You may make my anonymous survey data public (recommended)

You may use my data for a research paper
Please do not use my data for formal research

I read SSC regularly; please include my response on their survey as well.
I read SSC rarely or not at all; please do not include me on their survey.

...and currently not looking for more relationship partners
...and seeking more relationship partners
...and possibly open to more relationship partners

Computers (other academic, computer science)
Computers (practical: IT, programming, etc.)

Libertarian, for example like the US Libertarian Party: socially permissive, minimal/no taxes, minimal/no distribution of wealth
Liberal, for example the US Democratic Party or the UK Labour Party: socially permissive, more taxes, more redistribution of wealth
Social democratic, for example Scandinavian countries: socially permissive, high taxes, major redistribution of wealth
Conservative, for example the US Republican Party and UK Tories: traditional values, low taxes, low redistribution of wealth
Communist, for example the old Soviet Union: complete state control of many facets of life

none (sorry, couldn't make radio button unselect)
Christian (Other non-Protestant, eg Eastern Orthodox)
Anti-Molochist (thanks, Slate Star Codex!)
I checked a box by accident and can't skip this question now!
Omit this response, atheist, clicked one by accident, it doesn't let me unselect and I don't want to re-do the whole survey
(clicked accidentally, don't know how to cancel the radiobutton, should be skipped)
I clicked this by a mistake and i cant unclick it

Christian (Other non-Protestant, eg Eastern Orthodox)
Probably christian, but not sure as before 1800 or so
Mother: Christian (Protestant); Father: None
Mother lukewarm Protestant, father not religious
christian non church attending, 1 parent raised catholic the other not
One lukewarm Christian (I think?), one nonspiritual athiest
Christian (one side catholic the other Protestant)
haven't done that AFAIK, we are a GDR family
Both Christian Catholic and Protestant, 1 parent from each. Not a union that was popular with the clergy in Ireland.

several highly divergent scores, probably not meaningful

It was a test given verbally. I do not remember which exactly. It was not Raven's Progressive Matrices.
Weschsler Adult Intelligence Scale as part of a psychological evaluation.
ISTR it was the Stanford-Binet, administered at school.
tickle.com used to have this online test. Think it was based on Wechsler's scale.
Stanford Binet Intelligence Scale Fourth Edition administered by my shrink
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, administered by my psychologist.
I have only ever taken internet tests. I'm not currently interested in accurately measuring my IQ in case it screws up my motivation.
Mensa Entrance Exam, was given an offer to join
Mensa standard test, result exceeded test range.
Admission test by Mensa in Deutschland (MinD)
It was the Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale administered by a psychology student at the university of Umeå as part of their training to learn how to administer such tests, and the results were checked and acknowledged by one of the leading experts in Sweden in intelligence testing - psychologist Håkan Nyman who was teaching the student at the time.
Pretty sure it was the Wechsler Intelligence Test for Children. Administered by a child's psychiatrist
The one above was the national army administered one. I got the exact same number on the MENSA test a couple years ago.
WAIS-TYPE test administered by private psychologist for admission to public school gifted program followed by some sort of follow up test.
I have not been administered with an IQ test that I can remember.
WAIS-III administered by an educational psychologist while I was at university
WAIS at a university, administered in the context of a psych study
WISC-III, administered by high school teacher.
WAIS-III administered by a psychiatrist.
8 hour test administered by clinical psychologists
I passed a MENSA test when I was 19 with a score "156 or above", the one above was also a MENSA test, but of a different type (to translate back the names it would be "power constraint" for the 11-years ago and "time constraint" for the 6-months-ago)
The last 'proper' test I took was at the age of around 10 - a statewide test for year 4 students for selection to 'O.C.' classes. I was one of 2 in my year selected from my school. Apparently, this put me in the top 2% of population. I don't recall the specifics of the test. Subsequent 'non-professional' testing has always scored me in early to mid 130s
It was the BPP test administered by the army.
It was for placement in a gifted program. It involved listening to a set of instructions for a series of multiple choice questions, many of which requred visual pattern recognition.
I took the PSAT when I was 14 to qualify for entry into a programme for talented teenagers. Entering the programme required a score in the 95th percentile or higher, which I achieved, but I do not remember my exact score.
WAIS administered when I was 12, more recently the Mensa entrance exam.
Stanford-Binet test, administered by a third-party facility in Denver.
I do not remember the specifics, but it was a three hour long test administrated by my highschool for those students in large numbers of AP classes.
Standard MENSA test in Czech Republic, probably Raven's Prgogrssive Matrices.
WISC administered by independent psychologist during an autism evaluation.
WAIS administered by professional psychologist
It was psychologist-administered, but I don't remember the specific test.
It was a self administered test from a book. I included this test as it wasn't an internet test - on those I remember scoring 138-1440. But it wasn't administered by a professional - apologies if this counts as not reading the question properly. I'm sorry I don't have any SAT scores for you, being British. I got all As in high school and 2.1 in Economics from Cambridge - if thats vaguely translateable.
Woodcock-Johnson III Cognitive Abilities Test. General Intellectual Ability 136, percentile 99.
I took the ACT so I could write in the triple nine society's magazine (though I ended up not doing so) and I scored 35. That was the cheapest way to get in, psychometrists are expensive. On the one hand, it's designed for high school student and I took it as a 31 year old with a masters in applied mathematics. On the other hand, I learned English as a second language. I think I'm probably somewhere in the 145-155 range.
IQ test administered at my school. I didn't ask which test it was at the time. I believe it was the standard test.
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, conducted annually in my office
I took Raven's Standard and Advanced Progressive Matrices as admission exam for enterng Mensa. The problem is Mensa Brasil won't tell me the exact result - only that I was accepted. Because the basic requirement for membership is being on the 98th percentile, that means I got at least a 131.
SAT, 1996, scaled according to standard deviations.
Epreuve de Performance Cognitive (EPC)-Revised by Xavier Jouve of Cerebrals.com
Epreuve de Performance Cognitive-Revised by Xavier Jouve of Cerebrals.com
some sort of wechsler adult intelligence test, administered by professional psychologist
Above is FSIQ (137) from WAIS-III, administered by a neuropsychologist as I was getting a formal ADHD diagnosis at the start of grad school. I was on some, but not enough, stimulants at the time. (I also maxed out the Raven's Progressive Matrices!)
It was Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale administered at my school surprisingly enough.
INSBAT Intelligenz-Struktur-Batterie by Schuhfried GmbH Tested in the computer diagnostic in the university
I don't quite recall, I was brought in for testing to see what was up with me and my inattentiveness in class. Apparently the doctor told my parents I was just a bored, intelligent underachiever.
All I really remember is that it was taken by a psychologist working for some sort of social services regarding gifted children, and that it took considerable time by 7-year-old standards (an hour? Two? No more than an afternoon, I think.) 7 is approximate, it may have been 8.
Test at school, a long time ago - perhaps I was 14?
I took the Ravens Progressive matrices exam when I was 15
WAIS-III administered by an Air Force psychologist as a diagnostic.
post-secondary graduate recruitment exam, public service commission, government of canada, standardized to an IQ score
Mensa entrance exam. The scores on the given test convert to IQ scores, and this is the minimum required score for acceptance.
Administered at my school (in the context of eligibility for a gifted program).
Administered by guidance counselor at school
WAIS IV administered by a licensed psychologist
Langdon Adult Intelligence Test (given by Kevin Langdon of the Four Sigma Society, for which I didn't qualify).
WAIS III, Finnish norming latest available in 2012. Test administered by ministry of labor psychologist in controlled setting, personal test.
WISC or WAIS, administered by a psychologist to determine if I had a learning disability.
It was a one on one IQ test with a psychologist specializing in gifted children (there was reason to think I was smart enough to skip a bunch of grades at the time, I know that sounds remarkably self-indulgent for a middle-class family). It lasted two days and broke things out by area, but I recall 178 being the overall score, and a couple areas I remember getting to the end of the extended section used primarily for adults.
School test that had 3 parts, according to my mom ""About 10 143, with wide gap between comprehension and performance performance was much lower. 143 is average of both" if that helps
I don't know the test; I'm not even really sure of the age (I may have been younger, even much younger, but not much older). The name ‘Wechsler’ might have been part of it; I *think* that I thought of that before I was prompted by your mention of it above. I also remember my score as 148, but I also remember my percentile as 99.8% (definitely not 99.9%), so I rescaled to fit with the instructions that the standard deviation should be 15. (But maybe 148 and 99.8% are both correct, but the distribution is not even approximately normal.) While I'm commenting, my SAT and ACT scores are also roughly from memory. This was a long time ago.
WAIS, administered by a psychology grad student as an exercise.
It was WISC-IV administered at a program for gifted children.
The WISV-IV administered by a professional psychologist doing a psychological evaluation.
I have never taken an IQ test that wasn't a free internet one
I have been tested repeatedly esp. as a youth. E.g. Hamburger Test für mathematische Begabung (HTMB) German Scholastic Aptitude Test (GSAT-M) I gave the exact tests the last time and don't have time to look them up again. The value is confirmed quite often and stable over age (I have takn some online tests every now and then).
Mensa had a test that maxed at 140. They then gave a (seemingly easier) test in Mass for folks who maxed out the first test. The second test was free.
Wonderlic (equivalent IQ found from lookup table)
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale at Uni
Assessment for Dyslexia done by psycologist. Subcomponents of IQ range from 70 to 150 (the maximum value)
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale through an experienced psychodiagnostic
Don't think I've ever taken a PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC IQ test.
It was a test administered at my school for the Johns Hopkins Center for Talent Youth.
I haven't taken an official IQ test, and I never took the SAT or ACT. But I did do my undergrad at Caltech, and felt about average there. So I'm pretty sure I'm in at least the top 1%. Take that how you will.
Epreuve de Performance Cognitive-Revised by Xavier Jouve at Cerebrals.com
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale administered at a psychologist's office
It was the HAWIK-IV administered at the children and youth psychiatry
Administered at my elementary school in the US. Not sure what the name was.
I was in Kindergarten and for whatever reason I was tested by the school. I don't know why. I remember a math section and repeating back numbers in different orders.
WISC III administered as part of a psycho-educational assessment. The written report is all we have left, with a ranking of 98% percentile on overall cognitive abilities on the WISC III. ~130+. I put 130 for the sake of simplicity.
I think it was raven's progressive matrices (my guess is that I would have done significantly better if I were to take a test like that in professional settings again)
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - Revised administered by a psychologist.
It was Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale administered by my mother, a clinical psychologist, at the concluding of my high school career.
It was either the Wechsler for children or the Stanford-Binet, but I do not remember and the results are at my parents' house.
Standard pattern matching at national professional assessment center
The MENSA entrance exam for membership. An IQ of 132 is the 98th percentile and the minimum they will consider for membership. After you take the test they do not give you your score, only if you passed or failed. So, I'll assume, for the purpose of the survey, that I just barely passed, to be adequately humble.
WAIS-III administered by a professional.
(took a professionally-administered test as a pre-schooler, never learned the result)
raven's progressive matrices, online payed also around 160 on something I recieved in middle school, do not recall the name (logic, math, verbal reasoning type questions)
Proctored Mensa eligibility test. Result was given as a percentile (99) but was consistent with the score obtained on a time-limited store-bought test around age 30.
It was Raven's Advanced Progressive Matrices Set II. My actual score was not 145 but rather 35 out of 36 which I have been informed translates into 145. This seems VERY high to me and I frankly don't feel that intelligent (And it doesn't correspond that well to my life outcomes, either) so if you want to strike my data out of the survey, feel free.
It was long ago enough remember only vague details but I do remember there were several different sections of it, and one of them was a portion that involved physically rearranging blocks. It was administered at my elementary school.
While there were tests administered at my school, they never told the results to the students. Thus, I have little idea what the result was.
WAIS-IV, performed as part of a broader neurological/psychological evaluation.
WAIS-IV administered at a practising psychologist
administered by draft board prior to draft eligibility, deferment decision
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale administered by a qualified psychologist
that one in the internet. Yes, that one.
Test administered during diagnosis for mental/psychological illnesses; not sure which test it was
I haven't taken any professional IQ test that I know the score of. For reference: The more professional looking Internet tests vary around 120-135
The school refused to let me see the details. I took this test on a weekend from a school employee, and it featured many tests of working and medium-term memory, spatial reasoning, as well as mathematics and language.
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Test, administered by a professional neuropsychologist
Administered by the public school system
two proctored tests for admission to mensa
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale as part of psycho-neurological testing.
A battery of tests during a university psych class.
Administered at psychology dept as part of a class. Included raven's matrices.
I forget; I took it to get into Mensa a long time ago
the standard mensa test, i scored 154 and 162 on the 2 tests. I think the tests were the Cattell III B and the Cattell Culture Fair III but am not totally sure
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale administrated by psychologist
Prorated WAIS-IV taken as part of an ADHD evaluation.
Trained professional administered it in a non-test format due to standardized testing anxiety. I only know that I cleared the minimum to get into my gifted school, which was 144, and have not asked for more information.
My GMAT test score (for business school admission) was converted to an IQ percentile by Mensa and I was accepted into Mensa based on it.
It was the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale IV administered by a licensed neuropsychologist.

around 1550 for multiple choice stuff, but quite uncertain as it was like 2009; don't remember the writing

~2200 (approximated as I don't have ready access to these records)

I've posted a comment, but never a top-level post
I've registered an account, but never posted

Never even knew they existed until this moment
Know they existed, but never looked at them

Referred by a link on another blog or website
Referred by Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality
Been here since it was started in the Overcoming Bias days
High school debate. Yudkowsky's article on existential risk biases brought me here.
Can't remember if it was my brother or HPMOR that first got me to it, but my brother got me to actually read the sequences.
saw videos of EY on youtube, discovered LW
It is difficult to recall details from the Before Time. Things were brighter, simpler, as in childhood or a dream. There has been much growth, change since then. But also loss. I can't remember where I found the link, is what I'm saying.
Referred from gwern.net (maybe? recollection is not clear)
Three separate times; one was HPMoR, but not the first, and I don't remember how after that
HPMOR and yudkowsky.net separately and simultaneously
I saw an edit summary on Wikipedia with a Yudkowsky quotation
read a mention of it in another forum then sought it out
Referred by mention in Slate.com article

No Moods, Ads or Cutesy Fucking Icons (Re-reloaded)
George Mason Bloggers, not certain who specifically

Like six months. I found out from zinna but didn't get involved until this past late spring

I didn't meet them through the community, but they're part of the community now

Yes, I understand I should answer in percentages between 0 and 100
No, I don't read instructions and am going to ruin the survey results for everyone

How should I know without any experimental evidence?
I don't think this question is well formulated

This box isn't big enough to contain (1-(.01)^(1.7*10^11))*100

0 by definition: things that happen aren't supernatural.

