PM
13 points
1 comment1 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

Change my mind: Ve­ganism en­tails trade-offs, and health is one of the axes

ElizabethJun 1, 2023, 5:10 PM
147 points
82 comments19 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

What i learned giv­ing a lec­ture on NVC

Yoav RavidFeb 20, 2019, 9:08 AM
13 points
2 comments2 min readLW link

The Curse of Cur­sory Idealism

Noah BlaffJul 28, 2020, 7:56 PM
9 points
1 comment3 min readLW link

Writ­ing Rus­sian and Ukrainian words in Latin script

ViliamOct 23, 2022, 3:25 PM
19 points
22 comments6 min readLW link

Win­ning doesn’t need to flow through in­creases in rationality

MichelJun 2, 2023, 12:05 PM
13 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Ad­vice for En­ter­ing AI Safety Research

scasperJun 2, 2023, 8:46 PM
25 points
2 comments5 min readLW link

Thoughts on Danc­ing the Whole Dance: Po­si­tional Cal­ling for Contra

jefftkJun 2, 2023, 8:50 PM
10 points
0 comments5 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Level­ing IRL

cousin_itAug 5, 2011, 9:35 PM
45 points
126 comments1 min readLW link

Level­ing IRL—level 1

cousin_itAug 9, 2011, 5:12 PM
28 points
93 comments2 min readLW link

Guessti­mate: Why and how to use it

Jan 24, 2023, 4:24 PM
6 points
0 comments3 min readLW link
(forum.effectivealtruism.org)

Sys­tem­atic Lucky Breaks

SatvikBeriOct 3, 2013, 1:46 AM
54 points
64 comments2 min readLW link

11 Less Wrong Ar­ti­cles I Prob­a­bly Will Never Have Time to Write

lukeprogOct 23, 2011, 2:44 AM
42 points
37 comments2 min readLW link

I bet ev­ery­one 1000€ that I can make them dra­mat­i­cally hap­pier & cure their de­pres­sion in 3 months!

EternallyBlissfulJun 4, 2023, 12:30 PM
4 points
11 comments9 min readLW link

Ir­ra­tional Modesty

Tomás B.Jun 20, 2021, 7:38 PM
142 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] [Mostly solved] I get dis­tracted while read­ing, but can eas­ily com­pre­hend au­dio text for 8+ hours per day. What are the best AI text-to-speech read­ers? Alter­na­tively, do you have other ideas for what I could do?

kuiraJun 11, 2023, 3:49 AM
18 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

Fight­ing Bi­ases and Bad Habits like Boggarts

palladiasAug 21, 2014, 5:07 PM
46 points
7 comments2 min readLW link

The Hos­tile Arguer

ErrorNov 27, 2014, 12:30 AM
50 points
78 comments5 min readLW link

If you are too stressed, walk away from the front lines

Neil Jun 12, 2023, 2:26 PM
41 points
14 comments5 min readLW link

Skil­lshare: Disc Golf

jennJun 5, 2023, 9:30 PM
6 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

True Re­jec­tion Challenges

ScrewtapeJun 5, 2023, 10:17 PM
20 points
11 comments5 min readLW link

Scal­ing Net­works of Trust

Henrik KarlssonJun 22, 2021, 4:57 AM
87 points
21 comments10 min readLW link

What epistemic hy­giene norms should there be?

Kaj_SotalaMar 21, 2012, 7:26 PM
29 points
26 comments3 min readLW link

Pro­duc­tivity: Work­ing to­wards a sum­mary of what we know

Adam ZernerNov 9, 2017, 10:04 PM
78 points
20 comments26 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

Leave an Emo­tional Line of Retreat

Johannes C. MayerJun 8, 2023, 6:36 PM
23 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Bring­ing Lit­tle Kids to Con­tra Dances

jefftkJun 9, 2023, 2:20 AM
22 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] How are you cur­rently mod­el­ing COVID con­ta­gious­ness?

CounterBlunderJan 26, 2023, 4:46 AM
2 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Anatomy of change

Jose Miguel Cruz y CelisOct 28, 2022, 1:21 AM
1 point
0 comments1 min readLW link

Talk­ing to your­self: A use­ful think­ing tool that seems un­der­stud­ied and underdiscussed

chaosmageSep 9, 2014, 4:56 PM
44 points
29 comments3 min readLW link

TSR #9: Hard Rules

HazardJan 9, 2018, 2:57 PM
12 points
2 comments3 min readLW link

Use­ful Con­cepts Repository

Qiaochu_YuanJun 10, 2013, 6:12 AM
47 points
105 comments1 min readLW link

Solved Prob­lems Repository

Qiaochu_YuanMar 27, 2013, 4:51 AM
40 points
273 comments1 min readLW link

Grad Stu­dent Ad­vice Repository

StabilizerApr 14, 2013, 9:28 AM
15 points
56 comments1 min readLW link

A New Way to Vi­su­al­ize Biases

dtmJul 22, 2020, 5:57 PM
6 points
16 comments1 min readLW link

Be Nice to Non-Rationalists

wobster109May 7, 2013, 2:27 AM
42 points
27 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] How do you know it’s time for a break?

ElizabethMay 16, 2019, 4:33 AM
29 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

On the Ap­ple Vi­sion Pro

ZviJun 14, 2023, 5:50 PM
44 points
17 comments11 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Op­ti­miz­ing crop plant­ing with mixed in­te­ger lin­ear pro­gram­ming in Stardew Valley

hapaninApr 5, 2022, 6:42 PM
28 points
1 comment6 min readLW link

[Question] Lost in the sauce

JungleTact1csMar 2, 2023, 4:58 PM
−5 points
12 comments1 min readLW link

Buy­ing Value, not Price

Jacob FalkovichApr 29, 2019, 3:51 PM
32 points
9 comments3 min readLW link

Tea Tasting

jennJun 19, 2023, 9:22 PM
4 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Ap­proaches to Thump

jefftkJun 20, 2023, 1:50 AM
8 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

The Towel Cen­sus: A Method­ol­ogy for Iden­ti­fy­ing Or­phaned Ob­jects in Your Home

mingyuanDec 22, 2019, 6:04 AM
29 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

June and Mulberries

jefftkJun 17, 2023, 1:30 AM
13 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Con­ver­sa­tions on Al­co­hol Consumption

AnnapurnaNov 1, 2022, 5:09 AM
20 points
6 comments9 min readLW link

Switch­ing to Elec­tric Mandolin

jefftkMar 4, 2023, 3:40 PM
16 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Jar of Chocolate

jefftkJan 27, 2023, 3:40 AM
10 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

In­fer­en­tial credit history

RyanCareyJul 24, 2013, 2:12 PM
58 points
36 comments3 min readLW link

Pat­tern-botch­ing: when you for­get you understand

MalcolmOceanJun 15, 2015, 10:58 PM
46 points
18 comments7 min readLW link

Re­duc­tion­ism Revisited

alkjashMar 20, 2018, 6:00 AM
11 points
5 comments4 min readLW link
(radimentary.wordpress.com)

In­visi­ble Choices, Made by Default

lsusrOct 20, 2019, 2:09 AM
54 points
9 comments2 min readLW link

Against lone wolf self-improvement

cousin_itJul 7, 2017, 3:31 PM
45 points
73 comments2 min readLW link

money ≠ value

stoneflyApr 30, 2023, 5:47 PM
2 points
3 comments3 min readLW link

Park Toys

jefftkJun 23, 2023, 4:00 PM
31 points
5 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Ra­tion­al­ist Horo­scopes: Low-hang­ing util­ity gen­er­a­tor?

AdeleneDawnerMay 18, 2011, 9:52 PM
37 points
81 comments2 min readLW link

K-types vs T-types — what pri­ors do you have?

Cleo NardoNov 3, 2022, 11:29 AM
71 points
25 comments7 min readLW link

In­tro­duc­ing the In­stru­men­tal Ra­tion­al­ity Sequence

lifelonglearnerApr 26, 2017, 9:53 PM
45 points
20 comments4 min readLW link

How to pre­vent Re-Trauma­ti­za­tion on Med­i­ta­tion Retreats

EternallyBlissfulJun 24, 2023, 2:16 PM
20 points
1 comment5 min readLW link

Open Let­ter Against Reck­less Nu­clear Es­ca­la­tion and Use

Max TegmarkNov 3, 2022, 5:34 AM
24 points
23 comments1 min readLW link

Yamaha P-Series Overview

jefftkDec 12, 2023, 8:30 PM
10 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Bands And Low-stakes Dances

jefftkDec 5, 2023, 3:50 AM
20 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Set­ting the Brains Difficulty-Anchor

Johannes C. MayerApr 7, 2022, 5:04 AM
2 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

Low-hang­ing fruit: im­prov­ing wikipe­dia entries

LanceSBushJul 23, 2013, 1:14 PM
58 points
19 comments1 min readLW link

Draw­ing Less Wrong: Ob­serv­ing Reality

RaemonNov 21, 2011, 5:10 AM
51 points
14 comments7 min readLW link

A Bridge Between Utili­tar­i­anism & Stoicism

Jonathan MoregårdFeb 13, 2024, 10:46 PM
5 points
0 comments5 min readLW link
(honestliving.substack.com)

Stop Defeat­ing Akra­sia (2/​4)

EdithFeb 12, 2024, 12:03 PM
47 points
3 comments2 min readLW link

Life Ex­ten­sion through Diet Modification

CaerbannogMay 16, 2011, 6:36 PM
23 points
31 comments1 min readLW link

An­throp­i­cally Blind: the an­thropic shadow is re­flec­tively inconsistent

Christopher KingJun 29, 2023, 2:36 AM
40 points
38 comments10 min readLW link

Dis­ap­point­ing Table Refinishing

jefftkDec 4, 2023, 2:50 AM
14 points
3 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Micro Habits that Im­prove One’s Day

silentbobJul 1, 2023, 10:53 AM
59 points
9 comments5 min readLW link

Sum­mary: “In­ter­net Search tips” by Gw­ern Branwen

Pablo RepettoApr 8, 2022, 2:02 AM
12 points
2 comments4 min readLW link
(pabloernesto.github.io)

[UPDATE: dead­line ex­tended to July 24!] New wind in ra­tio­nal­ity’s sails: Ap­pli­ca­tions for Epistea Res­i­dency 2023 are now open

Jul 11, 2023, 11:02 AM
80 points
7 comments3 min readLW link

Reflect­ing on build­ing my own tools from scratch and ‘in­vent­ing on prin­ci­ple’

Amir BolousJul 17, 2021, 6:43 PM
44 points
7 comments5 min readLW link

Train­ing Regime Day 2: Search­ing for bugs

Mark XuFeb 16, 2020, 5:16 PM
25 points
2 comments3 min readLW link

Train­ing Regime Day 3: Tips and Tricks

Mark XuFeb 17, 2020, 6:53 PM
23 points
5 comments11 min readLW link

Train­ing Regime Day 5: TAPs

Mark XuFeb 19, 2020, 6:11 PM
19 points
0 comments7 min readLW link

Train­ing Regime Day 6: Seek­ing Sense

Mark XuFeb 20, 2020, 5:33 PM
9 points
6 comments7 min readLW link

Train­ing Regime Day 7: Goal Factoring

Mark XuFeb 21, 2020, 5:55 PM
12 points
6 comments5 min readLW link

Train­ing Regime Day 8: Noticing

Mark XuFeb 22, 2020, 7:47 PM
27 points
7 comments3 min readLW link2 reviews

Train­ing Regime Day 9: Dou­ble-Crux

Mark XuFeb 23, 2020, 6:08 PM
11 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