Even assigning a value to this question is futile

50 - in an either almost certainly or definitely not sense
I don't have enough information to answer this.
Even assigning a value to this question is futile

bad question options. No answer means no answer not 'unlikely'

Environmental collapse (including global warming)
Ennui/eaten by internets (non-invasive, i.e., not nanotech)
Combination of man-made issues - pandemic, war, nuclear weapons
nuclear leakage deliberate or caused by natural disaster
Greens so weaken the rich countries that barbarians conquer us. This might not kill 90% of humans but could put us back in a stone age, which I'd call ending civilization.
Combination environmental/economic collapse, precipitating increasingly unrestrained warfare, including NBC, UFAI, and kinetic kill weapons. Basically "all of the above, except nanotech."
Several of the above, but probably not nanotech or AI
Nuclear War but not by a deliberate choice, but due to human mistakes
some non-anthropogenic thing, can't say which
combination of economic/political collapse and environmental collapse
Combination, with environmental collapse as a trigger for economic/political collapse, leading to war/ disease.

No - and do not want to sign up for cryonics
No - would like to sign up but haven't gotten around to it
No - would like to sign up but unavailable in my area
Never thought about it / don't understand
Yes - signed up or just finishing up paperwork

the big thigh bone (looking it up afterwards, yes i was thinking of the femur)
the big long bone in the upper part of leg - without wiki I can't recall the name
The big leg bone - can't say the name without Wikipedia, and that would be cheating
That bone between your hip and your knee
largest by length, probably the one in the upper leg. Don't know the name
The long one in your upper leg, maybe? What is a bone again? Does this count as an answer?
The Skull (assuming largest means most massive)
that one in your left and right leg above the knee
the none in the leg (dunno what it's called, so I'll point at some random location between a hi
the none in the leg (dunno what it's called, so I'll point at some random location between a hip and a knee)

Hawaii (Trick question- he was born in Kenya! The internet told me)

Mitocondria (There might be an h in there somewhere?)
mitrochondria (or whatever the singular of that is!)
I kind-of regret never taking biology, ever
the thing that makes a cell "eukaryotic", and whose origin is the subject of the "tehory of endosymbiosis"
Mytochondrium (or some other way to spell it)

do you mean population or population/area? also idk

if you mean "personal computer" then (if you mean "most copies" then "free version of solitaire that comes with windows" otherwise "world of warcraft") or if you mean "runs on a computer" then "pacman"
Tetris if you consider console games to a subset of computer games, the Sims otherwise

Yes, I was formally diagnosed by a doctor or other mental health professional
Not formally, but I personally believe I have (or had) it

Not formally, but I personally believe I have (or had) it
Yes, I was formally diagnosed by a doctor or other mental health professional

Yes, I was formally diagnosed by a doctor or other mental health professional
Not formally, but I personally believe I have (or had) it

Yes, I was formally diagnosed by a doctor or other mental health professional
Not formally, but I personally believe I have (or had) it

Yes, I was formally diagnosed by a doctor or other mental health professional
Not formally, but I personally believe I have (or had) it

Not formally, but I personally believe I have (or had) it
Yes, I was formally diagnosed by a doctor or other mental health professional

Yes, I was formally diagnosed by a doctor or other mental health professional
Not formally, but I personally believe I have (or had) it

Atheism, motivation to study, higher goals, more productivity, more social activity.
I am actively pursuing physical/platonic relationships
I value interpersonal relationships significantly more than I did a year ago and I spend much more time on maintaining relationships. My career goal was previously medical school, but I am also considering programming and other careers since both statistics and the doctors I've spoken with indicate doctors are largely miserable.
Being involved in a relationship makes achieving non-shared goals much more difficult.
Significantly increased interest in mathematics, functional programming, and research/getting a Ph.D.
Some long term goals have changed, and therefore behaviors related to achieving those goals.
Stronger belief in happiness research/science results
I've found a more interesting and available group of people to hang out with regularly.
I'm now gainfully employed as a software developer.
I am not nearly as intellectually fascinated by psychedelic drugs as I was a year ago.
My interactions with other people has become more defensive and conflict avoiding.
less social but less constrained, due to quitting to start a company
I've figured out one way I can have a positive impact on the world that I actually respect enough to pursue.
I am more focussed, previously I felt like I was lacking knowledge with which to move forwards, now I have obtained a mix of knowledge and confidence that there is no such knowledge compiled and I will need to learn things the hard way.
I tend to grow ever more curious, if only slightly.
I've accepted that I am trans and have decided that it would be best for me to transition, and I have begun taking the steps to begin transitioning.
Improved ability to notice untrue thoughts and break hurtful mental cycles
More social interaction (was at average levels previously).
The biggest change, following hormone replacement therapy, was an ability to tolerate difficult situations significantly better than before.
I've gone from being a student to being employed - my research has gone from physics to computing.
I'm more considerate of my wife's feelings and spend more time reflecting on how my actions are interpreted by her, and I spend more mental energy actively listening and trying to be present and engaged.
I moved from a white collar to an extremely demanding blue collar position. Interacting with a different slice of society shook my previous beliefs. My new skills and experiences gave me a huge boost of confidence.
First year of marriage. Accumulation of a wide variety of differences due to the change in lifestyle.
I have transitioned from vegetarianism to veganism.
My approach to how I evaluate my own informed confidence has drastically changed, incorporating many lessons learn from both the immediate environment and formal sources like LessWrong.
I have shifted my goals regarding education
I am a lot less certain about everything.
- a bit more self-aware and emotional - less certain about a lot of things (i.e. lowering my confidence scores)
I used to judge myself on a variety of items (exercise, work, study), now I only have one, making everything else optional. I'm more focused, less anxious and, strangely, find it easier to multitask when I don't feel like I actually have to.
I am more likely to question assumptions and seek out new knowledge.
The biggest difference from last year, is that my rate of change has slowed down more than ever. i.e. that I am a person who changes less. Possibly singling this out, as I am currently primed to think specifically about this.
I invest a lot more time being social with people.
I used to be very shy and unhappily in love. Now I am less shy and have come halfway with getting over my unhappy love.
I'm better at social interaction that isn't my strong areas, such as listening to authority, dealing with people who are upset, debating productively with people vastly different from myself.
My actions feel more personal and closer to the teeth.
Moved house, overcame social difficulty, made new friends
Became >90% vegetarian, stopped eating eggs and drinking cow's milk. Started donating to Giving What We Can's recommended top charities via the CEA website.
I've been making cartoons, I'm more practiced and thus better at it.
Loss of job due to mental health issues.
I have a healthier body image, in that I'm more accepting of my body and working with it rather than fighting it.
consistently practicing a musical instrument.
Much more interested in becoming independently wealthy so I can pursue interesting avenues of knowledge, instead of finding a job that I enjoy enough to keep for my entire working-age life.
I'm questioning everything. I'm no longer certain that anarcho-capitalism is the best "political" structure, and I'm more worried about AI.
I have a lot more new coping skills which enable me to better achieve my goals.
Have achieved some goals, now working towards others (mostly centered around moving to a new city and starting a career next year).
Now interested in political activism/leftist radical stuffs.
I became more skeptical and started researching things on my own instead of accepting what people told me on important matters.
My self-knowledge has increased significantly, which is reflected in almost every aspect of my life.
I have developed those things that I wanted to pursue
Improved skills, self-confidence, and surrounding environment.
I am no longer self-sacrificial by definition; I treat others equally to how I treat myself, more or less.
I'm more confident about my abilities than I was a year ago
I'm much better at psychology and statistics, I now spend more time on those than I do on computer science, I intuitively think more in terms of desires and rationality than in terms of morality, and I'm working harder on my studies. My personal priorities and patterns of thought regarding people have also changed.
I finished two major projects and have a new one that includes redefining my career, as well as a new marriage redefining my personal life.
I'm worrying less about becoming a Successful Person.
I spend a lot of time with my daughter, who didn't exist a year ago.
All of these changed when I changed job.
My goals and interests are much less persistent than I anticipate when I begin pursuing them.
Unlike this year, last year I had the short term goal of graduating from college, but long-term goals remain as similar yet nebulous as ever.
I am significantly more social/romantic, dating multiple people and regularly meeting friends when before I interacted almost exclusively with my romantic primary.
I'm more open to other people: I analyse their responses more thoroughly.
I've become more confident in my ability to contribute to "intelligent" or "important" conversations.
I made changes and learned important lessons and changed behavior.
I have more intrinsic motivation and disciplin than a year before
The imminent consequences from population overshoot and the total collapse of the human cognition
I am now on the career track I want to be on, I was not on it a year ago.
I am now closer to choosing between getting a job, continuing my education, or something completely different and not obvious.
Relationship - from casual to committed.
Many illusions destroyed through lesswrong/rationality.
I am no longer in a PhD program and no longer wish to be an academic.
My intellectual interests have shifted focus
I find it easier to see things from an alternate view point. Mostly due to the position I now have within a team of workers.
I've made significant progress toward my long-term career goals. This progress is not sufficient for my preferences, but it's a good start.
I'm placing less emphasis on my academic goals, and have shifted somewhat towards building skills/accomplishing goals outside of academics.
More optimistic about changing for the better.
I moved from my big family home to my own place. I finally had the guts to fight for what I believe to be important for my nuclear family.
I am less motivated to complete large projects than I was a year ago.
I am better able to emotionally accept circumstances.
Spending more time actually questioning my religious beliefs and coming to grips with what it actually means to not expect an afterlife.
I have been challenged academically, professionally and introspectively and come out on top (thus far).
I am optimizing for my happiness rather than for my parent's happiness
shifting from academia to something better
I am more sociable & interacting more with friends.
I'll probably spend more time reading actual research and look into my financial future more, as well as engageing with the rationality community more.
Since buying a house (last December) and adopting a dog (last January), much less of my time has been devoted to my personal interests, and is instead invested in maintenance and care for these.
I've tried and failed at a major somewhat-risky thing, switched to a more stable path, gotten more charitable in arguments, and adopted higher prior that most arguments stemp differences in world model rather than differences in terminal values.
I'm massively more social than I was -- doing things with other people almost every night, plus actually dating now.
I spend more time on exercise, and am considering industry instead of academia as a career direction.
I spend somewhat less productive time, but the time I do spend is somewhat more productive. Basically, I'm burning out, but fortunately I'm done with my degree in 2 months so things should get better then.
I hope to be more like HPMOR!Godric Gryffindor.
Having contacts with uni professors is not scaring me as much as it did
I have committed to following my dreams and pursuing my goals and interacting with those who share my values, no matter how scary it might be.
De-biasing myself and trying to become a better altruist, making peace and understanding with all political backgrounds. Expending a large effort in increasing my knowledge of philosophy, history, physics, and politics.
Goals haven't changed, but I've made very little progress, so I am more pessimistic about the likelihood of success.
My severe lack of conscientiousness is something that I can actively improve, and I have started doing so.
More community engagement. Different house.
I feel an odd sense of excited vigor when I actually commit to trying, instead of dread of inevitable failure.
I have abandoned a long-running computer game project.
My work-related challenges and some anxieties have increased since one year ago.
Most of the time I try to make myself work, I now do a decent amount of work gladly.
In the past year I have entered into a relationship and have spent more time working on that relationship.
I'm comfortable drinking and caring less about school and more about learning.
I have specific projects/goals set previously that are now done or have significant progress done with them.
My goals have shifted from sheer survival to instead be continuing to grow.
I make much healthier choices about the food I eat.
relative amounts of different aspects of my depression due to medication and my Mormon mission behind me
I am more proactive about interacting with people.
I am less dependent on others for validation
Gradual shift of spending time on games through spending on reading up on social sciences to mathemathics.
I graduated high school and can now devote myself entirely to projects and endeavors I find interesting or worthwhile.
I've sacrificed my physical health to be happier and more successful at work
I'm more confident, possibly because of psychiatric medication I've been on (or maybe for some other reason).
I have been trying hard to overcome the sense that that it is not appropriate for me to attempt difficult, ambitious, or unfamiliar projects (i.e. "I'm too young to try something like this," "I don't have time," "I probably don't have the natural talent," "it's too late for me to learn this," and other mental blocks to getting started).
More ambitious, career-wise and relationship-wise.
My physical challenges have changed significantly, which also means I have to handle my family's refusal to accept how I manage those challenges.
Now try to address discovered flaws in my communication style.
Lost the love of my life. Don't care about much of anything any more.
I am much closer to moving out of home. I feel more independent and the challenges I face going forward have changed.
I am no longer spending most of my time, energy, thinking and some of my social life on my university course and with people at university since I have graduated.
Last year, I knew I wanted to save the world, I just didn't know how. As of this year, I believe I will focus on extending the human life span through the study of biochemistry.
Due to spending a lot of time in a new context I made a lot of experiences I had not been expecting. I feel a lot more confident thanks to that.
I'm less interested in LW and the things it discusses, and in general I spend less energy on pointless internet things.
I'm more realistic about how many commitments I can make and what kind of resources and effort a potential commitment will require.
I have more time and resources to direct towards my personal goals than I did a year ago. My direction hasn't changed, but my progress in that direction has.
I'm being more extraverted and enjoying it very very much
I have found the Effective Altruist movement inspiring, and have doubled to tripled my projected charitable donations this year.
I have slightly less issues with getting angy and controlling anger.
I've changed from being completely sedentary, to exercise being a critical part of my routine.
Increasing seniority & responsibilities at work.
I returned to school after a long absence with a new area of study.
I have realized I was more indecisive than I thought I was.
I have a lot more confidence about decisions regarding heading into uncertain things, and am generally much happier, despite increasing challenges. Higher self-affect, more interested in self-improvement.
I am more interested in the local politics of the country I live in.
My mathematical intuition for logic, probability theory, & linear algebra has been improved, though still not where I'd like it to be (yet?)
Feel I can do anything rather than feeling like I am trapped in life.
My fear of interacting with other people above my social status has decreased.
My interpersonal skills have improved a lot.
Started transitioning, became much less depressed -- some new goals/behaviors/challenges, much more energy/enthusiasm for old ones.
I'm significantly improved in my technical capabilities, something I didn't quite think was possible.
more developed skills and mindset in one department, reduced social skills on the other
Belief in racial differences in IQ being a large factor in things like poverty, income, educational attainment.
Graduated college and therefore left college and am attempting to find a job.
My long term SO and I broke up; this has changed many implicit long term plans (moving in together, what countries I am able to take jobs in, travel plans, etc)
I'm more concerned about how to deal with people, than about how to deal with abstract ideas.
I have the general feeling that even my major problems are solvable and that I personally am capable of such success.
I rejected the religion I was raised with.
I am dealing with the same problem and using a similar approach (choosing a career), but I have made progress, so the issues that interest me now are different.
None is large or particularly significant, each is slight in every respect as far as I can tell
my conviction of my current life trajectory being the one I should do
I achieved a major life goal, and now my focus has shifted to the next one.
I care a lot less about the opinions of others (given that they aren't in a position such that their opinion of me will impact my life), where the difference is a drop from, say, 3/10 to 0.1/10 on scales to 10 of caring.
Therapy + getting back on ADHD meds + figuring out how the grad advisor/advisee relationship works => ability to prove substantial theorems.
My aspirations have changed from the financial industry to the police force.
Completely re-evaluated the methods I use to choose my goals. About to make a large career/life change directly because of interactions with CFAR/LW. Drastically different conception of what I think it means to be a good person, what values I want to strengthen in myself, etc.
I'm less trusting and more tolerant to risk and failure.
Decided I wanted to have children sooner than I thought this time last year.
I am more willing to seek success, rather than avoid failure.
I understand feelings/emotions more than ever before.
Confidence and heuristics for interacting with students substantially improved.
I am more confident that I can handle life in general in financial and social situations, somewhat less confident about the stability of my health.
I became a bit more sociable and a lot less anxious about interacting with people I don't know well
Developing a fixed(more or less) weekly schedule with something planned every day.
I am more wary of wading into political debates.
This year I started to learn playing a music instrument for the first time in my life.
I'm talking to more people and being more social.
Greater work challenges have resulted in much larger incidence of panic attacks, though I am now having therapy for this which seems to be helping.
less influenced by tribalism and ideological purity tests than I once was
I live now in another flat and broke up my partner after I finally realized how biased I was to have the relationship it that long. I also made effective altruism an important part of my life.
More interested in learning facts, less interested in most other stuff
I judge people less, try to understand them more, I'm a bit better about keeping quiet instead of taking bait/getting into pointless arguments. I think a lot of the same questions as before, but the approach is a bit more meta, I'm a little less willing to form actual opinions
I am now aiming toward computer science.
My attitude towards socializing and social skills in general.
I feel less depersonalized and more able to focus.
Moved between countries for job. Not writing as consistently.
I have become much more organized, punctual, and reliable, having changed from being someone who was perceived as intelligent but scattered to the person who holds the organization of the world in mind and keeps himself and others well-organized.
Amount of time spent productively, as opposed to time spent idly wasting time.
Began exercizing regularly, lost 60 pounds.
I have become far less invested in plans for the future
I'm very uncertain of the utility and merit of my personal idealism, though I used to be proud of it.
Goals are more or less the same. Haven't made great progress at all. Outlook has completely changed, have given up viewing goals as goals, think about them as systems. Have given up major beliefs about work ethic and changed that more to resemble motivation hacks than time management hacks. Have developed a fully internalized understanding of bayesian reasoning (at least the basic stuff, what constitutes evidence, how to train your mind to instinctively look for different explanation etc. still make errors, but am (slowly) working on that). Change in outlook towards polyamory, but still very undecided on that. Have developed writing skills, though not published a lot.
More active, renewed chances to apply international relations
I read lots of nonfiction (sequences) instead of fiction
The boundary of competence is more accurately and humbly drawn.
Through (decreased weight/melatonin/better sleep hygeine/light blocking shades/etc) I have improved my sleep quality, with substantial cognitive benefits.
I am somewhat more conscious of my mental energy levels, and how they physically constrain my ability to perform.
I have moved from Fundamentalist Christianity to Atheism. Many public habits stayed the same, but intellectual focus and private interactions have changed a lot.
My goals and work habits have turned around pretty much 100%.
Seek challenges more actively, use time more strategically
I believe I'm now more focused on the topics that I write about for my work; a year ago, I found too many topics interesting to really focus on a few.
My goals and habits tend to be more forward thinking and long term. E.g., thinking and planning in terms of the next decade instead of the next month or year.
I have a more passive approach, but am only biding my time before I have the resourses to complete my goals.
I started a PhD program in mechanical engineering and a lot of my time is now devoted to challenges in fields I've never considered before. And I've begun to analyze language in a much closer way than I did before. And I'm much more concerned with linguistic questions than I was before.
Changed from being a graduate student in biophysics into moving into software development
I'm more established in my success at work
I have taken hold of the things I want to change and have taken steps towards that.
I was unemployed a year ago, and now I have a job. This has drastically changed my priorities and the way I interact with others.
Well, I was a new-ager and a sort-of theist, working to develop my psychic abilities, now I'm a hard atheist, rationalist, and skeptic, studying rationality and cognitive bias, and considering how best to bring about a singularity.
The entire structure of my life has changed significantly. A year ago I was filling out grad school applications and vaguely dissatisfied with my life trajectory. Now I have a job that I love at an organization that I think is profoundly important. I got into my top choice Ph.D program and turned it down for this, and it's amazing.
Having graduated college with my undergraduate degree, I'm facing the dual challenges of finally having to settle on a career trajectory that I enjoy while simultaneously facing financial hardship.
Ability to maintain a functional romantic relationship
I used to care more about success while now I care more about understanding the world.
I'm now much more into the "world-saving" idea commonly espoused by rationalists. I had been in general, but just recently much more so.
My daughter is becoming actual person! (she's 17 months now)
More thoughtful and a little slower to become angry or frustrated at my ability to communicate
Personal financial goals have shifted to a more hands off. Relationship goals have shifted to a more routine scheduling. Professional goals have become shifted heavily away from staying with my current cooperation.
I am vastly more adventurous and open to experience than I was.
totally new hobby taking most of the free time
I've increased my belief that improving global rationality is the most important thing we can do to improve the world and am actively taking (small) steps to help.
More inclined to try to do things that I think will make me happier
Spending a lot more time with my girlfriend, at the expense of Internet/reading.
I am much wealthier, less happy, more productive, more isolated, and less dependent on drugs and alcohol.
I am shedding my repressed attitude towards sexuality.
I am no longer interested in pursuing romantic relationships.
Was a left wing libertarian, now a traditional conservative or reactionary. Did care about political questions, now I don't care much about them. Was just at end of vegetarianism, now meet eater fully.