Train­ing Regime Day 10: Systemization

Mark XuFeb 24, 2020, 5:20 PM
13 points
2 comments3 min readLW link

Train­ing Regime Day 11: So­cratic Ducking

Mark XuFeb 25, 2020, 5:19 PM
11 points
4 comments2 min readLW link

Train­ing Regime Day 12: Focusing

Mark XuFeb 26, 2020, 7:07 PM
10 points
2 comments4 min readLW link

Train­ing Regime Day 13: Re­solve Cycles

Mark XuFeb 27, 2020, 5:45 PM
12 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

Train­ing Regime Day 14: Traf­fic Jams

Mark XuFeb 28, 2020, 5:52 PM
10 points
1 comment4 min readLW link

Train­ing Regime Day 15: CoZE

Mark XuFeb 29, 2020, 5:13 PM
10 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Train­ing Regime Day 16: Ham­ming Questions

Mark XuMar 1, 2020, 6:46 PM
9 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

Train­ing Regime Day 17: Deflinch­ing and Lines of Retreat

Mark XuApr 21, 2020, 5:45 PM
24 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

Train­ing Regime Day 18: Nega­tive Vi­su­al­iza­tion

Mark XuApr 22, 2020, 4:06 PM
13 points
2 comments2 min readLW link

Train­ing Regime Day 19: Ham­ming Ques­tions for Pot­ted Plants

Mark XuApr 23, 2020, 4:00 PM
47 points
1 comment3 min readLW link

Train­ing Regime Day 20: OODA Loop

Mark XuApr 24, 2020, 6:11 PM
25 points
2 comments7 min readLW link

Train­ing Regime Day 21: Ex­e­cut­ing Intentions

Mark XuApr 25, 2020, 10:16 PM
13 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Train­ing Regime Day 22: Mur­phyjitsu 2

Mark XuApr 26, 2020, 8:18 PM
13 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

Train­ing Regime Day 23: TAPs 2

Mark XuApr 27, 2020, 5:37 PM
15 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

Train­ing Regime Day 24: Re­solve Cy­cles 2

Mark XuApr 28, 2020, 7:00 PM
16 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

Train­ing Regime Day 25: Re­cur­sive Self-Im­prove­ment

Mark XuApr 29, 2020, 6:22 PM
15 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

Why it’s nec­es­sary to shoot your­self in the foot

Jacob G-WJul 11, 2023, 9:17 PM
39 points
7 comments2 min readLW link
(g-w1.github.io)

How much should we care about non-hu­man an­i­mals?

bokovNov 4, 2022, 9:36 PM
16 points
8 comments2 min readLW link
(www.lesswrong.com)

Miti­gat­ing So­cial Awkwardness

CayenneMay 1, 2011, 12:54 AM
36 points
162 comments3 min readLW link

A frame­work for speed reading

limerottSep 16, 2019, 6:52 PM
26 points
6 comments12 min readLW link
(limerott.com)

Twit­ter Twitches

ZviJul 4, 2023, 1:00 PM
34 points
9 comments7 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Queu­ing the­ory: Benefits of op­er­at­ing at 60% capacity

ampdotDec 1, 2023, 6:48 PM
40 points
4 comments1 min readLW link
(less.works)

Pre­dict­ing: Quick Start

duck_masterJul 1, 2023, 3:43 AM
9 points
3 comments14 min readLW link

MXR Talk­box Cap?

jefftkJul 5, 2023, 1:50 AM
9 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Fi­nal Light­speed Grants cowork­ing/​office hours be­fore the ap­pli­ca­tion deadline

habrykaJul 5, 2023, 6:03 AM
13 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

How to use a micro­phone rationally dur­ing pub­lic speaking

ChristianKlSep 14, 2018, 5:14 PM
25 points
14 comments1 min readLW link

What’s the best way to rest?

[deleted]Jun 15, 2012, 12:45 AM
36 points
39 comments1 min readLW link

A Two-Part Sys­tem for Prac­ti­cal Self-Care

Jonathan MoregårdJul 8, 2023, 9:23 PM
10 points
0 comments3 min readLW link
(honestliving.substack.com)

How does an in­fovore man­age in­for­ma­tion over­load?

haigAug 25, 2009, 6:54 PM
3 points
30 comments1 min readLW link

Luck I: Find­ing White Swans

fowlertmDec 12, 2013, 5:56 PM
39 points
52 comments8 min readLW link

Luck II: Ex­pect­ing White Swans

fowlertmDec 15, 2013, 5:40 PM
10 points
87 comments7 min readLW link

Shoulder Ad­vi­sors 101

Duncan Sabien (Deactivated)Oct 9, 2021, 5:30 AM
193 points
124 comments14 min readLW link2 reviews

Press Your Luck (3/​3)

Douglas_ReayMar 8, 2018, 3:59 PM
8 points
0 comments6 min readLW link

Ham­mer­time Postmortem

alkjashMar 22, 2018, 6:10 PM
40 points
13 comments4 min readLW link
(radimentary.wordpress.com)

In­stead of tech­ni­cal re­search, more peo­ple should fo­cus on buy­ing time

Nov 5, 2022, 8:43 PM
100 points
45 comments14 min readLW link

Week­day Even­ing Beach Picnics

jefftkJul 8, 2023, 2:20 AM
2 points
4 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Ap­ple Cider Syrup

jefftkNov 6, 2022, 2:10 AM
11 points
6 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] Buy Noth­ing Day is a great idea with a ter­rible app— why has no­body built a kil­ler app for crowd­sourced ‘effec­tive com­mu­nism’ yet?

lillybaeumNov 30, 2023, 1:47 PM
8 points
17 comments1 min readLW link

Wis­dom for Smart Teens—my talk at SPARC 2014

LironFeb 9, 2015, 6:58 PM
22 points
22 comments1 min readLW link

You must not fool your­self, and you are the eas­iest per­son to fool

Richard_NgoJul 8, 2023, 2:05 PM
32 points
5 comments4 min readLW link

3D Printed Talk­box Cap

jefftkJul 8, 2023, 1:00 PM
9 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] Should I Pur­sue a PhD?

DragonGodNov 6, 2022, 10:58 AM
8 points
8 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Cur­rent guidance for COVID-19 self-care?

kniteAug 23, 2020, 2:10 AM
20 points
10 comments1 min readLW link

Pop­u­lariz­ing vibes vs. models

DirectedEvolutionJul 12, 2023, 5:44 AM
19 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

Democ­racy Is in Danger, but Not for the Rea­sons You Think

ExCephNov 6, 2022, 9:15 PM
−7 points
4 comments12 min readLW link
(ginnungagapfoundation.wordpress.com)

Why AI ex­perts’ jobs are always decades from be­ing automated

Allen HoskinsJan 31, 2023, 3:01 AM
0 points
1 comment5 min readLW link
(open.substack.com)

Ran­dom ad­vice: Teenage U.S. LW-ers should prob­a­bly be tak­ing more AP exams

HonoreDBApr 7, 2011, 4:37 AM
34 points
23 comments3 min readLW link

Op­ti­mal eat­ing (or rather, a step in the right di­rec­tion)

c_edwardsJan 19, 2015, 1:35 AM
8 points
65 comments7 min readLW link

How to make a gi­ant white­board for $14 (plus nails)

eukaryoteJul 7, 2019, 7:23 PM
28 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(eukaryotewritesblog.com)

In­tro­duc­ing The ‘From Big Ideas To Real-World Re­sults’: A Series for Effec­tive Per­sonal Development

Paul RohdeDec 14, 2023, 6:49 PM
13 points
1 comment8 min readLW link
(blog.paul-rohde.com)

On Sys­tems—Liv­ing a life of zero willpower

Neel NandaAug 16, 2020, 4:44 PM
41 points
9 comments13 min readLW link
(www.neelnanda.io)

On Pro­cras­ti­na­tion—The art of shap­ing your fu­ture actions

Neel NandaAug 1, 2020, 10:22 AM
10 points
0 comments8 min readLW link
(www.neelnanda.io)

How to choose a mas­sage ther­a­pist

mingyuanMar 1, 2020, 6:53 AM
21 points
4 comments6 min readLW link

Cheat codes

sketerpotDec 1, 2010, 9:19 PM
52 points
93 comments1 min readLW link

Some ad­vice on in­de­pen­dent research

Marius HobbhahnNov 8, 2022, 2:46 PM
53 points
5 comments10 min readLW link

How to brain­storm effectively

PECOS-9May 19, 2012, 9:29 PM
63 points
27 comments6 min readLW link

Ra­tion­al­ist Should Win. Not Dy­ing with Dig­nity and Fund­ing WBE.

CitizenTenApr 12, 2022, 2:14 AM
24 points
14 comments5 min readLW link

How I use Anki: ex­pand­ing the scope of SRS

CallumMcDougallApr 12, 2022, 8:28 AM
35 points
8 comments19 min readLW link

Pro­cess Sub­sti­tu­tion Without Shell?

jefftkNov 29, 2023, 3:20 AM
19 points
18 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

A Frame­work for Disagreements

Anshul JainJul 31, 2021, 1:51 AM
1 point
0 comments3 min readLW link
(www.anshuljain.me)

[Question] What to do af­ter a men­tal break­down? (Deal­ing with fear of failure)

TeaTieAndHatJul 13, 2023, 9:09 AM
2 points
0 comments4 min readLW link

The World is Con­tin­u­ous, Not Discrete

Anshul JainJul 31, 2021, 2:26 AM
5 points
2 comments2 min readLW link
(www.anshuljain.me)

No Fire in the Equations

Carlos RamirezJan 28, 2023, 9:16 PM
−16 points
4 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] Do Bayesi­ans like Bayesian model Aver­ag­ing?

Haziq MuhammadAug 2, 2021, 12:24 PM
4 points
13 comments1 min readLW link

At­tend­ing to Now

ialdabaothNov 8, 2017, 4:53 PM
27 points
2 comments3 min readLW link

Thoughts On Ex­pand­ing the AI Safety Com­mu­nity: Benefits and Challenges of Outreach to Non-Tech­ni­cal Professionals

Yashvardhan SharmaJan 1, 2023, 7:21 PM
6 points
4 comments7 min readLW link

Ele­va­tor Positioning

jefftkMay 21, 2023, 11:30 AM
15 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] How to deal with fear of failure?