I began to appreciate working for others rather than for myself.
I left academia to pursue self-employment.
My life is now much more about organizing and community building.
While I was interested in cognitive science one year ago, I had never read the sequences, let alone studied it.
I have gotten my BA, and am now free to go any direction I want.
I am more comfortable with not being ok.
I'm more motivated and more engaged with mathematics.
My social skills improved a lot, increasing my self confidence.
I work considerably harder than at this time last year.
I realized I have a significantly above average penis size and my self confidence (and sex life) have vastly improved I stopped taking idiots on the internet seriously
I'm more able to think about how I'm interacting with someone, and change that style to improve the quality of the conversation.
I find myself more frequently considering aspects in my life from a probabilistic perspective eg my girlfriend has shown behaviour X, how likely in numerical terms is it that that means she'll do behaviour Y in the future.
I am a teacher, and I requested different classes to teach this year, so I am focusing on different subjects.
I am working in a rather different job from a year ago.
I am significantly more able to act in a directed and focused way.
More involved in LW, I am starting to exercise again, I'm doing lots of meta- level life planning (i.e. looking into scientifically- backed life extension stuff and possibly cryonics, as well as paying more attention to career planning/ grad school since I'm in the fourth year of my undergrad program).
I did less work. I didn't get as much done at work, and I didn't work as much at home.
I've become more focused on exercise and coding
My employment changed, so there were lots of follow-on changes stemming from that.
I am now driven, motivated, ambitious and busy where previously I spent most of my time playing video games.
Spending more time of formal education and less on games.
Running a business instead of trying to get a corporate job. Identifying more strongly as an EA. Becoming less certain about the coherence of my world view. Becoming more in touch with various sub-agents and the sub-agents of other people. Care more about fundamental questions (physics, philosophy, math, morality)
I'm better at not taking responsibility for things outside my control.
More focused on overt career advancement.
I interact with more intelligent people now.
I am more aggressively career-oriented and network better.
Consistent daily practice of mnemonics with spaced repetition software over the last few years continues to improve my memory. Co-workers noticed this year, and I received a compliment on having a good memory for the first time in my life.
I have a plan I'm basically happy with for the next year, I've stopped thinking about my side project and started actually doing it, and I'm actually engaging with my psychological issues and should start seeing progress soon.
I have more money and the prospect of yet more money, which makes lots of things easier to do.
My inner life is much more varied and interesting, mainly as a result of becoming active in Less Wrong and related sources of information.
I am more skilled and confident since completing graduate school.
More intellectually engaged; more eager to read textbooks and research areas of interest to me.
I am noticing a clear trend towards greater conscientiousness and higher scepticism.
More conscientious, more capable in general.
I'm now good enough at programming to be a professional software developer.
My goals have changed, becoming significantly more long-term and more relationship- and career-oriented.
different way of thinking about concerns; different health concerns
I was much more immature back then and kind of a dick, I had very grandiose ideas about certain things and also did not treat people I met with the respect they deserve. I think I am now nicer and more level-headed.
Slightly better mental health. Sightly worse job situation and general life plan.
I am *far* more interested in mathematics and computer science than I was a year ago. I am generally smarter, better adjusted and more comfortable with myself too. This is probably more to do with me not being a teenager anymore than anything else, though.
I can handle logistics! I find them stressful, but I generally believe they will work out and am generally correct.
Making a regular effort to compensate for my shortcomings, rather than just shrugging and accepting them.
I've stopped hating myself for what I am.
I am much less resilient to environmental stressors.
Somewhat more humble and empathetic. More open to "Social Justice" views while still being sympathetic to Libertarianism (this affects how I spend my time considerably).
Started practising "Peaceful Parenting" (or Parental Effectiveness Training) - so, being as non-coercive as possible, using reason, communicated feelings, etc. to modify behaviour.
Looking to change jobs. Although, I would probably be looking right about now even if I had never attended CFAR.
I went from "trying to get into software engineering" to "trying to get into finance."
Well I'm significantly sicker and that's probably the biggest thing of many changes.
Considering effective altruism as something I would do.
Career path. I plan on applying to medical school, which i wasn't planning to do a year ago.
Well, my answers to these questions, for one. I used ot belive a lot of this stuff (specifically skill) could change a lot less.
More relaxed when confronted with social situations
Graduated college, now dealing with employment and life direction rather than college and academics.
I have a far more uncertain future, and much wider range of options.
I actively make plans to socialize and pursue my future career rather than waiting for things to happen to me. I'd say this started to happen about 1.5 years ago though.
I am slightly more sure of myself, which helps a lot.
I'm significantly more involved in the rationality community than I was one year ago (from almost no involvement to almost total involvement).
Slight improvement in programming ability, moved.
I devote less time to academic research and more time to unskilled labor.
I've shifted from entertaining risky ideas like founding startups to pursuing a normal web development job, because I've realized I don't have anything like the career capital to do a startup now and that Paul Graham's audience is Harvard and not ADD-encumbered IQ 125 proles.
More grit and more willingness to leave my comfort zone.
I've started to attempt to learn some extra languages.
I transferred from a community college to a state university, which has affected my motivation levels and social activity among other things, causing downstream effects.
I feel as if I can control how much my life can get better.
Used to move flats every other months, have a permanent place now. Doing exercises regularly now.
My goals and interests are more determinate, and I am on the fast track to attaining them.
I intend to be cured of at least part of my ilnesses
Change in focus from job performance to sustainable job performance including an emphasis on relaxation.
Slightly more openminded and clear thinker, i think.
I'm a lot more structured in how I spend my time these days, wasting less time on unproductive activities
I've been technically successful at changing how I manage a crippling health problem but the big picture hasn't budged :-(
I'm more ambitious, less interested in things like video games, more productive, less neurotic
I am now actively using HabitRPG to set health related habits, I have many more projects that I work on on a daily basis for a little. I actively try to set up good friendly relations with other people I find pretty or engaging instead of just hanging out with couple of friends I already got.
Agreeing to move out of Condo into SFR, despite anxiety about move.
I have a daughter that just turned 2 I have gained perspective on how the world looks through a child.
I prioritize exercise, eating right and managing anxiety more deliberately and more effectively.
I feel that in the last year my awareness of my own temporality (my position and movement through time) has increased, leading to slightly different perspectives of my own life.
I stopped being trapped by the relationship I was in.
One year ago, I had just started grad school, and I was fairly certain that I wanted to pursue a career in academia; now, that's no longer the case.
I've altered some of my goals and the way I think about them.
More empathetic, less focused on my work.
I now know that I do not have to give up
I care more about finding a relationship partner than I did one year ago.
Using Anki. I no longer worry about my very bad memory.
I am no longer interested in college admissions because they're over.
I have gained a small measure of rationality, this changed the people and questions I find engaging
I am in far better control of my emotional state.
I'm using improved skills to tackle higher-level challenges in a more strategic way.
I have substantially improved my ability to write fiction.
My plans for the future are even more specific and even more ambitious.
Came to have some idea about logic - this is a fundamental change.
Changed choice of career path, and so started a PhD in Machine Learning, cohabiting with (and now engaged to) my fiancée.
More confident in professional interactions
I'm more socially outgoing than I was a year ago, due to having had more positive social experiences.
The challenges I face going forward are physical and a new disability has left me stymied.
I'm actually working on the most important problems to me
I spend a lot more time on fewer things.
More focused on work, more open, less afraid.
Care less about domestic pecuniary inequality relative to international
New significant hobby, taking up lots of time and energy
Almost exactly a year ago, I realized that my career goals were not in line with reality; as such, I changed careers (back to a safer field) and am reassessing my overall life goals.
I am pursuing more academic goals now, as opposed to more business oriented goals a year ago.
I now know about the Mindsets (growth / fixed)
I have a different job now, in a related but different field.
Social skills improving rapidly, reaching and even surpassing friends of similar age. Cognitive abilities are being restored after years of physical illness and going back to college.
I am more confrontive about other people's unscientific belief systems.
I'm less self-reflective and less organized
I am significantly better at moving towards my goals.
I started getting up early and putting in lots of hours at work, and studying a whole lot of math. I'm not sure any of this is a Good Thing.
Focusing on self-education and my career, instead of low-chance-of-high-proft side-projects.
Purchasing a home with my significant other
Got much fitter and got way better at table tennis.
Less prone to giving up. I can drive now, for instance.
Dropped my job to focus on my studying, which influenced a whole set of differences.
Improved confidence due to better appearance, strength, and physical competence.
How I think about interpersonal relationships
I am now in a different geographic location.
I've learned more about the mistakes I make and feel the consequences they elicit from my commitment to my current process; they teach me more about the world at large, what to expect from it, and how I can better serve my own purposes.
I've figured out what I want in terms of romantic relationships.
More focused on developing specific skills for employment purposes.
Last year, I was focused on my qualifying exam; this year I've passed it.
Birth of second child has changed my schedule considerably.
I no longer have my sights set on graduate school or academia, but rather going straight into the work force and increasing my chances of having positive social impact with my education.
I am more engaged in setting and meeting goals for myself. I am less passive.
Even more focus on exploring rationality and rational dialogue.
Increased knowledge and insights in an important area.
I am now sure that I don't want to pursue the career I just finished qualifying for. A year ago, I was only beset by niggling doubt.
I'm better at social tasks, enjoy other people's company more, and understand them better. I've also gained somewhat more control over my own emotional state.
Slightly more confident that I can succeed in the field I have chosen to pursue.
I am mitigating my akrasia significantly more. A year ago I was firmly in a role that fixes my life style. Now I am preparing for a significant change.
I can come up with ideas and get things to "click" much more quickly.
More confident with people; better at reading nonverbal cues; better flirt. More interested in songwriters and songwriting. (I play music.)
One year ago I was not particularly interested in philosophy, but this year I am very interested; I've read several recent book on philosophy (e.g. by Alexander Rosenberg, Nick Bostrom, Thomas Nagel, Edward Feser), begun reading this web site, etc.
Strength of emotional responses to the actions of others.
Feelings about death, my role in universe and how to proceed accordingly.
Finding my next big thing to gain mastery in.
I am now more concerned about civil rights and the dangers of surveillance. I changed my behaviour online und took steps to insure, that crucial information isn´t easily available for mass surveillance.
I am more mindful. Mindfulness in the Buddhist sense.
I believe that people should be vegetarians and give away large fractions of their income to charity. I didn't believe this a year ago.
Career plan has moved from software development to mathematical research
My environment has changed dramatically in the last month, resulting in dramatic changes and causes for reevaluation (about many things). not that i was particularly lacking before, but circumstances have dictated some changes and rethinking.
increased value on community/social engagement, vs. less value on individual achievement
I feel less confident because I have achieved much less than I hoped in the past year
Social interaction, interest in communities, altruism, noticing humanity in small places
A little more focused on mental self-discipline, a little less worried about work.
I've become more confident in my engineering capabilities.
Most of the changes are in my skills/habits/activities, and this is largely because in the past year I've finished college, moved to living on my own for the first time, and started a job. So, all the life changes that entails.
I've learned much and can see things with different perspectives.
The way I allocate my time during the week.
Moved out of parents house, got job, lost job, got better job, no longer depressed and readmitted to school I failed out of.
Social Skills & Leadership dramatically improved. More Extrovert.
I'm slightly better at a lot of things an I developed some new intellectual interests, which kicked out old ones.
More effective and operating at a higher level.
I recently became able to work more efficiently towards my goals
Some of my goals I have made improvements toward, many of the challenges have shifted and changed, both personally and professionally.
I passed my test and am now doing research.
Theoretical and some computational knowledge of my field from work in my master's degree
I'm no longer pursuing an academic/research career, and am working in software engineering instead.
I was going into a rut of depression. I'm now coming out of a rut of depression.
Getting older so less interested in big-name work, more interested in work I find interesting, even if it doesn't pay.
I have developed new skills that I can bring to bear in addressing the challenges I have chosen to take on.
I am more focused on seeking out and taking opportunities to improve my life.
My life and goals are more open-ended now that I've entered the research portion of my PhD.
I'm more interested in productivity these days.
More critical thinking and source checking
I now understand that my mind can play tricks, so i have to be vigilant.
less procrastinating, but not by much, and I used to be a Christian and young-earth creationist but now am not
I'm less lazy than I used to be, and I have started learning in some areas that I wasn't interested in before
Large change in life circumstances (sold my company, now working a "regular" job) which causes a lot of changes to goals and everyday interaction/habits/what I engage on.
More comfortable with living independently.
Belief in own capability and failure as an improvement mechanism.
I went from being unemployed to being employed which changes how you view your prospects and what tactics to use when going forward in pursuing goals.
Now operating at a slightly more meta level.
I am now with someone I love moving forward together on the same problems.
More social contact thanks to LW community online and offline
I feel uncomfortably self-conscious less often.
I'm slowly learning to accept practical circumstances and overcome depression.
Actual attendance at social gatherings meaningfully increased.
I had significant health issues that affected my thoughts and communication which is now in complete remission.
I have more responsibility, express myself more clearly, and feel like I am more stressed due to being challenged to learn as fast as possible.
Now that I'm graduating, life's more stressful. I'm having to make a lot of decisions and the things I want to do seem more out of reach than they did last year.
My relationship with my lover, and my own desire.
I used to think about set theory for at least an hour almost every day; now I'm confident I've resolved the paradoxes and can also explain why mathematicians seem to have little or no interest in my arguments for treating set theory as a formally open language.
I was significantly more materialistic/hedonistic.
My career goals have changed-- I went from wanting to better the world with my job to wanting a job with more influence.
I am less focused on money and am more rational.
My connections will be significantly different, and as a result other opportunities will have opened up (job change / a move)
Cognitive Functions declining slightly, especially very short term memory.
I'm more aware of inconsistencies or minor details in things that I observe.
Child is born. Current state of PhD thesis can be shown to other people without shame. Can wirelessly control my PC. TODO-System still in use.
I think that space travel is incredibly important for the advancement of intelligent life
While I mostly have the same base assumptions and ideas, my cynicism about how the world really functions (based on those things) has grown.
I lost a fair amount of weight this year, about 10% of my former body weight.
Quit tobacco use since last year, started additional training for a few new types of software.
Amount of information I have about the world
i realized i wasn't going to reach my goals, so i changed them
Much further right, much more religious, much less married.
Someone who was very important in my life then is distant now
My behavior is more goal-directed and much less virtue-directed.
I'm significantly more confident and able to get what I want from others.
I'm learning the value of dogged persistence.
Improved social skills and awareness of effect of interaction with others
Depression has been reduce in the last year
Successfully overcame four year heroin addiction accompanied by a belief in ("justified" by) wireheading, largely using techniques harvested from LessWrong on actually changing your mind.
I more highly value the project of rationality.
Less certain about scientific materialism generally
Identification of my Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder.
Now I have a life purpose, so I don't spend all my time wondering what my life purpose is.
I now have a job, leaving less time for all of my other activities
I'm much more depressed (medically) now and also more nihilist (which I'm told can be because of the depression; maybe nihilist is the wrong word- basically there's a tiny kid in the back of my brain who asks "Why?" every time I explain anything to him and it's exhausting)
I have become much less certain that I would prefer a romantic, monogamous relationship to any other kind of sexual relationship in the long term.
Much happier: escaped depression-inducing job environment and starting towards long-term happiness and success.
I've had a 9-to-5 job for the last five months, when a year ago I was unsure if I'd have what it takes to wake up and go to work every morning for an extended period.
I am typing more things on internet message boards and in IRC for live video/audio streams.
I realized that I think so much of myself (have a sufficiently robust belief in my high self-worth) that I can't possibly settle for anything short of extraordinary success.
I am much more emotionally engaged - particular in being perceptive towards others and self aware.
I have a baby now, and my life is centered around her.
i am on the internet more, and interact with people better
Last year I was in school, now I'm not. I spend more time formulating new goals rather than doing what I'm told to receive a degree.
I care much less about politics and am less enthusiastic about most things.
I had not yet finished my degree at that time.
I'm more sensitive to social risk, and hence more isolated.
The difference between the Sun and a small, dark, plastic cube.
A year ago, I was in an explore-and-have-fun-until-I-figure-out-what-to-do-next phase; right now, I'm in a work-hard-and-achieve-this-specific-goal phase.
my long-term professional goals have changed
Self improvement in multiple areas, including depression treatment and learning better social skills.
Slightly more capable of overcoming my default behaviors. Slightly more capable of taking things in stride.
My ability to respect other people and understand how they are different from me.
Approaching certain things I haven't done before and improving my skills and knowledge in certain areas
I've decided (thanks guys) that I really am an agent and dammit, I'm going to do actually do something with my life that benefits others.
I've become more assertive in my relationships with others.
I'm less sure of my future and political opinions.
I have more doubts about my ability to do my job.
I'm less physically sick, so I'm able to do more.
Giving more importance to informal socialization.
I care about people more and this is influencing my plans more than I expected
Post CFAR workshop - I feel like I am capable of solving my problems. I don't always succeed, often I fail to 'be bothered', but I feel like I *could* solve them.
I have more goals about programming and fewer about writing. I am starting to dress better.
have embraced rationality and self reliance as the best guide to life and conventional wisdom, even from experts, is often wrong. have embraced my inner geek
I claimed a new (for me) gender identity.
I learned that I don't have to be already good or somehow magically gifted at something to start learning and doing it.
I feel significantly less attached to/more disenfranchised with political ideology as a means for both identity and accurate shorthand modelling of the world. I definitely am more willing to confront radically different views on fairer terms, even if it makes me uncomfortable or offends my sensibilities.