TeaTieAndHatJul 15, 2023, 6:57 PM
1 point
2 comments1 min readLW link

Com­pet­i­tive Es­say Writing

VaniverJun 27, 2011, 9:07 AM
14 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Dou­ble Crux

jennJul 19, 2023, 2:53 AM
5 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Pri­vati­sa­tion—The Con­cep­tual vs Hu­man Memory

ben86271May 19, 2023, 6:07 PM
1 point
0 comments4 min readLW link

Stop Read­ing the News- LW/​ACX Meetup #246 (Wed­nes­day, July 19th 2023)

koreindianJul 19, 2023, 9:59 PM
2 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Sum­mary: “How to Do Re­search” by OSP’s Red

Pablo RepettoApr 13, 2022, 7:46 PM
9 points
0 comments3 min readLW link
(pabloernesto.github.io)

[Linkpost] Ge­orge Mack’s Razors

trevorNov 27, 2023, 5:53 PM
38 points
8 comments3 min readLW link
(twitter.com)

The sky is not blue (par­don the ob­vi­ous­ness)

banevNov 13, 2022, 10:49 AM
−13 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

How To Fermi Model

Sep 9, 2020, 5:13 AM
86 points
9 comments11 min readLW link2 reviews

[Question] Ques­tion about Test-sets and Bayesian ma­chine learn­ing

Haziq MuhammadAug 9, 2021, 5:16 PM
2 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

Do Dead­lines Make Us Less Creative?

lynettebyeMay 19, 2023, 3:41 PM
43 points
6 comments4 min readLW link

Sum­mary: “How to Read Books and Write Es­says” by OSP’s Blue

Pablo RepettoApr 15, 2022, 9:17 PM
8 points
2 comments4 min readLW link
(pabloernesto.github.io)

Re­solv­ing in­ter­nal con­flicts re­quires listen­ing to what parts want

Richard_NgoMay 19, 2023, 12:04 AM
57 points
0 comments4 min readLW link

Low Hang­ing fruit for buy­ing a bet­ter life

taryneastJan 6, 2015, 10:11 AM
38 points
209 comments1 min readLW link

Spaced rep­e­ti­tion for teach­ing two-year olds how to read (In­ter­view)

ChipmonkNov 26, 2023, 4:52 PM
45 points
9 comments5 min readLW link
(chipmonk.substack.com)

A few Su­per­hu­man ex­am­ples of Su­per­al­igned Su­per­in­tel­li­gence from Google Bard (Thanks­giv­ing 2023)

Nov 23, 2023, 7:06 PM
−9 points
1 comment17 min readLW link

[SEE NEW EDITS] No, *You* Need to Write Clearer

Nicholas / Heather KrossApr 29, 2023, 5:04 AM
254 points
64 comments5 min readLW link
(www.thinkingmuchbetter.com)

Learn­ing as clos­ing feed­back loops

ambigramApr 17, 2022, 9:50 AM
8 points
0 comments17 min readLW link

[Question] Do uni­ver­si­ties have an in­cen­tive to ig­nore data ethics as more small sam­ple bias is brought to light?

casualphysicsenjoyerApr 16, 2022, 8:32 PM
1 point
1 comment1 min readLW link

In Most Mar­kets, Lower Risk Means Higher Reward

dawangyAug 13, 2021, 5:32 PM
33 points
13 comments4 min readLW link

Per­haps vastly more peo­ple should be on FDA-ap­proved weight loss medication

25HourAug 14, 2021, 5:22 PM
56 points
30 comments8 min readLW link

Never Drop A Ball

ScrewtapeNov 23, 2023, 4:15 AM
62 points
1 comment6 min readLW link

Run­ning Sound for Yourself

jefftkMay 20, 2023, 10:10 PM
11 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Mildly against COVID risk budgets

Optimization ProcessAug 16, 2021, 5:53 AM
54 points
15 comments5 min readLW link

Reg­u­lar Meetup (Topic: What Devel­op­men­tal Mile­stones Are You Miss­ing?)

HaroldMay 20, 2023, 4:01 AM
2 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] How did you in­te­grate voice-to-text AI into your work­flow?

ChristianKlNov 20, 2023, 12:01 PM
28 points
11 comments1 min readLW link

Tak­ing So­cial Initiative

Neel NandaSep 19, 2020, 3:31 PM
19 points
2 comments13 min readLW link
(www.neelnanda.io)

Shittests are ac­tu­ally good

snog toddgrassSep 24, 2020, 5:20 PM
−11 points
23 comments2 min readLW link

Portable Charg­ers are Great

jefftkNov 22, 2023, 2:50 AM
21 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Up close and per­sonal with the world

dominicqSep 25, 2020, 6:52 AM
12 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Three use­ful types of akrasia

DambiApr 19, 2022, 4:56 PM
13 points
4 comments5 min readLW link

To use com­put­ers well, learn their rules

dkl9Jul 21, 2023, 5:00 PM
4 points
6 comments4 min readLW link
(dkl9.net)

Cook­ing Air Quality

jefftkJul 21, 2023, 7:30 PM
16 points
1 comment2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] I’m con­sis­tently over­whelmed by ba­sic obli­ga­tions. Are there any paradigm shifts or other ra­tio­nal­ity-based tips that would be helpful?

Benjamin HendricksJul 21, 2023, 9:10 PM
60 points
37 comments2 min readLW link

Stop Defeat­ing Akra­sia (1/​4)

EdithFeb 10, 2024, 12:10 PM
30 points
8 comments2 min readLW link

You have a set amount of “weird­ness points”. Spend them wisely.

Peter WildefordNov 27, 2014, 9:09 PM
126 points
98 comments3 min readLW link

Think like a con­sul­tant not a salesperson

Adam ZernerJul 22, 2023, 7:31 PM
16 points
5 comments2 min readLW link

Please speak unpredictably

dkl9Jul 23, 2023, 10:09 PM
10 points
16 comments1 min readLW link
(dkl9.net)

[un­ti­tled post]

[Error communicating with LW2 server]May 20, 2023, 3:08 AM
1 point
0 comments1 min readLW link

Philos­o­phy Web—Pro­ject Proposal

SocratesDissatisfiedAug 24, 2021, 3:36 PM
6 points
6 comments2 min readLW link

Macro-Procrastination

Neel NandaSep 28, 2020, 4:07 PM
9 points
0 comments9 min readLW link
(www.neelnanda.io)

[Question] What’s the best way to stream­line two-party sale ne­go­ti­a­tions be­tween real hu­mans?

Isaac KingMay 19, 2023, 11:30 PM
15 points
21 comments1 min readLW link

Op­ti­miz­ing For Ap­proval And Disapproval

Thoth HermesJul 24, 2023, 6:46 PM
−1 points
0 comments12 min readLW link
(thothhermes.substack.com)

Willpower Hax #487: Ex­e­cute by Default

Eliezer YudkowskyMay 12, 2009, 6:46 AM
76 points
59 comments1 min readLW link

Semaglu­tide and Muscle

5houtJul 28, 2023, 6:36 PM
15 points
14 comments5 min readLW link

Meetup Tip: The Next Meetup Will Be. . .

ScrewtapeMar 17, 2023, 10:04 PM
41 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

“Build­ing a House” Review

jefftkJul 31, 2023, 7:20 PM
62 points
6 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

My Ter­rible Ex­pe­rience with Terror

monkymindApr 21, 2022, 5:58 PM
6 points
7 comments5 min readLW link

Learn­ing how to learn

Neel NandaSep 30, 2020, 4:50 PM
38 points
0 comments15 min readLW link
(www.neelnanda.io)

Apollo Neuro Results

ElizabethJul 30, 2023, 6:40 PM
85 points
16 comments3 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

How to make real-money pre­dic­tion mar­kets on ar­bi­trary top­ics (Out­dated)

yutakaJul 30, 2023, 2:11 AM
57 points
13 comments3 min readLW link

Liv­ing Luminously

AlicornMar 17, 2010, 1:17 AM
92 points
28 comments3 min readLW link

Is Light Drink­ing Pro­tec­tive?

jefftkJul 31, 2023, 3:00 AM
45 points
8 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] Ex­er­cise: Solve “Think­ing Physics”

RaemonAug 1, 2023, 12:44 AM
85 points
23 comments5 min readLW link

Notic­ing Panic

Cole WyethFeb 5, 2024, 3:45 AM
53 points
8 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] What works for ADHD and/​or re­lated things?

TeaTieAndHatAug 2, 2023, 6:37 PM
6 points
13 comments1 min readLW link

Res­i­den­tial De­mo­li­tion Tooling

jefftkNov 20, 2023, 3:20 AM
15 points
1 comment3 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Work cul­ture creep

CrimsonChinAug 3, 2023, 12:38 AM
27 points
15 comments8 min readLW link

Read More Books but Pre­tend to Read Even More

Arjun PanicksseryAug 5, 2023, 12:07 AM
26 points
12 comments4 min readLW link
(arjunpanickssery.substack.com)

How to de­velop a pho­to­graphic mem­ory 3/​3

PhilosophicalSoulFeb 8, 2024, 9:22 AM
4 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

My Trial Pe­riod as an In­de­pen­dent Align­ment Researcher

Bart BussmannAug 8, 2023, 2:16 PM
32 points
1 comment3 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

How to de­cide un­der low-stakes uncertainty

dkl9Aug 11, 2023, 6:07 PM
10 points
4 comments1 min readLW link
(dkl9.net)

What I did to re­duce the risk of Long COVID (and man­age symp­toms) af­ter get­ting COVID

SameerishereMar 18, 2023, 5:32 AM
10 points
3 comments10 min readLW link

Things You’re Allowed to Do: Univer­sity Edition

Saul MunnFeb 6, 2024, 12:36 AM
78 points
11 comments5 min readLW link
(www.brasstacks.blog)

On Op­tion Paral­y­sis—The Thing You Ac­tu­ally Do

Neel NandaOct 3, 2020, 11:50 AM
11 points
5 comments6 min readLW link
(www.neelnanda.io)

Slack gives you space to no­tice/​re­flect on sub­tle things

RaemonApr 24, 2022, 2:30 AM
147 points
18 comments1 min readLW link

Two Pie­ces of Ad­vice About How to Re­mem­ber Things

omnizoidMay 22, 2023, 6:10 PM
13 points
3 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] When should I close the fridge?

lemonhopeMay 17, 2023, 4:56 PM
11 points
11 comments1 min readLW link

Per­sonal predictions

Daniele De NuntiisFeb 4, 2024, 3:59 AM
2 points
2 comments3 min readLW link

Strat­egy of In­ner Conflict

Jonathan MoregårdNov 15, 2022, 7:38 PM
9 points
4 comments6 min readLW link
(honestliving.substack.com)

In Defense of Tone Arguments

OrphanWildeJul 19, 2012, 7:48 PM
32 points
175 comments2 min readLW link

Play­ing the Meta-game

TechnologosDec 25, 2009, 10:06 AM
30 points
47 comments2 min readLW link

Utili­tar­i­anism and the idea of a “ra­tio­nal agent” are fun­da­men­tally in­con­sis­tent with reality

banevNov 16, 2022, 12:19 AM
−4 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

DCF Event Notes

jefftkMay 17, 2023, 5:30 PM
22 points
7 comments3 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Pro­ce­du­ral Ex­ec­u­tive Func­tion, Part 2

DaystarEldMay 16, 2023, 4:22 PM
18 points
0 comments18 min readLW link
(daystareld.com)

[Question] How do peo­ple do re­mote re­search col­lab­o­ra­tions effec­tively?

KriegerNov 16, 2022, 11:51 AM
8 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Ex­treme web­site and app blocking

tbenthompsonNov 20, 2023, 3:53 AM
7 points
0 comments4 min readLW link
(tbenthompson.com)

Re­search is polyg­a­mous! The im­por­tance of what you do needn’t be pro­por­tional to your awe­some­ness

diegocaleiroMay 26, 2013, 10:29 PM
35 points
43 comments2 min readLW link

Notes from the Hufflepuff Unconference

RaemonMay 23, 2017, 9:04 PM
30 points
6 comments23 min readLW link

Rhythm Stage Setup Components

jefftkJan 1, 2024, 3:10 AM
10 points
4 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

The Echo Principle

Jonathan MoregårdNov 16, 2022, 8:09 PM
4 points
0 comments3 min readLW link
(honestliving.substack.com)

[Question] [Per­sonal Ques­tion] Can any­one help me nav­i­gate this po­ten­tially painful in­ter­per­sonal dy­namic ra­tio­nally?

SlainLadyMondegreenNov 17, 2022, 8:53 AM
7 points
3 comments4 min readLW link

How Likely is Los­ing a Google Ac­count?

jefftkJan 30, 2023, 12:20 AM
52 points
11 comments3 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Con­tra Chords

jefftkNov 18, 2022, 4:20 PM
12 points
1 comment7 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Mal­ice, Stu­pidity, or Egal­ité Ir­réfléchie?

lionhearted (Sebastian Marshall)Jun 13, 2011, 8:57 PM
32 points
62 comments2 min readLW link

Self-pro­gram­ming through spaced repetition

[deleted]May 25, 2011, 12:02 AM
36 points
15 comments2 min readLW link

How my math skills im­proved dramatically

JonahSMar 5, 2014, 8:27 PM
34 points
25 comments2 min readLW link

Elas­tic Pro­duc­tivity Tools

Simon BerensNov 19, 2022, 9:59 PM
74 points
8 comments2 min readLW link
(simonberens.me)

Ca­reer Scout­ing: Dentistry

koratkarNov 20, 2022, 3:55 PM
67 points
5 comments5 min readLW link
(careerscouting.substack.com)

Notes on an Ex­per­i­ment with Markets

Jeffrey HeningerNov 23, 2022, 4:10 PM
8 points
0 comments4 min readLW link
(aiimpacts.org)

Hu­mans Can Be Man­u­ally Strategic

ScrewtapeJan 30, 2023, 10:35 PM
13 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

Lazy Baked Mac and Cheese

jefftkMay 16, 2023, 2:40 PM
18 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Co­her­ence Ther­apy with LLMs—quick demo

ChipmonkAug 14, 2023, 3:34 AM
19 points
11 comments1 min readLW link

Life at Three Tails of the Bell Curve

lsusrJun 27, 2020, 8:49 AM
64 points
10 comments4 min readLW link

Talk to me about your sum­mer/​ca­reer plans

Orpheus16Jan 31, 2023, 6:29 PM
31 points
3 comments2 min readLW link

Ex­tended Navel-Gaz­ing On My 2023 Donations

jennDec 31, 2023, 6:10 PM
8 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(jenn.site)

The Dun­bar Play­book: A CRM sys­tem for your friends

Severin T. SeehrichAug 15, 2023, 8:44 AM
31 points
13 comments5 min readLW link
(amoretlicentia.substack.com)

Gain­ing knowl­edge at a price

DavidMadsenAug 16, 2023, 10:21 AM
−4 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Some rules for life (v.0,0)

Neil Aug 17, 2023, 12:43 AM
33 points
13 comments12 min readLW link
(neilwarren.substack.com)

[Question] What are some good ways to heighten my emo­tions?

oh54321Mar 5, 2023, 6:06 PM
5 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

Star­tups are like firewood

Adam ZernerMar 5, 2023, 11:09 PM
26 points
2 comments3 min readLW link

Notes from a con­ver­sa­tion with Ing. Agr. Adri­ana Balzarini

Pablo RepettoMay 8, 2022, 3:56 PM
5 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(pabloernesto.github.io)

Con­ver­sa­tion Visualizer

Dec 31, 2023, 1:18 AM
27 points
4 comments5 min readLW link
(210ethan.github.io)

[Question] Long COVID risk: How to main­tain an up to date risk as­sess­ment so we can go back to nor­mal life?

SameerishereMay 8, 2022, 7:56 PM
19 points
34 comments1 min readLW link

Too Smart for My Own Good

isovectorJan 22, 2019, 5:51 PM
38 points
4 comments3 min readLW link

(DIY) FMT for Anti-Aging & Biohacking

EternallyBlissfulNov 28, 2022, 3:49 PM
25 points
7 comments6 min readLW link

Old-world Poli­tics Fallacy

Rudi CJun 23, 2020, 12:32 PM
7 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

Les­sons learned from offer­ing in-office nu­tri­tional testing

ElizabethMay 15, 2023, 11:20 PM
84 points
11 comments14 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

Credit Cards for Giving

jefftkJan 4, 2020, 11:00 PM
13 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

The idea

JNSMar 6, 2023, 1:42 PM
3 points
0 comments9 min readLW link

From fear to excitement

Richard_NgoMay 15, 2023, 6:23 AM
103 points
8 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] How should one deal with life threat­en­ing in­fec­tions or air planes?

Nacruno96Oct 29, 2020, 3:35 AM
1 point
24 comments1 min readLW link

Suc­cess and Fail Rates of Monthly Policies

lionhearted (Sebastian Marshall)Dec 9, 2017, 3:24 PM
23 points
6 comments5 min readLW link

Down­stairs Open­ing: 2br Apartment

jefftkAug 21, 2023, 12:50 AM
8 points
2 comments3 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Prevent­ing atheroscle­ro­sis, the eas­iest way to im­prove your life ex­pec­tancy?

Eli_Nov 29, 2022, 8:05 PM
24 points
9 comments15 min readLW link

Creat­ing Flash­cards with LLMs

Diogo CruzMay 29, 2023, 4:55 PM
14 points
3 comments9 min readLW link

[Question] Help Needed: Craft­ing a Bet­ter CFAR Fol­low-Up Survey

kotrfaAug 24, 2023, 5:26 PM
9 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Re­greas­ing a KitchenAid Mixer

jefftkAug 24, 2023, 2:30 AM
15 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Northamp­ton, MA ACX Meetup – Mee­tups Every­where Fall 2023 Edition

Alex LiebowitzAug 24, 2023, 6:39 AM
1 point
2 comments1 min readLW link

Life on the Grid (Part 1)

rogersbaconNov 15, 2023, 10:37 PM
10 points
4 comments9 min readLW link
(www.secretorum.life)

Walk while you talk: don’t balk at “no chalk”

dkl9Aug 22, 2023, 9:27 PM
41 points
9 comments2 min readLW link
(dkl9.net)

[Question] How to write bet­ter?

TeaTieAndHatJan 29, 2024, 5:02 PM
7 points
24 comments1 min readLW link

How do I read things on the internet

Vlad SitaloAug 20, 2023, 5:43 AM
16 points
2 comments8 min readLW link
(vlad.roam.garden)

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

Kaj_SotalaApr 12, 2009, 9:06 PM
61 points
59 comments2 min readLW link

“Throw­ing Ex­cep­tions” Is A Strange Pro­gram­ming Pattern

Thoth HermesAug 21, 2023, 6:50 PM
−2 points
13 comments6 min readLW link
(thothhermes.substack.com)

I’d take it

Eliezer YudkowskyJul 2, 2008, 7:57 AM
8 points
53 comments1 min readLW link

Le­mon­ade Stand Costs?

jefftkAug 25, 2023, 8:20 PM
16 points
4 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Try­ing a Wet Suit

jefftkAug 27, 2023, 3:00 PM
33 points
5 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Drinks at a bar

yakimoffAug 28, 2023, 3:13 AM
2 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Knowl­edge is Worth Pay­ing For

lukeprogSep 21, 2011, 6:09 PM
61 points
109 comments4 min readLW link

Çankaya, Ankara, Türk­iye – ACX Mee­tups Every­where Fall 2023

Erol C. A.Aug 25, 2023, 11:25 PM
1 point
0 comments1 min readLW link

No More Freezer Pucks

jefftkAug 28, 2023, 3:20 PM
10 points
7 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Prac­ti­cal Con­flict Re­s­olu­tion: A Tax­on­omy of Disagreement

eapacheJun 19, 2020, 2:25 AM
11 points
8 comments10 min readLW link

Loft Bed Fan Guard

jefftkAug 29, 2023, 1:30 PM
16 points
3 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Dat­ing Roundup #1: This is Why You’re Single

ZviAug 29, 2023, 12:50 PM
84 points
27 comments38 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

[Question] What are ob­jects that have made your life bet­ter?

Mark XuMay 21, 2020, 8:59 PM
28 points
54 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] How can one iden­tify the ab­solute safest car in prac­tice rather than the­ory?

rockwellOct 5, 2021, 9:19 PM
9 points
11 comments1 min readLW link

Ne­glected cause: au­to­mated fraud de­tec­tion in academia through image analysis

Lao MeinNov 30, 2022, 5:52 AM
11 points
1 comment2 min readLW link

Has AI gone too far?

Boston AndersonNov 30, 2022, 6:49 PM
−15 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Towards a Bayesian model for Em­piri­cal Science

Yair HalberstadtOct 7, 2021, 5:38 AM
11 points
7 comments7 min readLW link

Ethics Notes

Eliezer YudkowskyOct 21, 2008, 9:57 PM
21 points
46 comments11 min readLW link

Clean­ing a SoundCraft Mixer

jefftkAug 31, 2023, 1:20 PM
11 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Notes on Industriousness

David GrossNov 3, 2020, 1:55 AM
10 points
1 comment5 min readLW link

Trad­ing off Lives

jefftkJan 3, 2024, 3:40 AM
53 points
12 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

The Most Fre­quently Use­ful Thing

Eliezer YudkowskyFeb 28, 2009, 6:43 PM
12 points
57 comments1 min readLW link

My sim­ple hack for in­creased alert­ness and im­proved cog­ni­tive func­tion­ing: very bright light

chaosmageJan 18, 2013, 1:43 PM
88 points
130 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Eval­u­at­ing Ev­i­dence Re­con­struc­tions of Mock Crimes

Alan E DunneMay 21, 2023, 11:27 PM
1 point
0 comments3 min readLW link

Con­tests vs. Real World Problems

badgerMar 25, 2009, 1:29 AM
17 points
34 comments1 min readLW link

On dol­lars, util­ity, and crack cocaine

PhilGoetzApr 4, 2009, 12:00 AM
16 points
100 comments2 min readLW link

Reestab­lish­ing Reli­able Sources: A Sys­tem for Tag­ging URLs

Riley MuellerDec 1, 2022, 2:27 AM
7 points
1 comment3 min readLW link

Plum Cook­ing Temperature

jefftkSep 2, 2023, 1:30 AM
11 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Hacked Ac­count Spam

jefftkFeb 2, 2023, 1:50 AM
13 points
5 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

More in­tu­itive ex­pla­na­tions!

XiXiDuJan 6, 2012, 6:10 PM
37 points
11 comments2 min readLW link

SBF’s com­ments on ethics are no sur­prise to virtue ethicists

c.troutDec 1, 2022, 4:18 AM
36 points
30 comments16 min readLW link

Who Has the Best Food?

ZviSep 5, 2023, 1:40 PM
52 points
61 comments10 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

[Question] What’s the eas­iest way to make a lu­mi­na­tor?

kuiraSep 6, 2023, 12:07 AM
4 points
13 comments1 min readLW link

Smart Ses­sions—Fi­nally a (kinda) win­dow-cen­tric ses­sion manager

Eli TyreNov 11, 2023, 6:54 PM
13 points
3 comments5 min readLW link

Dou­ble Crux in a Box

ScrewtapeMar 6, 2023, 2:22 PM
5 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Ac­tions and Words: Akra­sia and the Fruit of Self-Knowledge

AnnoyanceApr 15, 2009, 3:27 PM
10 points
20 comments2 min readLW link

Think in Terms of Ac­tions, not Attributes

CollisteruNov 11, 2020, 3:57 PM
7 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

Us­ing Nega­tive Hal­lu­ci­na­tions to Man­age Sex­ual Desire

Johannes C. MayerSep 10, 2023, 11:56 AM
−2 points
24 comments1 min readLW link

Don’t Judge a Tool by its Aver­age Output

silentbobFeb 2, 2023, 1:42 PM
5 points
2 comments4 min readLW link

Ap­ple Cider Baklava

jefftkSep 12, 2023, 2:10 AM
15 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Padding the Corner

jefftkSep 13, 2023, 1:30 AM
32 points
4 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Book Re­view: All I Want To Know Is Where I’m Go­ing To Die So I’ll Never Go There

AnmoljainOct 13, 2021, 3:46 AM
3 points
2 comments46 min readLW link

Book Re­view: How To Talk So Lit­tle Kids Will Listen

weftOct 14, 2021, 6:56 AM
74 points
6 comments8 min readLW link

Joy in the Here and Real

ScrewtapeNov 10, 2023, 5:22 PM
18 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

In­line Plot­ting in iTerm2

jefftkSep 14, 2023, 8:30 PM
13 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

“Did you lock it?”

ymeskhoutSep 14, 2023, 9:10 PM
33 points
34 comments2 min readLW link
(ymeskhout.substack.com)

[Question] Do you know of any re­li­able DIY com­pendium of home phys­i­cal ther­apy ex­er­cises?

David GrossSep 16, 2023, 2:37 PM
9 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What’s your stan­dard for good work perfor­mance?