Exercising; using HabitRPG to shoot challenges
I've become less obsessive about documenting my life through journalling/habitrpg/etc
Vitamin D supplementation, enforced regular exercise, weight training, regular prayer
Explicitly note when I leave home and whether I arrive places on time. Arrange with girlfriend in advance when to talk on skype.
I workout out three times a week where I previously didn't. Food has become more based on convenience and food preparation takes up much less of my time.
Started enforcing the importance of sleep over social or reading time.
Set up specific daily goals. 1/3rd the time I spend in a day studying Japanese(my first love) can be spent studying another language (currently Mandarin). 1 Github commit per day. Introspect every day. Actively working towards my future every day.
Choosing to spend less time in the office (working from home rather than commute). Choosing to spend less time traveling for work (choosing to do more conference calls rather than in person meetings).
Texting friends to arrange time together.
I decided to worry less about everything I noticed myself worrying about. Or, to put it more lesswrongily, I did a blanket update on how much I should worry about any thing.
Started writing ideas to a dictating machine.
Long walks atleast 3 times a week Go work mode restricting certain websites while online Removing wheat from the diet
Got an air purifier. Stopped putting Q-tips inside ears. Got a gym membership. Started going to the gym. Got earbuds that actually fit my ears. Listened to binarual beats at night. Started job hunting. Played board games more often. Relaxed more. Interacted with people more.
started training in the morning fixed time to wake up bulletproof coffee one day fasting
Started regularly using pomodoros for work, get up and move during every pomodoro break, set up regular tiny exercise habits (eg calf raises while brushing teeth, one set of pushups or squats during pomodoro breaks), unpack/repack the dishwasher while waiting for the kettle to boil, always read through my lunchbreaks, put every new invite to an event into my phone calendar with an alert, go outside to play ingress (and have a long walk) before dinner
Started taking probiotics to explore their effect on my body composition. Restarted using Pomodoros to track work.
situps before a go in the shower. thermometer next to my bed to improve my "sense" of what the temperature is. predicting what I am going to do between now and the time of my next appointment. i.e. I have two hours, so a shower takes 12minutes, travelling there takes 25minutes. eating something takes 13minutes, so I have 1hour10minutes to go before I have to get out of bed. using a partner to motivate me to make my exercise plans actually happen.
- Wrote a tool to combine different icals (polyamory scheduling) - Began experimental use of nootropics (nicotine patch)
Workout earlier in the day (makes it easier to do to sleep sooner) Cardio before weights (don't have to wait to stop sweating before showering) Work in places specifically designated as working places. Being an omnivore (chicken is a super convenient source of protein).
Took a few weeks off from weightlifting, to help my body recover.
I write on my dry-erase board the specific type of good things I want to practice noticing that day. (e.g. pretty colors, pleasant smells, happy smiles, etc.)
I play video games after work. Previously, I'd code all day, and then have an even chance of working on a personal project once I got home. I no longer think that's sustainable and try my best to relax after work. This has happened more in the last year then the last month, but was such a drastic change I thought I'd mention it.
I now use Anki daily - not yet for important things but for fun things i.e. languages and geography. I /open/ my curtains before going to bed, so that the sunrise wakes me up. I signed up for Coursera, and use it weekly.
eliminated red meat installed a plugin to block non-email websites at 11pm to improve sleep hygeine
Many. Most notable is I started using powershell for automating my home life.
Started occasionally using a walking desk. Committed and began to slowly get rid of useless items.
make coffee in the morning. Imagine how a best me would do if he was me. Follow what he thinks.
Bought thermometer to accurately control bedroom temperature. Began the well defined 5x5 workout structure. Automated common work function.
Exercising more (biking in to campus), eating more healthily
Made pre-bedtime foam rolling consistent
Showering in the morning instead of the evening
Began downloading podcasts to listen to Got Mint working to sent transactions to phone automatically Check LW/Tumblr/SSC/Blogroll at least once daily.
Using pullup bar and ab roller more often Tying my hair up in a ponytail Using a whiteboard for math and sketching (!) Being more reasonable timeblocking Keeping a lot of the things I really care about written down in a document Trying to be digitally minimalistic Chasing instead of searching when researching Skyping people to get more motivated/excited Getting outside a bit more
Eat breakfast more often. Get up earlier. Take melatonin.
My two most significant changes have been switching to a paleo diet (resulting in my three-year constant weight of 200+/-3 lbs. dropping to 175 lbs.) and engaging in more assertive leadership behaviors in those instances where I can generate a confidence proof of at least 75% for my decisions.
Began taking venlafaxine for my depression
move the alarm farther from the bed and shut the cat out of the bedroom at night.
Using a straw when drinking tea/coffee (for dental health)
I try and exercise more and when I do it helps a lot holy shit.
- moved back to parents - eating more Soylent (nutritional drink) - more regular sleeping schedule - less biking, more running (due to changed commute)
I always clean my house on Sundays. Even though I'm not "naturally" orderly, it helps clear my mind and makes me happier.
Spent my full concentration on my meal to enjoy it better--more overall feeling of satisfaction in the day. Timed various bike routes to school to figure out the fastest one.
- Applied for and got a new casual job - Started doing more house work - Purchased a pole and started practicing dance at home
changed grub boot default on my computer bought a new table for the apartment after noticing more table space made things way better Finally cleaned the bedroom and organized it so that it will not be as messy in the future Likewise, changed the entire layout of things in the fridge, realized I was keeping drinks in the wrong place Started eating mealsquares to dramatically reduce my food expenditure during the day Started weightlifting thrice a week
I went to therapy as part of my university program and I stopped seeing the person I loved as friends. I did my best to start meeting new people instead.
adjusted my melatonin dose from 5 hours before bed to 3 moved my desktop pc from under my desk to under my bed for more legroom cant think of anything else in the past month but loads in the past year
Improved sleeping, eating, and exercising habits, began to network and associate with others more often, took a more active role in self-evaluation and development.
Spend time in bright light early in the morning to wake up more easily, moved heater to better heat the room, sometimes prepare breakfast before going to bed if I know I won't sleep long.
New monitor for photo editing (at home) New office chair to encourage me to use the desk and the new monitor (at home). Spoke to supervisor about my personal motivation and changes that could improve them. Try to read a bit as soon as I get home from work.
None in the last month, been exercising more but that's been for more like 3 or 4 months really.
Lift more heavy weights, start training for a 5K, avoid food allergens again.
Started weighing myself 9-10 times (in a row) on my scale so I can obtain a "highest weight read", which has reduced the noise on my weight change patterns.
Closing my blinds thoroughly every night Listening to audiobooks at night to fall asleep Adjusting my night time medication dose to better enable sleep Taking melatonin around 5pm to shift my sleep cycle earlier Tidying my room when I'm bored Time management techniques Going to the gym
none, I don't really cope with routines.
Made a new checklist at work. Reorganised my work desk.
supplements 10 minutes of reading before going to bed leechblock wash my hair only every 2nd day
Bought more lights for my room to keep alert while doing work, began running again, finished switching banks.
Using f.lux or similar programs on pc and cellphone
I exercise every morning I usually leave my email closed I review flashcards instead of browsing reddit on transit
Changed the shape of a letter in my handwriting. Opened up more to people who are close to me. Isolated a bad part of my personality. Changed the way I use the 3 lights in my room to prefer the ones with LED bulbs over the one with conventional halogen. Determine an hour past which I cannot remain awake per weekday to ensure that I get at least 7 hours of sleep every night unless absolutely necessary. Reduce the time I spend not doing anything productive on my computer, and increase the time I spend relaxing without my computer. Use the fish shell instead of zsh.
I now use my own self-made deodorant, it works better than every commercial alternative I have tried.
Go to Jiu Jitsu more often. Stick to my self-imposed timetable more closely. Read a new book. Play more guitar.
Consistent sleeping patterns; pre-preparing food; planning time well in advance and trying to stick to that plan; consistent exercise. General neatness of mind, I guess.
I stopped masturbating in order to test my willpower.
Started taking a new route to work which seems slightly faster
Started wearing better clothes (dress shirts, ties, etc) Started wearing glasses
Get more sleep Do back exercises in the morning
Increased Modafinil from 100 mg/day to 200 mg/day. Spend more time at girlfriend's house (as opposed to parents' house).
Created a public study group for a topic I 3x failed to study on my own. Put the two-factor authentication devices I kept misplacing on a designated keychain. Ended a meal delivery service in favor of cooking with my spouse.
started a sewing project started a research project got another bin tweaked computer settings contacted friends more
Moved to a different city in order to facilitate my current undergraduate project work.
Started keeping six grocery lists (in different sections on the same piece of paper) instead of one big one, organized by product location within the store. Purchased bicycle-fitting service to try to make my daily bicycle commute more comfortable. Bought a cordless, correctly-sized computer mouse so I could stop borrowing a corded, uncomfortably-small mouse from another computer when I occasionally needed a mouse for something.
Switched to cry-it-out with my six-month-old daughter.
I tried to get up earlier by going to bed earlier. Working all right except for the regrettable, obvious wipeout of all late-night activities.
walk in morning coffee in morning adjust blinds at night got a better bed going to the gym 6 times per week block out focus time note my energy levels
Cleaned bedroom, consolidated toolbox, cooking/freezing large batches of food.
I go to bed and wake up ten minutes earlier. I re-positioned my work-space to stay warmer.
I spend less money eating out I sleep on the darker side of my bed in the morning (you totally primed me for that one) I make better use of my training time (I am a competitive cyclist) I pick fewer fights over stupid things I waste less energy on domestic hot water
Panfrying porkchops for breakfast, alternating days for nicotine (half a 21mg patch) with adderall (10mg xr) when before I used nicotine daily
Taking melatonin to stop me from staying up all night on the internet (working well), getting up super early so I'll feel guilty if I don't get things done that day (which almost always results in a very productive day), reduce artificial light to see what effects it'll have on my sleeping pattern (none so far)
I made my work more important rather than other people's projects. I left two bad situations. I live more for myself.
- set a commitment contract to go to bed in time - time my amount of productive time spent per day and set a commitment contract to keep it >20 hours per week (beeminder is awesome)
Running at lunchtime from my office so I can more frequently fit it into my schedule. Writing on an app on my phone so I can do it on my commute.
Moved keys to beside main door; Lay out daily schedule with partner each night, and again in morning; schedule must-check events at wake-up time, to avoid hitting Snooze; adjusted work hours for school drop-off.
Began to incorporate more physical exercise, started a training regimen at the gym.
-yoga/stretching every morning -more food for gaining weight
talk to internet people more make more concrete plans with friends bring along multiple power sources for my phone in case it dies try to talk with shamayel more about how to help her a better mental model of me
flossing teeth logging the state of acne on my face by taking photos every evening slightly better sleep routine (although failing at that in the recent weeks) reading queues arranged by subjects writing down things like a real safe-awareness junkie
Bake and cook things to store for later Planning out weekly meals/recipes Changed alarm to something less blaring
Not working out quite as often (though I intend to get back to it) Increasing my protein intake, with an intention of raising it to 120g/day Daily creatine supplementation, for nootropic purposes Going to bed a little earlier on average, mostly because of DST ending
write in my notes even the most insignificant thing I think of doing in the next hours/day so as not to forget it
I've started listening to books on tape on the bus to get a bit of a break then (HPMOR actually). I've become a little less rigid about making sure I spend no unnecessary money, reasoning that saving a little bit more for future donation isn't worth the excess anxiety I am adding that could harm my productivity.
Improved posture Morning stretches Wearing sleepmask Minor diet changes
Bought timer for lights to help with waking up. Trying polyphasic sleep. Getting back on the light workout wagon. Ditto with the dual n-back wagon.
bought new curtains for the kids' room (they need very thick ones, a lamp just outside their window) hanged pictures in the bedroom decided to always get up befor hubs - if he gets up first we are never ready on time to leave house found, tested and accepted some new receipes for pancakes for kids' breakfast (e.g. with pumpkin puree - these are really awesome) slight changes to the order of morning routine (e.g. first wake the kids then dress) marked in calendar days when I need to prepare next day's lunch because I won't have time for it later Decided to consciously hug hubs more.
none (and that's a little embarrassing to me)
Changed cat's diet and feeding times, began using acne medication
started to learn to play ukulele - practice daily.
Changed from physical notebook to digital todolist, where items are less likely to be forgotten. I do a better job of closing browsing tabs. I replaced chaotic caffeine usage with a consistent morning dose.
Added fun items into recurring to do lists. It allows me to look forward to completing sections of them instead of just having one long list of things I do not like doing.
Getting up earlier in the morning, regular running, sleeping with earplugs
I go to sleep before 12, I work out, I start every meal with a salad.
I leave bedroom curtains open to let in more light to help me get up early. I iron a shirt at night, instead of in the morning, to allow me to get away earlier. I am eating more 'good' foods & less food generally to lose weight. I am drinking much less 'soda' drinks for similar reasons.
I have started summing up my activities during a day in a log, which I evaluate. This helps me concider whether what I'm currentrly doing during the day is worthwhile. Also I have improved at writing short term goals in my calendar right away instead of forgetting them.
Started using zapier to automate tasks. Lowered the amount of time I spend on a specific type of social interaction.
Yes; adopted work start and end rituals (lights on/off in a certain order and with certain motions; reading and writing task journal); Aquired more lights in anticipation of SAD-like effects; started using google inbox and setting reminders for routine things.
Increasing amount of food stocked in fridge so I can cook without going to the store first. Checking work email daily, even though there's rarely anything important.
Quit caffeine Adjusted my sleep pattern that works without an alarm clock Started regular meditation Cleaned up my rss reader to make it more manageable and less stressful.
Exercise more regularly Eat slightly better Drink moderately more frequently
1) I'm eating when and only when I'm hungry. This keeps me from losing my temper for lack of blood sugar, and from gaining weight. 2) I'm going to bed an hour earlier, since I found I needed too much coffee. 3) I'm excercising almost every day instead of three times per week.
Started using HabitRPG again. Bought fitbit. Try to talk to people I don't know yet more.
I have changed the order in which I fold my laundry. I have started eating food that is easier to prepare. I have shifted some activities from 'weekly' to 'daily' to increase the rate at which I complete them. I have downloaded an IME for my computer to help with Japanese practice. I have used the 'defer to more rational selves' technique, which has stuck better than other rationality improvement and time management techniques. I have been rude to solicitors who knock on my door to practice confrontation.
Started using more light inside at home Using more frequently headphones at work (openspace office) Measuring time at the pc (rescuetime app) Moving more (running or mtb or boxing or hiking everyday - still skipping it sometimes) Made it clear with girlfriend that I will go to sleep at 11pm everyday
changed my usual workplace from home to library
Bought a filing cabinet, downloaded a white noise application, wrote a chore chart for my housemates, committed to bike commuting and started running regularly.