Chi NguyenSep 27, 2023, 4:58 PM
30 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Keep­ing Dresser Draw­ers In

jefftkSep 17, 2023, 2:10 AM
15 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

How I Think, Part Three: Weigh­ing Cryonics

Richard HenageNov 10, 2023, 10:21 PM
4 points
1 comment2 min readLW link

Is AI Safety drop­ping the ball on pri­vacy?

markovSep 13, 2023, 1:07 PM
50 points
17 comments7 min readLW link

Book Re­view: The Ethics of What We Eat

Jonah_OOct 18, 2021, 8:16 AM
20 points
1 comment11 min readLW link

Ask for Feel­ings not Tunes

jefftkSep 18, 2023, 2:10 AM
11 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Se­quence opener: Jor­dan Harbinger’s 6 minute networking

Severin T. SeehrichMay 11, 2023, 5:06 PM
4 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Fol­low-up sur­vey: inositol

ElizabethNov 10, 2023, 7:30 PM
13 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

Luck based medicine: an­gry el­dritch sugar gods edition

ElizabethSep 19, 2023, 4:40 AM
72 points
13 comments9 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

Head­phones hook

philhSep 29, 2023, 10:50 PM
21 points
0 comments3 min readLW link
(reasonableapproximation.net)

Mak­ing Bad De­ci­sions On Purpose

ScrewtapeNov 9, 2023, 3:36 AM
48 points
8 comments5 min readLW link

Reflec­tions on a year of college

unoptimalMay 25, 2022, 4:26 PM
35 points
3 comments12 min readLW link

Can Hu­man­ism Match Reli­gion’s Out­put?

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 27, 2009, 11:32 AM
79 points
116 comments5 min readLW link

De­con­fus­ing Direct vs Amor­tised Optimization

berenDec 2, 2022, 11:30 AM
100 points
17 comments10 min readLW link

Flag­ging Po­ten­tially Un­fair Parenting

jefftkDec 26, 2023, 12:40 PM
69 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Ad­vice for newly busy people

Severin T. SeehrichMay 11, 2023, 4:46 PM
124 points
2 comments5 min readLW link

Ex­pe­rience LessWrong with­out the Time-Wast­ing Rab­bitHole Effect

joraineMay 26, 2022, 7:09 PM
4 points
7 comments2 min readLW link

On the proper pi­lot­ing of flesh shoots

Mordecai WeynbergOct 11, 2022, 6:52 PM
−4 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

Hand-writ­ing MathML

jefftkSep 23, 2023, 11:20 AM
16 points
40 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] How should I judge the im­pact of giv­ing $5k to a fam­ily of three kids and two men­tally ill par­ents?

BlakeDec 5, 2022, 1:42 PM
10 points
10 comments1 min readLW link

You should just smile at strangers a lot

chaosmageSep 25, 2023, 8:12 PM
13 points
10 comments1 min readLW link

Run­ning your own work­shop on han­dling hos­tile disagreements

Camille Berger Nov 8, 2023, 10:28 AM
12 points
1 comment7 min readLW link

ni­kno­ble’s Shortform

niknobleOct 2, 2023, 2:32 AM
3 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Why I got the smal­l­pox vac­cine in 2023

joecOct 2, 2023, 5:11 AM
22 points
6 comments4 min readLW link

Dat­ing Roundup #2: If At First You Don’t Succeed

ZviJan 2, 2024, 4:00 PM
54 points
29 comments47 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Epistemic vs. In­stru­men­tal Ra­tion­al­ity: Case of the Leaky Agent

Wei DaiMay 7, 2009, 11:09 PM
18 points
22 comments1 min readLW link

Ca­sual din­ner hangout

jennNov 8, 2023, 4:54 PM
6 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Freeze Dried Rasp­berry Truffles

jefftkDec 25, 2023, 2:10 PM
14 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Step Back

Andy_McKenzieMay 9, 2009, 6:07 PM
18 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

Sim­ple Ter­mi­nal Colors

jefftkOct 10, 2023, 12:40 AM
11 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

How to Think About Cli­mate Models and How to Im­prove Them

clansDec 7, 2022, 7:37 PM
7 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(locationtbd.home.blog)

The 2/​3 rule for multi-fac­tor authentication

RomanHaukssonFeb 4, 2023, 2:57 AM
4 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(roman.computer)

My Mid-Ca­reer Tran­si­tion into Biosecurity

jefftkOct 2, 2023, 9:20 PM
26 points
4 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Con­tra Caller Signs

jefftkMay 11, 2023, 1:10 PM
10 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Mislead­ing Fast Charg­ing Specs

jefftkFeb 5, 2023, 2:50 AM
9 points
3 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

It Takes Two Parac­eta­mol?

Eli_Dec 13, 2022, 4:29 PM
33 points
10 comments2 min readLW link

PortAu­dio M1 Latency

jefftkOct 4, 2023, 7:10 PM
8 points
5 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

FMT: a great op­por­tu­nity for soon-to-be parents

EternallyBlissfulDec 10, 2022, 5:56 PM
7 points
0 comments6 min readLW link

Where free­dom comes from

Logan KiellerJan 31, 2024, 4:53 PM
2 points
1 comment3 min readLW link
(logankieller.substack.com)

Sex is Good, Actually

Gordon Seidoh WorleyFeb 5, 2023, 6:33 AM
40 points
8 comments4 min readLW link

Pro­gram Den’s Shortform

Program DenFeb 5, 2023, 9:53 AM
1 point
8 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] How to gen­er­ate idea/​solu­tions to solve a prob­lem?

warrenjordanOct 29, 2021, 12:53 AM
2 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

The Im­por­tance of Research

falenas108Apr 4, 2011, 10:08 PM
31 points
10 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Why are young, healthy peo­ple ea­ger to take the Covid-19 vac­cine?

CheerfulWarriorNov 22, 2020, 3:24 PM
14 points
59 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Ways to run mul­ti­ple form-in­com­pat­i­ble men­tal­ities?

Self_OptimizationNov 22, 2020, 5:57 PM
2 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Is fake news bul­lshit or ly­ing?

HarperSachsMay 26, 2020, 4:55 PM
22 points
8 comments4 min readLW link

Time to See If We Can Ap­ply Any­thing We Have Learned

MichaelVassarJun 18, 2009, 10:06 AM
1 point
25 comments1 min readLW link

Teach­ing Sim­ple Boundaries

jefftkFeb 5, 2023, 5:30 PM
23 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

How I Think, Part One: In­vest­ing in Fun

Richard HenageNov 8, 2023, 4:00 AM
5 points
2 comments5 min readLW link

Just Try It: Quan­tity Trumps Quality

atuckerApr 4, 2011, 1:13 AM
86 points
83 comments2 min readLW link

Skil­lshare: Lock Picking

Sean AubinNov 7, 2023, 8:41 PM
2 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

De­cid­ing What Pro­ject/​Org to Start: A Guide to Pri­ori­ti­za­tion Research

Alexandra BosJan 30, 2024, 6:13 PM
8 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Si­mul­ta­neous Foot­bass and Footdrums

jefftkApr 28, 2023, 12:50 AM
10 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Win Friends and In­fluence Peo­ple Ch. 2: The Bombshell

gullJan 28, 2024, 9:40 PM
38 points
13 comments17 min readLW link
(www.google.com)

2d ai-part­ners as a com­pre­hen­sive mo­ti­va­tion tool

AiresJLDec 9, 2023, 9:59 PM
3 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Child­hood Roundup #3

ZviOct 10, 2023, 2:30 PM
48 points
3 comments30 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Over­com­ing Para­dox of Choice Through Ran­dom Selection

vernamcipherNov 28, 2020, 4:27 AM
13 points
2 comments4 min readLW link

SHORT NOTICE SACRAMENTO MEETUP

jooyousMay 10, 2023, 6:19 PM
6 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Col­lege Selec­tion Ad­vice for Tech­ni­cal Alignment

TempCollegeAskDec 16, 2022, 5:11 PM
11 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

Com­ing Out

cousin_itJun 25, 2009, 4:16 PM
12 points
12 comments2 min readLW link

Har­ness­ing Your Biases

swestrupJul 2, 2009, 8:45 PM
13 points
14 comments3 min readLW link

Avoid­ing Failure: Fal­lacy Finding

PatrickJul 3, 2009, 5:59 PM
14 points
19 comments1 min readLW link

Can self-help be bad for you?

Tom_TalbotJul 7, 2009, 8:40 PM
4 points
13 comments1 min readLW link

English is a Ter­rible Pro­gram­ming Lan­guage—And other rea­sons AI won’t dis­place programmers

dawsoneliasenFeb 6, 2023, 10:12 PM
26 points
8 comments8 min readLW link
(orbistertius.substack.com)

OpenAI: GPT-based LLMs show abil­ity to dis­crim­i­nate be­tween its own wrong an­swers, but in­abil­ity to ex­plain how/​why it makes that dis­crim­i­na­tion, even as model scales

Aditya JainJun 13, 2022, 11:33 PM
14 points
5 comments1 min readLW link
(openai.com)

Our men­tal build­ing blocks are more differ­ent than I thought

Marius HobbhahnJun 15, 2022, 11:07 AM
44 points
11 comments14 min readLW link

The Parable of Hemlock

Eliezer YudkowskyFeb 3, 2008, 2:01 AM
81 points
19 comments4 min readLW link

Med Pa­tient So­cial Net­works Are Bet­ter Scien­tific Institutions

LironFeb 19, 2010, 8:11 AM
46 points
49 comments2 min readLW link

Stacked Lap­top Monitor

jefftkJan 26, 2024, 2:10 PM
22 points
5 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

The Per­ils of Professionalism

ScrewtapeNov 7, 2023, 12:07 AM
38 points
1 comment10 min readLW link

Go flash blink­ing lights at printed text right now

lemonhopeNov 5, 2023, 7:29 AM
15 points
9 comments1 min readLW link

One Day Sooner

ScrewtapeNov 2, 2023, 7:00 PM
97 points
5 comments8 min readLW link

There have been 3 planes (billion­aire donors) and 2 have crashed

trevorDec 17, 2022, 3:58 AM
16 points
10 comments2 min readLW link

Are healthy choices effec­tive for im­prov­ing live ex­pec­tancy any­more?

Christopher KingMay 8, 2023, 9:25 PM
6 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Duck­bill Masks Are Great

jefftkFeb 7, 2023, 3:00 AM
22 points
14 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Avoid­ing Nega­tive Ex­ter­nal­ities—a the­ory with spe­cific ex­am­ples—Part 1

M. Y. ZuoNov 12, 2021, 4:09 AM
2 points
4 comments6 min readLW link

Notes on Care

David GrossDec 5, 2020, 4:33 PM
8 points
0 comments7 min readLW link

Product En­dorse­ment: Apollo Neuro

ElizabethMay 8, 2023, 7:00 PM
46 points
28 comments5 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

Re­viv­ing a 2015 MacBook

jefftkDec 17, 2023, 9:00 PM
11 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Things You’re Allowed to Do: At the Dentist

rbinnnJan 28, 2024, 6:39 PM
38 points
16 comments1 min readLW link
(metavee.github.io)

[Question] Anki setup best prac­tices?