making progress on long overdue projects.
I maintain a list. In the past month, there are about 15 items (some overlap), although I don't want to list them here.
Reminders added to track calories Leisure time annotation for quality Efficient eating Living space improvements
Tracking every minute I work with a timer and enforcing minimums with beeminder. Paying more attention to my subconscious needs (eg going from "I'm feeling crappy/lazy" to "I'm feeling crappy because I need to exercise/drink coffee/go outside"). Pre-committing to work for a certain block of time, and learning to actively squash the desire to check reddit/email/facebook etc during that time.
I follow a strict bedtime routine. I started writing a few sentences about what happened during the day so I can look back. I read more books. I try to decide what to do based on how I expect to feel about it in the future (e.g. tomorrow when I think back) instead of how I feel about it now
Installed any.do to remind me to do tasks. Document potential gifts for people immediately in a note on my phone. Hacking my posture to manipulate confidence as a top-down method.
Experimented with working during my morning commute Experimented with a new time logging application
Stopped worklogging; now feel less neurotic. Moved into a room without a leaky roof; feel less paranoid about going to bed with electronics out.
Running to work Eating healthier Budgeting More
Created an entirely new routine due to moving to college, still working on making it work
Re-engaged Stayfocused to keep me from fooling around on the computer late at night.
Shower in the morning to wake myself up for work, cut myself off from video games and intellectually stimulating internet browsing half an hour before bed, go to the gym twice per week.
started taking melatonin daily started working out daily time spent playing video games time spent reading non-fiction
wear robe, turn shower off while washing, change where I use computer, revert medication routine to previous schedule believed to be effective
I practiced guitar and juggling more regularly.
Earlier to bed and to rise in order to incorporate aerobic walking in morning. Postural exercises to correct kyphosis.
Migrated from own implementation of spaced repetition to emacs org-drill, currently migrating software to pester me on due cards. Changed caps-lock to yet-another-modifier-key, using it instead of arrow keys, pgUp&friends, backspace, and other painful keys. Tried again w setting up privoxy to serve as my own benevolent-paternalist.(this one had more limited success, I believe because even yesterday-me and today-me may have wildly different ideas of how to spend my time, and sometimes exhausted-me is totally right on me not being able to do anything demanding. Of course, sleeping may suffice there, but I have this tendency to agree w him when exhausted. Solution may be to raise the bar to rebel from typing sudo vi. And setting some more reasonable restrictions, gradually (but maybe you can't indulge just a little))
Started writing more introspective journal entries
attempting ambidexterity by performing routine tasks with my left hand read current affairs rather than personal interest news during lunch breaks
Added plant to room. Try to get more sun. Try to go on walks outside for exercise. Fast occasionally.
-Started taking notes in excel rather than on paper -Started listening to recorded lectures while exercising
I'm 100% sure I've made some, but they're sort of overshadowed by other temporary changes I've made for a very specific reason so nothing great to answer this question is coming to mind.
I have been doing school assignments sooner after they were assigned than I used to. I've been trying to do more high-intensity exercise. Having moved into a new apartment a month ago, I have kept it much more organized than my old bedroom.
Started going to crossfit after work instead of before work. Started coming to work extremely early so that I can leave at a reasonable hour. Eating breakfast "on the clock" more often (instead of during my own time).
I changed which blocks of time I allotted to homework in order to also get my Halloween costume done (which required scheduling around glue drying times).
Started listening to books at high speed using smartphone's inbuilt TTS for accessibility.
Cooked more often, commuted on bicycle more often.
I started taking ADD and OCD medication.
Using methods like HabirtRPG to try to become better at remembering to do things
Watching what I eat, taking showers every second day instead of every day
Have become more friendly/enganging to strangers.
Stopped smoking Reduced computer time Reduced social time
New gym routine, weekly hangouts with friend to read papers, decided to start a medication, meal-replacement smoothies, mealsquares, started listening to audiobooks, several other small things for work and personal routines
Blue light blocking apps Better light blocking in bedroom fewer lights on in home Better sleep hygiene Tried app lock for productivity Using timer for productivity
Rearranged room to be less messy. Started going to soup & fry for more conversation and free food. Wrote LW post.
Stop working, even if at a not-ideal point, in order to get to sleep early enough Communicate more with siblings and friends about my everyday life Track calorie and macronutrient intake every day Collect concerns, potential tasks/projects (in GTD style) Set clear goals and follow a program for strength training Explicitly block out time for ordinary tasks, like shopping, into a schedule for visualization (Timeful)
Window tint for better sleep, better adherence to sleep schedule, more utilization of software for organization (task lists primarily), bike to work daily
Found out how to walk on a treadmill and read at the same time. Tried to improve focus using Persevy (pomodoro tracker). Use tiny vacuum on bathroom every other day Done posture exercises
Carry raffle tickets in my wallet that each represent an allowance for an unit of alcohol - tear one up after each unit - helps keeping total count easier (was already doing this) and self control improved slightly Making dinner for my wife and I regularly - healthier, makes her happier Do one more situp and push up than the day before - nice timing on this question - up to 29
Opened the blinds before going to bed, so the sunlight helps me wake up. Started exercising after work, instead of in the morning.
Started eating breakfast at work more often (because I'm sometimes slightly nauseous upon first waking up).
burpees as convenient exercise vitamin supplements (not multivitamins)
Restarted crossfit 4 days a week Finally tidied up some long standing items in my apartment Took better charge of my external projects
SRS vocabulary study while in the tub leave my cell-phone on the other side of the room when I am doing work wash empty glass immediately if I drink soymilk (else it gets cloudy and is very hard to clean well) hear myself think "don't know how to do X ... yet" and then immediately take 5 minutes to think about X, if I haven't already done so. (Example: realizing I am feeling uncertain about whether it is good to feel bad about things that are bad, because feeling bad might be connected to noticing, and feeling frustrated about not knowing if the feel-bad is necessary or not, and then realizing that if I spend a few minutes I might either get the answer or come up with a way to test the question) gratitude journal (3 things per day, fairly consistently) notice that I have positive feelings or gratitude toward someone, write them a thank you email notice anxiety in others and be more sensitive about it
Switched to standing desk Moved to avoid long commute Switched to more regular sleep schedule Started exercising
Got an alarm clock that requires you to take a photo to turn it off. Committed to donating 5x the cost of any confectionary/chips that I buy to efficient charity.
I'm trying to fix my sleep schedule to 7.5 hours, but it's a work in progress.
- use of reading sci-fi concurrently with textbooks for motivation - psychologically fooling myself by creating multiple inner selves and talking to myself (ie - one as an inner self-coach, one as an inner math teacher, one as an inner skeptic, etc) - use carrying around personal objects as reminders of virtues I'd want to possess - dressing in maroon/red for a confidence boost, while blue for mental clarity, etc. - try to vocalize multiple synonyms to words I say as I talk to other people...helps me improve my vocabulary and analogical skills - try to use foreign words as much as possible in an attempt to break any possible mental constraints English might impose upon my thoughts - snap a rubberband on my wrist every time I am aware of an akratic moment...in an attempt to heighten my awareness
I decreased the amount of time i take to decide on where to spend my money/time.
Forced to leave work earlier to give a pet scheduled medications.
Every day I think about what my therapist and I have discussed at our last session. I only started a month ago, so this is new.
After a long pause, I'm reading books while commuting. I finally do something useful (part-time long-distance job) regularly after returning home in the evening.
Duolingo course on French (20m/day). Cut down on time spent on Reddit. Moved more of my reading from screen in my room to tablet around the house (more natural light, can change position more often).
I spend two nights a week doing long distance date nights with my girlfriend.
went to work at 8 in the morning, instead of at 10 in the morning
Started asking for feedback on D&D sessions the day afterwards, been queuing certain music to certain activities in an attempt to create an association, made a point to speak face to face with someone every day, have experimented with coffee dosage.
Organised a group of friends to go rock climbing weekly. Signed up to a website that notifies me when bands I like are playing shows. Taped over a blue light on the power board under my bed.
I exercise for more than an hour every day.
I've noticed how forming alliances is important and how I don't perform so good at this, so I began working on it. I've gone out more and tried to talk to people, especially women. I've read more about social techniques.
* Switched from novice weightlifting program to intermediate program * Started regularly recording heart rate
Spending more time writing (amateur!) fanfic Using commute time to work through reading instead of last-minute studying Doing chores e.g. making bed soon after I notice being frustrated Asking myself why I am averse to things I meta-want to do
Getting up in the morning consistently to exercise. Monitoring my food intake with a fitness tracker. Writing down any dates of interest immediately after hearing about them.
-Buying a lamp instead of using the old one: I didn't like the clour of the light.. -Changing the way the curtains hang from my room divider to create a "separation effect". -Change the web-series I am watching. -Buying bottled water. -Deciding to change pizza night from Saturday to Sunday, so to speak, so the expectation during the weekend lasts longer.
weekly: blocking time more strictly to be better prepared for regular tests daily: letting more light in during afternoons
put up a moveable pseudo-wall in between my computer area and my bed in my (large) bedroom to separate the areas when I need to, so I can mentally separate the contexts.
I stopped buying as many groceries as I realized that I don't have enough time/energy to cook during the work week.
I noticed that I had difficulty working for too long and got distracted for a long time, so I started using the pomodoro technique. I also decided to start running using the Couch to 5k plan. I bought Mealsquares.
Shifted position of laptop Bought headphones Cleaned and opened windows Changed OS to Linux Mint Cinnamon 17 (from Ubuntu Unity, from Windows 8.1) Rooted new Xperia Z2 tablet, so I could adjust the screen sensitivity and use a stylus with it Changed diet slightly; less carbohydrates, more soy etc. (after reading Kurzweil's two Transcendence books) Switched from streaming series to downloading and deleting after (fewer interruptions, better quality)
Reconfigured StayFocusd extension settings, whiteboard in room, using trackyourhappiness.org, writing up results more frequently in shorter form.
Purchased sleep masks in lieu of blackout curtains Started to drink more water and watch more TV to relax Made an inventory list of my life Realistically thought about current financial situation to relax about it
-Asking to be switched off night shifts -Beeminding a specific form of exercise instead of just "hours per week" -Changed cleaning ladies to a better one. -Looking for ways to outsource laundry
I quit my job, allowing me to slip into a natural sleep schedule.
Started using a waterpik and electric toothbrush.
Sleep earlier and more consistent by taking melatonin/light blocking glasses Eating healthier-more seafood and veggies
Allowed violations of normal working schedule due to illness without guilt.
Dropped sugar and salt. Developed a habit of making sure I'm presentable when outside. Started to begin and join class discussions more.
Exaggerating my initial estimates of how much time something will take by 15-20% Exercising more often in the mornings to help wake up Eating a large breakfast
I strictly ration when I use social media.
started to take hyaluronicacid supplement
Got a new alarm clock, adjusted the blinds, started making weekly public accountability posts, began updating my adventure in forum format, started PE class
Started using Evernote to apply GTD. Changed lighting to facilitate sleep. Started using melatonin to facilitate sleep. Started using various supplements. Started tracking diet.
Changed desktop backround to Skullgirls' Squigly with big flaming word 'Focus' to boost my focus.
I have a lamp that comes on before my alarm clock. It wakes me more gently
I plan exact times when to be at the library, since I know I simply don't start learning at home. I use a warm water bottle for sleeping since there is good research that it helps a lot to fall asleep. I use sunscreen on a daily basis. I unsubscribe every annoying newsletter - and recognize "This newsletter annoys me" when I feel so.
reduced aversion to exercising mid-day, giving myself more options switched my phone reader from pocket to kindle
fixed nightly middle of the night bathroom breaks in a way that I'm exposed to less light, I reduced my dose of melatonin and started taking it earlier
Attempted to associate songs that get stuck in my head with reminders to check myself for bad habits (e.g. when I notice the irritating song snippet looping through my head, I use that as a reminder to check my posture to see whether I'm sitting/standing upright.).
- daily exercise (either run or badminton) - use of Calendar & Reminders (on Mac and iPhone)
-Changed the sleeping location of my dogs to make my dad more comfortable. -Began consulting with family members about whether they wanted dinner to reduce leftovers.
Rearranged room for better "flow". Other than that.. zip
I quit school and am working to start my own business so I have much more freedom on a minute by minute basis.
Moved bed to other side of room. Delaying arrival at work to coincide with cafeteria opening, to grab lunch on way to desk. Using several eclipse projects instead of a thing-currently-checked-out project. Watching groups with favoriting instead of joining. Keeping charged batteries in the charger, but slanted so I know if charged. Using scooters more often. Changed calendar alerts to 5 minutes before, instead of 10 minutes, to avoid forgetting during the wait between alert and leaving. Curated gmail filters and labels. Started using PyCharm instead of Idle for python development. Using internal q/a site instead of fumbling for quite as long.
Pre-preparing meals to make a low carbohydrate diet easier to follow. Doing preparation when I am energetic or bored so that when I'm feeling lazy after work doing what I should is less effort. Switching my alarm clock for an alarm-with-puzzle app on my phone so that by the time I turn the alarm off I am mentally alert enough to know why I should not hit the snooze button. Began searching for an apartment further away from work so that I can get more aerobic exercize in the course of every day activities.
Nothing significant -- the above is due to largely external circumstances.
Bought gear to optimize writing performance. Set attainable daily goals. Began tutoring lessons.
Use a flashcard app to study Chinese during bus commute. Set my alarm one hour earlier and purposely oversleep to test hypothesis about increased dream recall. Start thanking people who get back to me quickly by email.
I put my phone farther away from my bed so I cannot turn the alarm off without getting up; I have stopped browsing Facebook on weekdays.
Using the late night, Reading textbooks, "Procrastinating" by doing other work.
I'm making all available attempts at improving my energy levels and limiting noise distractions in hope of being able to reliably concentrate as well as I've been able to at some points in the past. I'm continuing to try to find ways to help motivate myself, though these attempts are likely not entirely genuine.
Mostly been waking up early and doing all sorts of changes in my sleep habits. Cutting down majorly on nicotine consumption and hoping to kick the habit completely. Managing to put in enough exercise.
- just work, even when tired (this is great) - do much more useful work in the train (partly opportunity) - become more strategic at work
I changed the position of the bookcases in my room.
Eat less sugar Sleep more Try structure Talk to more people Less TV/gaming/internet More news
Altered my son's schedule. Adjusted my budget. Hired an assistant. Increased the daily amount of time set aside for reading.
go to bed earlier, wake up earlier on weekends, lift 3 times a week, Skype long distance boyfriend less when busy, start walking to class earlier, eat breakfast before I bike in the mornings, bring a lunch with me so I no longer go hungry for hours when stuck in class all day
Read away from your laptop or internet access. Be more aware of how I spend my time.
Gamergate finally convinced me to cut my intake of a wide variety of internet media. Received Meal Squares, began test using them as ~30% of daily calories. If any effects are noticed, I know my diet is worse than I thought and it's a priority to optimize. Switched my anti-procrastination techniques again, emphasizing now that the pain goes away after the start and to just get it over: limited success.
I have stopped consuming caffeine regularly throughout the day. I now occasionally take naps. I also occasionally stop working and close my eyes as a kind of mental refresher.
wearing jacket while biking to work stopping eating sugar snacks wearing reflective sash on way to work opening many programs as soon as I get to work
I started eating eggs even though I still dislike them, on the grounds that "maybe need more choline or something?"
Adventure working at a coffee shop for greater productivity Reorganized my room so things would stop getting lost Started going to the gym Began cooking for myself
Started using "Pocket" to read articles across devices
Started taking vitamin D. Moved closer to work. Organized my desk.
I set up a system that forces me to wake up at 6:00am, which has worked 99% of the time.
stretching in morning going to gym more regularly (after recovering from injury) reading the iia website (auditing)
I now turn on the blower fan in the bathroom when showering
I walk to work, spend more time socializing and increased the time I spend studding.
Changed Sleeping Patterns and Pre-Bedtime Routine.
Started flossing again at behest of dentist. Except at each time when I brush teeth instead of only at night, so I couple flossing with toothbrushing as a habit. Started changing location when trying to do work, so I am in a different context. Bought mealsquares in an attempt to cook more at home. Previously, would get too hungry and eat out instead of trying to cook (failed due to not planning and not having ingredients) Unified my work flow by trying to change all my keybindings to emacs, thus not accidentally using emacs bindings in programs where they're not used.
Got a bigger/firmer mattress; got married, kept rings, drugs, and water on bedside table; melatonin/various supplements;
- summarize articles after reading - recognizing that my mind is wandering off - countermeasures to that - standing on one leg while reading news for fun (as training and discouragement)
Cut down the number of things on my daily list, Began going to computer Science office hour every time that doesn't conflict with my other commitments Added "read 5 chapters of the sequences" and "a half hour of math" to my weekly things Changed one of my weekly things from "read a two books" to "read a book" Started doing self hypnosis for "using the internet intentionally" Other stuff
Being more motivated by curiosity and genuine interest.
I've begun taking daily doses of the nootropic Adrafonil to help my body cope with getting up at 6 am for my new job.
Daily writing habit, reducing exposure to blue light at night, adopting the Getting Things Done methodology
Taking a hot shower right after I wake up. Eating a friuit during breakfast. Making sure I reach the library around 8 am.
habits I have since 46 days: -flossing every day -reading all my gmail before going to sleep at night habit I have since 57 days: -going to school in inline skates
doing yoga sometimes using red light at night for melatonin gave up complaining tried going without dairy
Started using an application which tells me when to go to bed. Started using ear tampons to bed. Started having "nothing" moments, so I'm able to unwind.
jesus christ where do I even begin, no, I'm not even going to try, it's changed too much lately
contacting more people who know better than me for advice. adding note into anki after finished reading a research paper.
Got a new charger to keep at work so my phone would run out of batteries less Made a memory technique to steal chocolates from work in the evening
- Made bet with girlfriend to go to gym more often - Decided to minimize screwing around at work, and go home for that - spending fewer hours there, but getting more done(it's good to be self-employed) - Made a commitment to work more closely with business partners - we'd been drifting apart a bit, and I want to repair that.
Try to talk with more people, get out more. Changed makeup and clothing style. Stop buying snacks and caloric drinks to keep at home. Tried to wake up earlier when I need to go somewhwere.
Started turning off my cellphone during work to decrease distractions.
Restarted Evernote tracking of diet Changed Beeminder goal definition on leaving the house Started taking probiotics Tried electrolyte tabs
Counting calories. Being mindful of what I eat. Focusing on less stressful events.
Started taking melatonin. Sleep 8-9 hours every night. Stop drinking coffee after noon.
I floss my teeth I use Anki more I bought a smart phone I use a calendar I use a warmer blanked I use a program to keep track of regular (mostly daily or weekly) tasks
Put papers I want to read over breakfast next to coffee.
I started working at a startup as a software engineer.
I exercise routinely, go to bed earlier, set aside time each night for reading.
I started a new job so everything is different after a 5 month sabbatical.
started exercising and meditating daily, practice gratitude more often
I try and work from home one day a week - it is more peaceful and I believe I am more productive.
optimized my travel time to work a more regular sleeping schedule
I eat lots of almonds I kiss my girlfriend in lots of new places
Moving my work table from my living room into my bedroom.
Set alarms on my phone at a convenient time to remind me to do at least 10 minutes of Spanish learning.
Have gone grocery shopping more instead of eating fast food.
Adjusting use of melatonin to improve sleep
Sorted out online banking, started seeing people more.
Started keeping a diary, accidentally stopped spending as much time with friends, stopped staying up late to finish work and just went to bed with schoolwork undone to get rest, started playing less video games.
I started using the pomodoro technique, which helped a lot so that I don't get distracted for really long times from work. I started talking more casually to my new coworker Ruli; our interactions aren't as stiff.
Calorie count Beemind floss Meditation reduce nose scratching
Created a specific reading place in apartment Brought tea bags into work instead of buying tea
Taking PQQ supplement, red light therapy.
I have started depression medication (Voxra) and it has improved my mood significantly.
- sorted out system for parking on the street during the work daywith no parking tickets - recent radical change to diet
Did research into replacement pillows. Finished trial of vitamin k supplements. Finished trial of aniracetam. Started variant of bulletproof diet. Added a new section to my bidaily evening weights work. Adjusted my time to leave to go to work 10 minutes later.
- Regarding time management, started to focus on the single most important thing each day. - Decided on one most important metric in side project and am focusing on 10% weekly growth. - Moved running from the evening into the day. - Drinking coffee with cinnamon. - Switched from HabitRPG back to org-mode for time tracking. - Unified separate emails into one. - When I feel my thinking is unproductive, I journal. In practice, this is daily.
Work in coffeeshops and deliberately not learning the wifi password
Doing backlog dishes while cooking or making tea Started working out at random again started being more proactive about having events with people.
Eat slightly better fast food on the way home.
Journaling more. Freeform for now. Use email as to-do list, much better.
Allow extra time to stop on the store before work. Check weather and open windows before work based on the forecast. Sit on my big comfortable chair rather than my couch when using my laptop.
-drinking less coffee (for less anxiety) -morning meditation habit
I started writing down not when I *do* exercise, but the days when I *don't* get enough exercise, and what happened that day to cause that.
started taking inositol some alterations about what order I do things in-- for instance, whether I prioritize red things on habitrpg
Added black-out curtains to my home's bedroom windows Added two new Beeminder goals of a private nature Added one new Beeminder goal and restarted two Beeminder goals
Set alarms to regulate sleep timing, set alarms to take regular breaks from sitting at my laptop and move
Brushing teeth more Stopped taking melatonin unless needed Started "bribe self with ability to skip homework in return for good test grades policy" because my school has useless homework Reading Ozy's tumblr (da bes habit of all) Stopped many things that I did for "entertainment" that I didn't enjoy (e.g. non-ARAM games in League of Legends)
Eating healthier, which has promoted significant weight loss.
Setting up WiFi controlled lightbulbs for a brighter wake-up light. Setting up Dance Dance Revolution to make exercise more fun.
- Started habitually thinking "what would it mean for this to be true?" on informal, conversational assertions - When I hear other people, or myself, making statements about groups, explicitly trying to compare the specified groups (e.g. "nerdy white guys", "liberal college graduates") to the intended referent, then deciding whether the generalisation makes sense or whether the group even exists at all - Actively thinking "this applies to you...this applies to you" when reading about some cognitive bias or other endemically human activity I don't want to be associated with
Started setting my alarm clock much earlier than I need to get up, because I can't get up very well in the morning.
Regular hours of rising. Fixed end to work hours.
I have added situation triggers to perform brief exercise passes.
I try to write half a page every weekday morning, I've increased exercise again after an injury, I eat more berries
Changed my intermittent fasting from every other day to MWF, to make scheduling easier.
Running background checks on statements I make out loud or clearly in my head to figure out what part of my brain they come from. Eating a piece of fruit with breakfast because I've noticed it improves my mood throughout the day. Getting up early to swim twice a week instead of once a week. Actively researching management skills in order to further specific goals.
adjusted curtains for less light started wearing a bike helmet
Started writing diary entries, though this might have been more than a month ago
Calorie counting. I gave up alcohol for october as part of sober for october.
Started brushing teeth and washing face nightly.
I suck at routines. I have literally never, not once in my entire life, succeeded in keeping routine. Unless that routine is taking my prescribed dexamphetamine three times a day, which I'm actually quite good at.
stop lying to myself: admit that i have a crush; wear socks all the time since i'm prone to SH on them; sleep a lot more; stopped taking the pill to reduce symptoms
Making lemonade in my office so that at the very least the smell of my environment is under my control. Wearing headphones to and from home to screen out noise. Proactively seek out free food so as to feel like I am somewhat in control of my daily routine.
The only thing that has worked is I shifted toward only having 1-2 "Things to think about" in terms of my work. IT has been both more efficient and mor pleasant to focus on a smaller number of things.
Worked on more readily expressing feelings/inner life to family.
Meditation, switching up my life-tracking system, using habitrpg, stopping using habitrpg, moving from Australia to the USA, getting a new job
* Made time boxes for work/relaxation, rescheduled my day * Changed routines due to going back to Univeristy
I've been in email debt / ignoring my Inbox. I hacked an Emacs lisp solution that makes the experience more pleasant and have been more productive checking my email.
installed redshift program on smartphone to aid with sleeping earlier
Brushing more consistently in the morning, drinking more, taking vitamin D, using light box daily, using different soap, logging diet, stretching more.
installed auto-sorter addon in web browser
bit more social activity return to more regular meals slight addition to amount of communication with partner figured out some things with regard to my feelings
Not carrying more books too school with me than I need to (swaping out books I don't need), biking more
started Making Müsli every morning stopped reading free newspapers ( 20 Minuten) which is full of crap
a new job, returned to playing tabletop RPGs
I've started using Mandarin flashcards with Anki somewhat regularly.
I work on computer programming problems less compulsively and more intentionally.
Arranged to meet up regularly with exercise partner. Learned new driving routes and locations to save time. Downloaded finance organizing applications on phone.
I managed to stop fighting with my (ex-)girlfriend. I managed to overcome addictions.
Turned off phone notifications Meditating more consistently Eating MealSquares Started using Anki more Using Workflowy much more Writing things down much more Reframed my understanding of interpersonal connection and now pursue it more directly
I got a doorway bar to do pullups and am now doing strength training every other day. I am also spending more time coding and not doing aimless things.
Wearing contact lenses instead of glasses. Giving up pornography. Driving to work (instead of catching the bus) far more regularly.
This slightly exceeds a month (by a few weeks,) but since moving to an apartment with an exercise room my girlfriend and I have been working out most days.
Retaking my Chinese lessons. Making sure I spend time reading. Watching youtube in german.
Public transportation instead of driving to work
-using habitrpg -drinking more tea -try to write some code every day
Beeminder for running in the morning, random sampling myself against a beeminder for if the house is clean, etc.
Started using mouthwash + flossing more often (helps with gaps from removed wisdom teeth) Started crossing the road more safely on the way to work
-Resumed attending aikido classes -Began eating granola bars during my 6:00PM schedule gap
Using Habit RPG to better develop new habits and behavior patterns
Moved to a new place with overall better quality of life.
Started using Complice. Started making tangible plans a year ahead. Exercise in the morning after waking up. Writing blog drafts.
started using dimmer lighting in my room to prevent being overly alert late at night got rid of a bunch of nonessential clothing that i rarely if ever wear
Started counting 'mindful' time as productive time for the purpose of self-assessment (i.e. mindful meaning self-reflection on what I'm doing and what my plans are).
Regulated sleep cycles. Used less substances. Went through traumatic events
morning exercise habits, learning habits, simple routines
Started doing burpees every morning Writing 500 words in a journal entry every day Meditating at least ten minutes every day instead of just once in a while
Changed approach to an elbow problem from "rest it" to "keep it moving"
Bought hooks for my room so I didn't leave clothes on the floor Shortened my workout routine to make it less aversive Started eating mealsquares regularly
I watch Khan Academy economics course when I go to the toilet for a while, I started doing physical exercises in the morning, I learn Spanish and Advanced English in public transport with Anki, I take nootropics and vitamins, I put on ambient music for nighttime.
Doing Tai Chi twice a day Spending more time with other people Eating less
Changed my alarm from 8:30 to 9:30 Changed my before-class alarm from an hour before to 15 minutes before started doing exercises more regularly picked my fitbit up again messaged old friends on facebook more often
Joined regular D&D group Wednesday nights, to spend more social time with my brother & friends. Cancelled regular Tuesday visits from Mormon missionaries, to spend more time with wife who was uncomfortable with missionaries. Switched from primarily using desktop PC to using laptop in common area so as to be more socially accessible to wife & roommate.
Got a sleep mask that I use semi-regularly. Started going to therapy
- I tested out Soylent, but didn't like it, and went back to relying on more typical types of food.
Keep an unopened canned espresso drinks by my bed so I can open one and drink it when I first get up, instead of hitting snooze over and over until I feel awake enough to get up and go to the kitchen. I'm out of bed faster now. And I take showers at night to keep my morning routine shorter and easier.
Going to bed at a set time Working in thirty-minute intervals, no Internet allowed
Tackling my most difficult task of the day in the morning.
Changed how I use my laptops (using Synergy and extra screens) I now shower after breakfast rather than before I drink more coffee (2 a day) I shave more I study less and just pay more attention in classes
Started generally going to bed before 4 AM. Often with the help of melatonin.
I moved in a shared appartment with friends. To negate the longer commute this would have caused, I negotiated with my manageer to do Home Office three times a week. I started doing a new sport regularly. I installed f.lux on my Laptop to read in the evening without being influenced by bright light.
I began to buy cheaper, more basic foodstuffs. I began to show an interest in 3D printing. I stood up for my independance in the face of my parents descending upon it.
I started living with other LessWrong members in Frankfurt.
I've changed my lunch from a sandwich and a pie to just a sandwich. I did this to reduce my caloric intake. I've started using google calendar to manage my appointments.
I made a habit to stand straight and smile when passing through a doorway. I attempted to make changes to my work ethic, openness and social skills. These largely failed although some gains were made.
Started consciously identifying my work as fun Acquired mealsquares to reduce food prep time
Earplugs to sleep Disabling Facebook news feed Tea instead of coffee Increasing sleep from 6 to 7.5 hours
Mealsquares Using flossers instead of normal floss reducing cafine intake (~1 cup a day from 4+) Set meditation schedule.