Sinclair ChenDec 25, 2023, 10:34 PM
11 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

LED Brain Stim­u­la­tion for Productivity

Simon BerensMar 20, 2023, 10:30 PM
13 points
6 comments1 min readLW link
(news.ycombinator.com)

Ra­tional Tooth­paste: A Case Study

badgerMay 31, 2012, 12:31 AM
126 points
60 comments6 min readLW link

[linkpost] Pro­ject Blueprint: ‘Mea­sur­ing and then max­i­mally re­vers­ing the quan­tified biolog­i­cal age of my or­gans’

matteodimaioNov 16, 2021, 2:48 AM
2 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Com­mu­nity build­ing: Les­sons from ten years of fa­cil­i­ta­tion experience

Severin T. SeehrichFeb 8, 2023, 4:26 PM
17 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

An Effec­tive Grab Bag

stavrosDec 19, 2022, 10:29 AM
19 points
1 comment7 min readLW link

Dance Profit Sharing

jefftkMay 8, 2023, 1:10 PM
11 points
3 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Bass Whis­tle in the Browser

jefftkApr 20, 2020, 2:10 AM
8 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Violin Supports

jefftkMay 7, 2023, 12:10 PM
12 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

The case for lifel­og­ging as life extension

Matthew BarnettFeb 1, 2020, 9:56 PM
48 points
17 comments3 min readLW link1 review

How to Compliment

less_penguinyDec 16, 2020, 8:25 AM
13 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Build­ing an Epistemic Sta­tus Tracker

rcuJun 22, 2022, 6:57 PM
7 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

A multi-dis­ci­plinary view on AI safety research

Roman LeventovFeb 8, 2023, 4:50 PM
43 points
4 comments26 min readLW link

No­tice when you stop read­ing right be­fore you understand

just_browsingDec 20, 2022, 5:09 AM
59 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

King David’s %: Estab­lish­ing a new sym­bol for Bayesian prob­a­bil­ity.

Paul LoganJun 26, 2022, 7:47 PM
−11 points
1 comment5 min readLW link
(laulpogan.substack.com)

[Question] How to make to-do lists (and to get things done)?

TeaTieAndHatOct 12, 2023, 2:26 PM
9 points
13 comments2 min readLW link

Com­bi­na­tion Lock Boxes

jefftkOct 13, 2023, 12:50 PM
17 points
9 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

How to Have Space Correctly

fowlertmJun 25, 2013, 3:47 AM
33 points
32 comments8 min readLW link

Dish­washer Filter

jefftkMay 15, 2020, 8:30 PM
6 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Marvel Snap: Phase 2

ZviDec 20, 2022, 2:50 PM
11 points
1 comment13 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

AI Align­ment Prob­lem: Re­quire­ment not op­tional (A Crit­i­cal Anal­y­sis through Mass Effect Tril­ogy)

TAWSIF AHMEDOct 26, 2023, 6:02 PM
−9 points
0 comments4 min readLW link

Public Ser­vice An­nounce­ment Collection

Eliezer YudkowskyJun 27, 2013, 5:20 PM
56 points
330 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] One-on-one tu­tor­ing for any subject

yakimoffOct 14, 2023, 8:58 PM
8 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

Unity Gridworlds

WillPetilloOct 15, 2023, 4:36 AM
8 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Im­pos­tor syn­drome: how to cure it with spread­sheets and med­i­ta­tion

KatWoodsFeb 9, 2023, 9:04 PM
27 points
2 comments19 min readLW link

How to Sup­port Some­one Who is Struggling

David ZellerMar 11, 2023, 6:52 PM
76 points
13 comments5 min readLW link

The price is right

EJTOct 16, 2023, 4:34 PM
39 points
3 comments1 min readLW link
(openairopensea.substack.com)

[Question] Re­sources to help with life/​ca­reer de­ci­sion?

warrenjordanOct 17, 2023, 6:33 AM
4 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Act­ing Nor­mal is Good, Actually

Gordon Seidoh WorleyFeb 10, 2023, 11:35 PM
14 points
5 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] When build­ing an or­ga­ni­za­tion, there are lots of ways to pre­vent fi­nan­cial cor­rup­tion of per­son­nel. But what are the ways to pre­vent cor­rup­tion via so­cial sta­tus, poli­ti­cal power, etc.?

M. Y. ZuoOct 17, 2023, 6:51 PM
19 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Even­ing Wiki(pe­dia) Workout

mcintOct 19, 2023, 9:29 PM
1 point
1 comment1 min readLW link

How I Learn From Textbooks

DirectedEvolutionFeb 12, 2023, 4:45 AM
24 points
3 comments8 min readLW link

Is­sues with un­even AI re­source distribution

User_LukeDec 24, 2022, 1:18 AM
3 points
9 comments5 min readLW link
(temporal.substack.com)

How Car­dioid Are Car­dioids?

jefftkFeb 12, 2023, 4:20 PM
9 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

My slack bud­get: 3 sur­prise prob­lems per week

RaemonFeb 25, 2020, 9:52 PM
67 points
10 comments3 min readLW link1 review

The Un­finished Mys­tery of the Shangri-La Diet

Eliezer YudkowskyApr 10, 2009, 8:30 PM
47 points
232 comments5 min readLW link

Soups as Spreads

jefftkOct 21, 2023, 8:30 PM
18 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

A Few Tips on How to Gen­er­ally Feel Bet­ter (and Avoid Headaches)

moridinamaelApr 30, 2018, 4:02 PM
27 points
12 comments4 min readLW link

How to get good at programming

Ulisse MiniMay 5, 2023, 1:14 AM
39 points
3 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] How to prac­tice ra­tio­nal­ity?

warrenjordanDec 23, 2020, 11:15 PM
5 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

The Old Year and The New

jennJan 2, 2024, 12:53 AM
10 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Ad­vice for in­ter­act­ing with busy people

Severin T. SeehrichMay 4, 2023, 1:31 PM
66 points
3 comments4 min readLW link

Au­tomat­ing the Breath Pulse

jefftkApr 27, 2023, 12:10 AM
11 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

North Oak­land: Board Games, Fe­bru­ary 28th

CzynskiFeb 14, 2023, 8:16 AM
2 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Ret­ro­spec­tive on Teach­ing Ra­tion­al­ity Workshops

Neel NandaJan 3, 2021, 5:15 PM
59 points
2 comments31 min readLW link

My scorched-earth policy on New Year’s resolutions

PatrickDFarleyDec 29, 2022, 2:45 PM
29 points
2 comments4 min readLW link

Tar­nished Guy who Puts a Num on it

Jacob FalkovichJul 6, 2022, 6:05 PM
38 points
11 comments4 min readLW link

Mov­ing VPS Again

jefftkMay 4, 2023, 12:30 AM
9 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Ex­pec­ta­tions In­fluence Real­ity (and AI)

purplelightFeb 4, 2022, 9:31 PM
0 points
3 comments7 min readLW link

Per­son­hood is a Reli­gious Belief

jan SijanMay 3, 2023, 4:16 PM
−42 points
28 comments6 min readLW link

Con­sider Multiclassing

JustisMillsJul 7, 2022, 2:54 PM
17 points
1 comment3 min readLW link

My recom­men­da­tions for grat­i­tude exercises

MaxCarpendaleAug 5, 2019, 7:04 PM
40 points
3 comments5 min readLW link

Babysit­ting as Par­ent­ing Trial?

jefftkJul 7, 2022, 1:20 PM
46 points
19 comments3 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Bayesian examination

Lê Nguyên HoangDec 9, 2019, 7:50 PM
86 points
56 comments5 min readLW link

[Question] What skills or habits have last­ing value through time?

DuffJan 12, 2021, 1:54 AM
7 points
12 comments1 min readLW link

The True Re­jec­tion Challenge

AlicornJun 27, 2011, 7:18 AM
60 points
533 comments1 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

[Question] What sub­jects are un­ex­pect­edly high-util­ity?

FinalFormal2Jan 25, 2024, 4:00 AM
9 points
18 comments1 min readLW link

Silence

alkjashMar 18, 2018, 4:10 AM
58 points
17 comments4 min readLW link
(radimentary.wordpress.com)

Box­ing at the gym

yakimoffApr 26, 2023, 5:10 AM
1 point
0 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Per­sonal pre­dic­tions for de­ci­sions: seek­ing insights

DalmertFeb 15, 2023, 6:45 AM
4 points
4 comments5 min readLW link

Use con­di­tional prob­a­bil­ities to clear up er­ror rate confusion

Maxwell PetersonJan 17, 2021, 8:27 AM
5 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

Spend Money on Ergonomics

KevinDec 23, 2011, 6:40 AM
77 points
212 comments5 min readLW link

Does descal­ing a ket­tle help? The­ory and practice

philhMay 2, 2023, 8:20 PM
35 points
25 comments8 min readLW link
(reasonableapproximation.net)

Con­tra Scott on Abol­ish­ing the FDA

Maxwell TabarrokDec 15, 2023, 2:00 PM
46 points
3 comments6 min readLW link
(maximumprogress.substack.com)

[Question] What ca­reer ad­vice do you give to soft­ware en­g­ineers?

AntbDec 31, 2022, 12:01 PM
15 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup Tip: Nametags

ScrewtapeMar 10, 2023, 9:00 PM
16 points
2 comments3 min readLW link

Red Line Ash­mont Train is Now Approaching

jefftkDec 14, 2023, 2:50 AM
23 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Believe in Your­self and don’t stop Improving

Johannes C. MayerApr 25, 2023, 10:34 PM
0 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Im­port­ing a Python File by Name

jefftkJan 25, 2024, 4:00 PM
12 points
7 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

For al­ign­ment, we should si­mul­ta­neously use mul­ti­ple the­o­ries of cog­ni­tion and value

Roman LeventovApr 24, 2023, 10:37 AM
22 points
5 comments5 min readLW link

How I Am Productive

Peter WildefordAug 27, 2013, 1:04 PM
67 points
34 comments14 min readLW link

Gas and Water

jefftkApr 21, 2023, 1:30 AM
17 points
9 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Sim­ple Appreciations

Jonathan MoregårdJan 23, 2024, 4:23 PM
17 points
11 comments4 min readLW link
(open.substack.com)

[Question] Prac­ti­cal ways to ac­tu­al­ize our be­liefs into con­crete bets over a longer time hori­zon?

M. Y. ZuoApr 20, 2023, 9:21 PM
4 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] How should we ad­just microCOVID es­ti­mates for omicron, boost­ers, test­ing?

SameerishereDec 30, 2021, 12:15 AM
8 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

No, Se­ri­ously. Just Try It.

lukeprogApr 20, 2011, 4:11 PM
86 points
42 comments2 min readLW link

Coffee: When it helps, when it hurts

JustinShovelainMar 10, 2010, 6:14 AM
52 points
109 comments1 min readLW link

Walk­through: Filing a UK self-as­sess­ment tax return

philhDec 29, 2021, 11:10 PM
22 points
3 comments21 min readLW link
(reasonableapproximation.net)

To-do waves

Paweł SysiakJul 16, 2022, 1:19 AM
3 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

A Step-by-step Guide to Find­ing a (Good!) Therapist

squidiousJul 18, 2018, 1:50 AM
44 points
5 comments9 min readLW link
(opalsandbonobos.blogspot.com)

[Question] How likely is it that SARS-CoV-2 origi­nated in a lab­o­ra­tory?

CTVKenneyJan 25, 2021, 8:22 PM
38 points
26 comments1 min readLW link

This Year I Tried To Teach My­self Math. How Did It Go?

BoraskoDec 31, 2021, 5:55 PM
65 points
10 comments10 min readLW link

Why don’t Ra­tion­al­ists use bidets?

LakinJan 2, 2023, 5:42 PM
25 points
33 comments2 min readLW link

You can rack up mas­sive amounts of data quickly by ask­ing ques­tions to all your friends

Neil Jan 21, 2024, 1:27 AM
14 points
2 comments2 min readLW link

Four ques­tions I ask AI safety researchers

Orpheus16Jul 17, 2022, 5:25 PM
17 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Char­lot­teS’s Shortform

CharlotteSApr 19, 2023, 10:00 PM
2 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Spend­ing Up­date 2022

jefftkJul 19, 2022, 2:10 PM
28 points
0 comments3 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Sim­ple em­bod­ied cog­ni­tion hacks

curiousepicMar 23, 2011, 1:24 PM
59 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

How to Build a Lumenator

RaemonAug 12, 2018, 5:11 AM
75 points
27 comments2 min readLW link

Vi­su­al­ise your own prob­a­bil­ity of an AI catas­tro­phe: an in­ter­ac­tive Sankey plot

MNoetelFeb 16, 2023, 12:03 PM
1 point
2 comments1 min readLW link

The 3% In­cline (thefer­rett.com)

RaemonApr 27, 2018, 12:56 AM
24 points
6 comments1 min readLW link
(www.theferrett.com)

[Question] Look­ing for a post about vibing and banter

IntrospectiveFeb 16, 2023, 7:28 PM
1 point
1 comment1 min readLW link

[Question] Is the in­fluence of money per­va­sive, even on LessWrong?

shanenFeb 2, 2021, 8:22 PM
−1 points
33 comments1 min readLW link

Pre­dic­tion mar­kets meetup/​cowork­ing (hosted by Man­i­fold Mar­kets)

Jul 26, 2022, 12:14 AM
2 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

A Good Pos­ture - Mus­cles & Self-Aware­ness.

leggiNov 15, 2019, 9:19 AM
10 points
3 comments7 min readLW link

Hu­man tri­als for the Mar­burg vac­cine: fund­ing op­por­tu­nity?

americanwalrusJul 27, 2022, 5:53 AM
3 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.independent.co.uk)

[Question] Is there a guide to ‘Prob­lems that are too fast to Google’?

VaniverJun 17, 2019, 5:04 AM
48 points
13 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup Tip: Con­ver­sa­tion Starters

ScrewtapeApr 17, 2023, 6:25 PM
20 points
1 comment2 min readLW link

Ap­plied Picoeconomics

Scott AlexanderJun 17, 2009, 4:08 PM
61 points
85 comments4 min readLW link

Ap­ply­ing Be­hav­ioral Psy­chol­ogy on Myself

John_MaxwellJun 20, 2010, 6:25 AM
70 points
39 comments2 min readLW link

Let’s Stop Pre­tend­ing to Be Origi­nal Thinkers

vernamcipherJan 8, 2022, 8:14 PM
21 points
7 comments17 min readLW link

Anatomy of a Dat­ing Document

squidiousJul 31, 2022, 2:40 AM
26 points
24 comments4 min readLW link
(opalsandbonobos.blogspot.com)

SF Se­vere Weather Warning

stavrosJan 3, 2023, 6:04 AM
3 points
3 comments1 min readLW link
(news.ycombinator.com)

What it means to be lucky

Amir BolousFeb 6, 2021, 5:40 PM
7 points
6 comments5 min readLW link

O2 Curve Re­view: Well Worth the Money

eapacheFeb 6, 2021, 10:35 PM
14 points
4 comments5 min readLW link

Kolb’s: an ap­proach to con­sciously get bet­ter at anything

jacquesthibsJan 3, 2023, 6:16 PM
10 points
1 comment6 min readLW link

Link Post > Blog Post

party girlFeb 17, 2023, 5:59 PM
4 points
6 comments1 min readLW link
(onthespectrumontheguestlist.substack.com)

Reflec­tive jour­nal en­tries us­ing GPT-4 and Ob­sidian that de­mand less willpower.

Solenoid_EntityApr 15, 2023, 12:45 PM
55 points
24 comments7 min readLW link

Don’t be a Maxi

Cole KillianJul 31, 2022, 11:59 PM
15 points
7 comments2 min readLW link
(colekillian.com)

In­ter­net Search Tips: how I use Google/​Google Scholar/​Lib­gen

gwernDec 12, 2018, 2:50 PM
51 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.gwern.net)

some ran­dom par­ent­ing ideas

mike_hawkeFeb 13, 2021, 3:53 PM
38 points
7 comments7 min readLW link

My Ad­vice for In­com­ing SERI MATS Scholars

Johannes C. MayerJan 3, 2023, 7:25 PM
52 points
1 comment4 min readLW link

[Question] Us­ing ChatGPT for mem­ory re­con­soli­da­tion?

warrenjordanApr 13, 2023, 1:27 AM
3 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

In­de­pen­dence Dividends

jefftkApr 13, 2023, 1:20 AM
35 points
11 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

North Oak­land: Short Talks, April 4th

CzynskiMar 11, 2023, 11:35 PM
2 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

Flex­i­bil­ity and the Singularity

Jonathan MoregårdJan 18, 2024, 3:29 PM
8 points
0 comments3 min readLW link
(honestliving.substack.com)

Tem­plates and videos for do­ing an­nual and daily re­views

peterslatteryDec 22, 2019, 12:48 AM
16 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

Year in Re­view + Ac­countabil­ity Groups Meetup

Jan 5, 2023, 2:16 AM
7 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

How to Es­cape From Im­moral Mazes

ZviJan 16, 2020, 1:10 PM
76 points
19 comments19 min readLW link1 review
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

On the na­ture of anxiety

mr_fahrenheitFeb 22, 2021, 11:56 PM
0 points
0 comments5 min readLW link

Ac­tive vs Pas­sive Distraction

squidiousFeb 14, 2018, 10:14 PM
25 points
2 comments3 min readLW link

PSA: re­ward is part of the habit loop too

Alok SinghJan 5, 2023, 11:00 AM
22 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(alok.github.io)

Ac­tion: Help ex­pand fund­ing for AI Safety by co­or­di­nat­ing on NSF response

Evan R. MurphyJan 19, 2022, 10:47 PM
23 points
8 comments3 min readLW link

Florida Elections

DoubleAug 13, 2022, 8:10 PM
−3 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

When you already know the an­swer—Us­ing your In­ner Simulator

Neel NandaFeb 23, 2021, 5:58 PM
44 points
4 comments11 min readLW link
(www.neelnanda.io)

Ra­tion­al­ity Les­sons Learned from Ir­ra­tional Ad­ven­tures in Romance

lukeprogOct 4, 2011, 2:45 AM
68 points
616 comments6 min readLW link

Poli­ti­cal Skills which In­crease Income

XodarapMar 2, 2014, 5:56 PM
102 points
19 comments4 min readLW link

Choos­ing bat­tles (on the In­ter­net)

PatrickDFarleyJan 20, 2022, 3:38 PM
24 points
2 comments4 min readLW link

Utility is relative

CrimsonChinJan 8, 2024, 2:31 AM
2 points
4 comments2 min readLW link

Parametrize Pri­or­ity Evaluations

SilverFlameApr 8, 2023, 12:39 AM
2 points
2 comments6 min readLW link

What is the VIX?

AnnapurnaFeb 26, 2021, 1:05 AM
21 points
12 comments1 min readLW link

TDT for Humans

alkjashFeb 28, 2018, 5:40 AM
26 points
7 comments5 min readLW link
(radimentary.wordpress.com)

Op­ti­mal Employment

LouieJan 31, 2011, 12:50 PM
77 points
281 comments10 min readLW link

Texas Freeze Ret­ro­spec­tive: meetup notes

jchanMar 3, 2021, 2:48 PM
68 points
6 comments11 min readLW link

Science: Do It Yourself

alyssavanceFeb 13, 2011, 4:47 AM
85 points
206 comments6 min readLW link

[Question] What should a non-ge­nius do in the face of rapid progress in GAI to en­sure a de­cent life?

kalerJan 1, 2024, 8:22 AM
11 points
16 comments1 min readLW link

The ab­sence of self-re­jec­tion is self-acceptance

ChipmonkDec 21, 2023, 9:54 PM
20 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(chipmonk.substack.com)

[Question] How to find trans­la­tions of a book?

ViliamJan 8, 2024, 2:57 PM
9 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

Sled­ding Among Hazards

jefftkJan 8, 2024, 3:30 AM
19 points
5 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

What are the op­ti­mal bi­ases to over­come?

aaronswAug 4, 2012, 3:04 PM
103 points
70 comments2 min readLW link

A Suite of Prag­matic Con­sid­er­a­tions in Fa­vor of Niceness

AlicornJan 5, 2010, 9:32 PM
111 points
198 comments3 min readLW link

Ir­ra­tional ar­gu­ments or valuable heuris­tics?

Hauntology Ph.D.Mar 8, 2021, 5:34 AM
8 points
0 comments8 min readLW link

Lies on the internet

sudoAug 24, 2022, 5:14 AM
8 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Child­hood Roundup #1

ZviJan 6, 2023, 1:00 PM
83 points
27 comments8 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Eth­er­net Is Worth It For Video Calls

jefftkApr 11, 2020, 12:10 PM
55 points
26 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

A Way To Be Okay

Duncan Sabien (Deactivated)Feb 19, 2023, 8:27 PM
107 points
36 comments10 min readLW link

[LINK] Why Your Cus­tomers Would Be Hap­pier If You Charged More

lincolnquirkSep 21, 2012, 8:10 PM
0 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] How do you es­ti­mate how much you’re go­ing to like some­thing?

CTVKenneyMar 14, 2021, 2:33 AM
4 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Minor Life Op­ti­miza­tion: Con­sider Order­ing Your Food To-Go

sudoMar 12, 2023, 2:08 AM
9 points
20 comments1 min readLW link

Stop Talk­ing to Each Other and Start Buy­ing Things: Three Decades of Sur­vival in the Desert of So­cial Media

the gears to ascensionJan 8, 2023, 4:45 AM
1 point
14 comments1 min readLW link
(catvalente.substack.com)

On Blog­ging and Podcasting

DanielFilanJan 9, 2023, 12:40 AM
18 points
6 comments11 min readLW link
(danielfilan.com)

Pseudonymity and Accusations

jefftkDec 21, 2023, 7:20 PM
52 points
20 comments3 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

The Emo­tional Type of a Decision

moridinamaelFeb 21, 2023, 8:35 PM
13 points
0 comments4 min readLW link

Hu­mans Can Be Man­u­ally Strategic

NoSignalNoNoiseJan 6, 2024, 7:28 PM
6 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Candy­land is Terrible

jefftkFeb 22, 2023, 1:50 AM
16 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

I Tripped and Be­came GPT! (And How This Up­dated My Timelines)

FrankophoneSep 1, 2022, 5:56 PM
31 points
0 comments4 min readLW link

How it feels to have your mind hacked by an AI

blakedJan 12, 2023, 12:33 AM
353 points
218 comments17 min readLW link

Run­ning With a Backpack

jefftkJan 11, 2023, 3:00 AM
16 points
11 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[LINK] How to in­crease conscientiousness

lincolnquirkOct 4, 2013, 3:26 PM
1 point
4 comments1 min readLW link

Write to Think

Michael SamoilovJan 12, 2023, 12:33 AM
10 points
2 comments2 min readLW link

The ‘5 Main Mus­cles of Move­ment’ Made Easy.

leggiDec 7, 2019, 9:17 AM
5 points
0 comments5 min readLW link

Pos­i­tive Queries—How Fetching

BenquoApr 30, 2014, 2:24 AM
36 points
43 comments7 min readLW link

[link] “Paper strips” mem­ory technique

lincolnquirkOct 6, 2018, 12:11 PM
13 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

The Five Main Mus­cles for a Full Range of Nat­u­ral Move­ment, Dy­namic Align­ment & Balance.

leggiSep 1, 2019, 3:22 AM
15 points
10 comments10 min readLW link

On­line Pri­vacy: Should you Care?

brookFeb 11, 2022, 1:20 PM
11 points
1 comment6 min readLW link

Build­ing and En­ter­tain­ing Couples

Jacob FalkovichFeb 22, 2023, 7:02 PM
79 points
11 comments4 min readLW link

What’s your Mis­sion?

GregorDeVillainSep 4, 2022, 6:52 PM
−4 points
1 comment6 min readLW link

A Game About AI Align­ment (& Meta-Ethics): What Are the Must Haves?

JonathanErhardtSep 5, 2022, 7:55 AM
18 points
15 comments2 min readLW link

Gold, Silver, Red: A color scheme for un­der­stand­ing people

Michael SoareverixMar 13, 2023, 1:06 AM
17 points
2 comments4 min readLW link

Iron defi­cien­cies are very bad and you should treat them

ElizabethJan 12, 2023, 9:10 AM
91 points
17 comments11 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

Ra­tion­al­ist horo­scopes: A low-hang­ing util­ity gen­er­a­tor.

AdeleneDawnerMay 22, 2011, 9:37 AM
79 points
80 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Where do you find peo­ple who ac­tu­ally do things?

Ulisse MiniJan 13, 2023, 6:57 AM
7 points
12 comments1 min readLW link

First we shape our so­cial graph; then it shapes us

Henrik KarlssonSep 7, 2022, 3:50 PM
52 points
6 comments8 min readLW link
(escapingflatland.substack.com)

How to Do Re­search. v1

Pablo RepettoSep 8, 2022, 1:08 AM
29 points
4 comments41 min readLW link
(pabloernesto.github.io)

Man­i­festo: The Land is our Birthright (in­spired by the Lars Doucet Ge­or­gism book re­view)

taleloreFeb 15, 2022, 11:50 PM
−21 points
7 comments7 min readLW link

A Mo­tor­cy­cle (and Cal­ibra­tion?) Accident

bogglerMar 18, 2018, 10:21 PM
25 points
11 comments2 min readLW link

Quaker Prac­tice for the Aspiring Rationalist

maiaApr 1, 2023, 7:32 PM
25 points
4 comments6 min readLW link

How To Get Startup Ideas: A Brief Lit Re­view and Analysis

Adam ZernerMar 30, 2023, 8:33 PM
21 points
10 comments43 min readLW link

[Question] Are there ra­tio­nal­ity tech­niques similar to star­ing at the wall for 4 hours?

trevorFeb 24, 2023, 11:48 AM
31 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Should I ad­vo­cate for peo­ple to not buy Iver­mectin as a treat­ment for COVID-19 in the Philip­pines for now?

BrianTanMar 31, 2021, 1:59 PM
8 points
9 comments2 min readLW link

Hold Off On Propos­ing Solutions

Eliezer YudkowskyOct 17, 2007, 3:16 AM
111 points
50 comments3 min readLW link

Books Wor­thy of Integration

Roven SkyfalFeb 20, 2022, 8:03 AM
13 points
2 comments3 min readLW link

You Are Be­ing Underpaid

RobertMApr 15, 2018, 6:28 AM
29 points
16 comments8 min readLW link

On Cook­ing With Gas

ZviJan 13, 2023, 2:20 PM
37 points
60 comments6 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Smal­lpox vac­cines are widely available, for now

David HornbeinJan 13, 2023, 8:02 PM
19 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

Vim

lsusrApr 7, 2021, 6:35 AM
48 points
57 comments18 min readLW link

How To Have Things Correctly

AlicornOct 17, 2012, 6:10 AM
100 points
219 comments6 min readLW link

Con­vict Con­di­tion­ing Book Review

BoraskoApr 9, 2021, 10:10 PM
40 points
11 comments11 min readLW link

Punc­tu­al­ity—Ar­riv­ing on Time and Math

XachariahMay 3, 2012, 1:35 AM
135 points
40 comments5 min readLW link

Put Dirty Dishes in the Dishwasher

jefftkSep 10, 2022, 1:10 PM
37 points
16 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Aligned with what?

Program DenJan 14, 2023, 10:28 AM
3 points
41 comments1 min readLW link

Ex­pe­riences in ap­ply­ing “The Biode­ter­minist’s Guide to Par­ent­ing”

juliawiseJul 17, 2015, 7:19 PM
122 points
34 comments9 min readLW link

Re­la­tion­ship Orientations

DaystarEldFeb 24, 2023, 7:43 PM
36 points
1 comment3 min readLW link
(daystareld.com)

The prob­lem with the me­dia pre­sen­ta­tion of “be­liev­ing in AI”

Roman LeventovSep 14, 2022, 9:05 PM
3 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Prepar­ing for Pos­si­ble Rus­sian Coun­ter­sanc­tions in Europe

aruntoFeb 27, 2022, 12:01 PM
25 points
9 comments1 min readLW link

Nose /​ throat treat­ments for res­pi­ra­tory infections

juliawiseMar 13, 2023, 2:41 AM
46 points
6 comments8 min readLW link

Freiburg—The Scien­tific Method & Zendo

omarkJan 15, 2023, 9:37 PM
2 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

How to avoid dy­ing in a car crash

[deleted]Mar 17, 2012, 7:44 PM
119 points
294 comments7 min readLW link

Break your habits: be more empirical

AcademianOct 2, 2010, 9:04 PM
145 points
33 comments2 min readLW link

Ex­pected Pain Parameters

AlicornJul 14, 2018, 7:30 PM
87 points
12 comments2 min readLW link

KWR On Ice

jennJan 16, 2023, 4:15 AM
2 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

The Lens That Sees Its Flaws

Eliezer YudkowskySep 23, 2007, 12:10 AM
275 points
42 comments3 min readLW link

Reli­gion is Good, Actually

Gordon Seidoh WorleyFeb 9, 2023, 6:34 AM
−1 points
39 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] How do you man­age your in­puts?

Mateusz BagińskiMar 28, 2023, 6:26 PM
15 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Tesla Model 3 Review

jefftkJan 17, 2023, 1:10 AM
18 points
15 comments4 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Per­sonal Devel­op­ment Sys­tem: Win­ning Re­peat­edly and Grow­ing Effec­tively With The BIG4

Paul RohdeDec 14, 2023, 6:49 PM
12 points
0 comments33 min readLW link
(blog.paul-rohde.com)

Five Rea­sons to Lie

DzoldzayaJan 17, 2023, 4:53 PM
0 points
19 comments3 min readLW link

Cryp­tocur­rency Ex­ploits Show the Im­por­tance of Proac­tive Poli­cies for AI X-Risk

eSpencerSep 20, 2022, 5:53 PM
1 point
0 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] How to test tiny skills?

Nicholas / Heather KrossApr 24, 2021, 5:02 AM
5 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

Feel­ing Progress as Motivation

SableMar 28, 2023, 9:11 AM
4 points
1 comment3 min readLW link
(affablyevil.substack.com)

Learn­ing How to Learn (And 20+ Stud­ies)

maxaFeb 26, 2023, 10:46 PM
57 points
12 comments6 min readLW link
(max2c.com)

Talk­ers and doers

Amir BolousApr 28, 2021, 4:26 AM
−1 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Bet­ter air is the eas­iest way not to die

digital_carverApr 28, 2021, 10:24 AM
23 points
9 comments1 min readLW link
(dynomight.net)

Quotes Worth Talk­ing About

akaTricksterJan 17, 2023, 9:26 PM
−1 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] Best Ques­tions To Vet Po­ten­tial Ai-Safety Applicants

jacksonjezionJan 18, 2023, 7:01 PM
6 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Al­most ev­ery­one I’ve met would be well-served think­ing more about what to fo­cus on

Henrik KarlssonJan 5, 2024, 9:01 PM
95 points
8 comments11 min readLW link
(www.henrikkarlsson.xyz)

What makes teach­ing math special

ViliamDec 17, 2023, 2:15 PM
38 points
26 comments11 min readLW link

Epis­tle to the New York Less Wrongians

Eliezer YudkowskyApr 20, 2011, 9:13 PM
150 points
275 comments10 min readLW link

My Ex­pe­rience With Lov­ing Kind­ness Meditation

maiaFeb 28, 2023, 6:18 PM
47 points
8 comments3 min readLW link
(particularvirtue.blogspot.com)

Maps of Maps, and Empty Expectations

Nora_AmmannMay 3, 2021, 9:59 AM
29 points
5 comments14 min readLW link

Screen-sup­ported Portable Monitor

jefftkJan 4, 2024, 1:50 PM
16 points
10 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] Eth­i­cal and in­cen­tive-com­pat­i­ble way to share fi­nances with part­ner when you both work?

Chad NauseamFeb 28, 2023, 6:28 PM
14 points
3 comments2 min readLW link
(www.reddit.com)

MA RMV Overloaded

jefftkJan 19, 2023, 4:40 PM
16 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Thoughts on Ad Blocking

jefftkMay 6, 2021, 2:50 AM
19 points
24 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

How I Run Sols­tice, Step by Step

maiaMar 16, 2023, 3:23 AM
40 points
0 comments16 min readLW link
(particularvirtue.blogspot.com)

Stag­ger­ing Hunters

ScrewtapeMar 27, 2023, 7:11 PM
12 points
2 comments5 min readLW link

Hu­mans need places

BenquoApr 19, 2018, 7:50 PM
44 points
6 comments3 min readLW link
(benjaminrosshoffman.com)

AGI safety field build­ing pro­jects I’d like to see

Severin T. SeehrichJan 19, 2023, 10:40 PM
68 points
27 comments9 min readLW link

Meetup Tip: The Greeter

ScrewtapeMar 24, 2023, 8:31 PM
11 points
0 comments4 min readLW link

Kingfisher Album Kickstarter

jefftkMar 23, 2023, 11:20 PM
8 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] Is a PhD nec­es­sary to con­tribute mean­ingfully to a field?

TrudosKudosSep 27, 2022, 9:27 PM
4 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

Preface

iy3dJan 20, 2023, 12:38 PM
3 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

Jo­hannes’ Biography

Johannes C. MayerJan 3, 2024, 1:27 PM
9 points
0 comments10 min readLW link

Me­dia Publi­ca­tion Governed by Pre­dic­tion Markets

joao_abrantesSep 30, 2022, 10:01 AM
1 point
0 comments1 min readLW link
(joao-abrantes.com)

[Question] What sorts of prepa­ra­tions ought I do in case of fur­ther es­ca­la­tion in Ukraine?

tailcalledOct 1, 2022, 4:44 PM
47 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

Slack mat­ters more than any outcome

ValentineDec 31, 2022, 8:11 PM
134 points
54 comments19 min readLW link1 review

AI Safety Re­search Pro­ject Ideas

Owain_EvansMay 21, 2021, 1:39 PM
58 points
2 comments3 min readLW link

The Ree­bok effect

Jan Christian RefsgaardMay 21, 2021, 5:11 PM
13 points
14 comments1 min readLW link
(statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu)

[Question] Does Google still hire peo­ple via their foo­bar challenge?

AlgonOct 4, 2022, 3:39 PM
11 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

Prin­ci­ples for Pro­duc­tive Group Meetings

jsteinhardtMar 22, 2023, 12:50 AM
60 points
1 comment13 min readLW link
(bounded-regret.ghost.io)

Swim­ming Up­stream: A Case Study in In­stru­men­tal Rationality

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

Small Go Boards

jefftkJan 21, 2023, 2:50 PM
18 points
6 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Ac­crue Nu­clear Dig­nity Points

Pee DoomOct 7, 2022, 8:40 AM
9 points
8 comments5 min readLW link

Skill Acquisition

ScrewtapeMar 21, 2023, 12:49 AM
6 points
0 comments4 min readLW link

All De­bates Are Brav­ery Debates

Scott AlexanderJun 9, 2013, 7:00 PM
103 points
4 comments6 min readLW link

It’s ok

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

[Question] (Cry­on­ics) can I be frozen be­fore be­ing near-death?

hollowingMar 1, 2023, 6:44 AM
6 points
16 comments1 min readLW link

The On­tics and The Decouplers

hawkebiaMar 24, 2022, 2:04 PM
11 points
1 comment6 min readLW link

Make your train­ing useful

AnnaSalamonFeb 12, 2011, 2:14 AM
134 points
46 comments5 min readLW link

Sum­mary: “How to write a the­sis” by Um­berto Eco

Pablo RepettoMar 25, 2022, 9:40 PM
7 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(pabloernesto.github.io)

Con­sider Try­ing Dictation

jefftkJan 22, 2023, 10:50 PM
23 points
10 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)
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