Clear morning routine with minimal distraction Writing each morning Deferred main breakfast until after writing
(Having some success at) stabilising my fluctuating wake-up time. Playing videos to help me fall asleep, though generally averse to watching video material. No more coffee on empty stomach. Found that judicious use of energy drinks can make a real difference in one of my lines of work. Established a written (as opposed to mental) to-do list.
re-started running, participated in collaborative open source development first time
Changes in layout of flat Changed my sleeping routine Working out again after recovering from injury Moved desk at work Bought a new laptop charger to avoid taking new one to work Have a mobile phone charger at work Have bananas stored on work desk rather than taking them in with me daily. Started flossing again.
Moved my laptop and chair from my bedroom dresser, which I used as a make-shift desk, to an actual table in the basement so that I had a more ergonomic and practical way of using my laptop and place to do homework.
Increased the size of my breakfast from large to very large Bought earplugs for sleeping
Started taking melatonin an hour earlier every night to wake up earlier. Started refilling my water bottle with juice from dining halls, so that I don't run out in the middle of the day (without having to use the not-so-great tap water here.)
Went on a diet Decreased (and tracked) alcohol consumption Began exercising in the morning rather than afternoon for more daily energy and sense of self-efficacy
I stopped letting my laptop run in my bedroom 24/7, for less noise and light while I sleep.
Memorizing texts with spaced repetitions
More physical exercise worked into my daily routine New stretching exercises, modified by advise from a therapist figured out how to download ebooks from library
Started taking supplements, Started meditating, Started really planning my day (as in hourly), Started counting calories, Established a tiny morning exercise routine that will improve my posture, Started turning of my cellphone when I'm busy, Started listening to audiocourses when doing something manual eg cooking, cycling, Stopped eating carbohydrates, Stopped going to class
I report on what I accomplished every week, to my friends and family
I brush my teeth more often. I drink more water and less alcohol. I smoke marijuana less often.
Began going to sleep earlier and drinking coffee with breakfast to help early morning wakefulness.
Began using Google calendar for courses/scheduling, take a fruit/snack from the dining hall, keep a bottle of water in the minifridge
started doing pushups when I wake up early sometimes
Eliminated potassium supplementation; began intermittent fasting daily; began consuming Soylent and Mealsquares regularly; began showering at night instead of morning.
Realizing (and experimenting with) the impact of footware on various factors of my general comfort.
I've begun brushing my teeth with my left hand in order to increase its dexterity.
Sometimes tying shoelaces with a higher-friction knot Structured procrastination at work, rather than internet surfing
Started Working out Started tracking what I accomplish each week Got a coffee machine so I can work from home more Paying more attention in school
Using workflowy to keep track of my todo list Using my work Google calendar for personal events also
Move razor when I want to shave, carry deoderant around for when I forget to shave.
Moved mattress to floor. Reduced administrative work by reducing dependencies.
Drinking more water, waking up to freshly brewed coffee, multivitamins, occasional use of armodafinil (cheers Gwern!), smoothie for breakfast, meditate 10 mins when waking up and before bed.
- changed eating habits to a more low-carb diet
Committing code more often, in smaller pieces. Leave my phone plugged in whenever at a computer or in the car. Whenever somebody complains about an individual, mentally play that individual's advocate.
I'm less ashamed to use earplugs and melatonin I make conscious efforts to de-clutter my environment
I added duolingo to my beeminder so I could stay on top of it better
I'm...gradually, in fits and starts, developing a tooth-brushing habit that I never developed as a kid, in reponse to continuing warnings of periodontitis from my dentist.
Thankfulness recalls of the day, visualizing tomorrow morning, making a fire in the fireplace and zazen meditation.
Started bathing at night instead of in the mornings to be able to better control my time.
started a new supplement, N-acetyl cysteine, and noticed positive changes from it.
Regularly taking a newly prescribed medication Using reminders on my phone to remember to performance tasks
Added backup items to my backpack and office desk; forbade myself from entering kitchen past 10pm. Certain habits in table tennis and the Hearthstone video game. Strongly reminded myself of the value of not getting into arguments with people. Don't sit down at parties unless really tired or hurting. Drink less water before bed.
Changed many routines to accommodate baby.
Changes I made ~9 months ago that made a significant impact: - started strength training 4x per week - started martial arts - made a more regimented diet
I now vacuum my apartment on a consistent three week schedule (vs. whenever I felt like it).
Meditation Morning ritual - spending at least some time at home before rushing to work (shower, meditation, breakfast, etc). No requirements on what to do except for no working.
- started (primitive) journaling - tried to enforce time limits on activities - added work toward long-term goals.
I put an obtuse object on a binder clip and habitually clip it to my keys which I place next to the door when I come home. This large unwieldy object serves to remind me to turn on the dehumidifier when I leave for the day as my apt can be a little damp.
Putting alarm clock away from my bed to make sure I'll get up before considering snoozing. (You primed me by mentioning sleep in the example)
I try to floss each morning during my bathroom routine instead of very rarely doing it at night.
New cough medication for my chronic cough. New nasal saline solution for my nasal congestion.
started eating MealSquares somewhat regularly
Tested sleep scheduling Started using livestreamer Established a regular study period
I've started scheduling my work every week/day; previously I only scheduled appointments or things with limited time windows, not work that could theoretically be done at any time. I've started cooking again. I've started putting dirty dishes in the dishwasher, instead of leaving them on the counter (and loading the dishwasher all at once). I've started exchanging my time data and weekly plans with a labmate, for reinforcement of successes.
Reduced hours at work, short daily meditations, journaling semi-daily, and more time being social.
Weighing myself every morning for beeminder
Trying to reaction emotionally first in some situation Bought a timer to track how many hours I work Started using a cream for my skin Watching online lectures / interviews while eating
Started exercising before bed and when I wake up Schedule running at least 3 times a week Using dulingo every day
Stayed in the kitchen while waiting for things to cook so dishes can be done/counters wiped instead of put off.
Tidying up (or throwing away) other peoples mess instead of ignoring it and feeling mildly annoyed by it.
- Early Bedtime - Quit Browsergames - Restart tracking - New To do Lists - Using adderall for work
Asked questions the same day at work rather than leaving it longer
Changed my walking route from parking to campus to a more efficient path. Made a slight improvement against my tendency to procrastination on homework this semester.
Started using reference management software (docear). Adjusted beeminder goals. Started making anki cards, specifically implementation rules (if-then behavioral rules for myself to follow). Started planning my day in the morning about 3 times a week.
Got a new desk and shelves. Keeping them uncluttered from the start this time.
Going to bed 5 minutes sooner. Reading for at least 30 minutes a day. Walking to the store. Not keeping alcohol in the house. Calling my family at least once a week.
Worked on reducing procrastination. Gotten better at being okay with spending money. Lifting weights regularly.
Increased frequency an intensity of exercise.
I now set my alarm for a more consistent time each day, rather than as late as possible given my schedule.
I didn´t changed daily routines voluntarily, but i am now forced to wake up earily on a daily basis.
Shifting focus from planning to doing. Monitoring mood states.
I've started running almost daily, and I wear a sleep mask and ear plugs to bed.
1. I starting logging how I spend my days 2.
Adjusted the curtains on my bedroom window so that less light comes in while I’m sleeping Semi-regularly taking a multivitamin Reading over the previous lecture before the next one starts
Learned to let others help me with difficult emotions.
waking up early drinking more caffeine and alcohol socializing more spending a lot of time balancing alone/social time spending time organizing my time expenditure
added note-keeping software changed time on alarm clock slept with notebook (for lucid dreaming + recording late-night thoughts) started rolling rather than folding clothes when I travel
Gotten better at beginning working on assignments and tasks, reduced the amount I bite my nails,have become a vegetarian
Made a light clock so the room isn't dark when I wake up.
Attempted to improve diet (eat more fruit) and exercise more. Fixed a number of things that needed fixing (e.g. leaky drainpipe)
interest in personal appearance, organization
Switched to a dark comforter blanket to block light more effectively. Started trying to start the day with a meal rather than go hungry until dinnertime.
- take melatonin daily, track sleep times and reduce caffeine intake after 3 PM - switched to 1mg (light) cigarettes - track and limit cigarette usage - bought a faster iPad to enhance the quality of reading (better screen, less irritation about slowness) - sleep as many hours as possible whenever possible
More ergonomic seating arrangements, started parking on upper garage levels and taking stairs, walking for exercise more, writing more, eating healthier, reworked computer monitors to be closer to eye level, organized workflows around kanban tracking, stopped taking paper notes, started doing night classes on work-related subjects.
Leaving my computer plugged in at night (but powered off).
consistent earlier bedtime, going for evening walks more frequently, quit tumblr
Got Alfred Powerpack, spent more time on goals most dear to me by saying no more often, moved my note-taking to Workflowy.
Replaced coffee with malt Assigned specific time to specific activities
Put my guitar on my bed after getting up to reduce temptation to go back to bed. Started doing barbell exercises to become more attractive.
Cleaned room (and kept it organized) Came up with several "ques" (putting something that will break my routine unless I address it) to remind myself about things.
Started taking increased vitamin D dose to speed up deficiency recovery. Started shaving with a double-edged razor to save money on blades. Started leaving bathroom door open after shower to prevent humidity causing mould to grow. Started locking my bike lock to a fixed, nonrandom combination so my muscle memory learns to unlock it better.
Used to wake up every morning, get on reddit, then accomplish nothing all day. I decided to live in my car, so when I wake up I have to go somewhere and do something. And yes, I am being serious here. There were other reasons for the living-in-car, but breaking my shitty morning routine was a big one. I am very, very committed to becoming a better person.
* New breakfast * introduced Sleep tracking * Stopped some micro-habits that I tried out last month * ... (60 secons)
Yes, several, but don't want to tell you, sorry.
Changes to my psychiatric meds. Started taking cold showers. Adjusted my sleep schedule. Started using habitrpg.com Started using the Lesswrong Studyhall.
I recently moved to another country and got more motivated in my new circumstances.
new stretching exercises to overcome chronic injuries, consciously worked on improving my posture at my work desk.
My habits: not significant changes. My environment: Changed from a non-structured self-motivated career environment (BAD for me), now highly structured (MUCH BETTER) Beginning work <1.5 hrs after waking
Made substantial changes to my spending habits to put away more for the future.
Trying to spend more time with people who matter to me.
Consistently had a healthy breakfast (compared to none or poor breakfast)
Leave credit card at home to discourage spending. Move money to no-access savings accounts soon after payday to ensure I meet savings targets. Plan week ahead to ensure I spend time wisely, rather than on impulse. Enter into financial commitment contracts to guarantee certain behaviour.
Filling in time slots on Google Calendar when I'll do things Buying white boards to do scratch work on Soylent for breakfasts Intentionally scheduling time with others on days I'd otherwise spend alone and unproductive
- found a healthy smoothie I like - got the sleep cycle app - got some nicer clothes
Go for walks/runs to keep heart working properly. Use sebizol to cure dandruff, especially horrible pestilent-looking beard dandruff(worked). Open windows and vacuum to avoid dust.
Barefoot walking Doing important things right after getting up Trying to exercise every other day
Whenever I have some free time, I take ten minutes or so to ask myself about what would be the best thing for me to do during that free time and start doing that.
Clothes peg on towel to prevent it falling when drying hands, cracking eggs on flat surface on side of egg instead of edge of a surface, other minimal 'life hacks' to made domestics easier and less time consuming.
Started doing Anki reviews every morning, helps make sure I actually keep up with Anki.
replacing drinking coffee at work with with hot chocolate (it tastes much better) in the past several months: taking Vitamin D, attempting running
Adjusted sleep schedule Streamlined work process More regular exercise régime Learned some Chinese Had 2 epiphanies about self and role in society by observing incompetence and reading Voldemort crackfic
Installed Leechblock to limit internet usage Let certain outfits for days of the week become routine Stopped leaving wallet inside shopping bags
took ginseng tried eating lots of broccoli avoiding wheat taking magnesium citrate before bed keeping track of daily mood and activity changes
Increased the amount of light in my room, starting walking dog to make myself get up in the morning, started taking anti depression medication, started opening curtain, removed sharp instruments from my bedroom
Bought a blender, plan for more fruits and veggies in the house, bought an exercise game, rearranged the computer room, changed my office desk, got another bookshelf
daily workout and daily cold shower with streaks, mindfulness meditation
Taking candlelit baths at night during the workweek seems to help me fall asleep faster and feel more refreshed in the morning.
Cleaned my bedroom for the first time in years. Kept it sort of clean in new ways that weren't true for years before (dealing with laundry, dishes, excess trash, recycling). Gone home from work earlier, consistently (rather than working "extra" long hours"). Note: Layoffs occurred at work (I was not laid off).
Changed relationship with my now ex. Started gathering with different people. Started getting the hang of job. Started playing tabletop RPGs weekly. Started owning up to financial burdens. Might start gay experimentations and drug experimentation.
morning exercise, breakfast foods & diet changes, less masturbation
Removed negative/violent/disturbing things from my life as I could in books, media, movies, people Surrounded myself positive outlooks in images, thoughts, books, media, movies, people Became more thankful and grateful Let go of anger Let go of things I have no control over Filled day with simple pleasures ie natural scented creams, body wash Changed diet to more natural, raw fruits and vegetables Stopped taking toxic medications Pursued ideas over events and people
Melatonin, Pre-emptively changing my sleeping patterns before a timezone change, more email discipline
Switched to a (loose) 28-hour day. Resumed juggling whenever bored. Started taking multivitamins. Started mixing academic textbooks on interesting subjects into my daily reading. Reduced watching TV shows from once daily to roughly once every third day. Resumed sleeping on an air mattress instead of on the floor.
I have changed my narrative when committing to exercise - previously I had thought of those at gyms as narcissists worshiping their own bodies, and considered all of them (and myself) unofficial Satanists. Now I consider them as exactly like myself, people who are emotionally fragile and need to behave certain ways to bolster their egos. And who want to have more sexual stamina.
I bring my laptop home less so that I leave work at work
Started using Sleep Cycle clock Make a list of 3 things to do every day
Adjust my alarm so I am not quite so late after hitting snooze twice
More regular exercise Go to class more Answer phone calls more often Call family more often Eat 3 times a day Get out of bed more often Keep my room cleaner Do laundry more often Set alarms more regularly
As a consequence of not drinking coffee anymore (and going through the withdrawal symptoms - was going from 5 cups a day!) I've been able to wake up earlier. As a replacement for drinking coffee in my regular breaks I am drinking hot chocolate or hot water. Started a systematic daily morning / evening routine Break all of my work time into pomodoros - at 25 past the hour I do desk yoga exercises, at 55 past I take a brisk walk. For my 20 minute morning/afternoon breaks I take a brisk walk around the building or down to campus and back.
Started waking up earlier and doing at least one non-getting-ready thing (reading news, cleaning up, etc) before getting ready for the day. Started doing a crossword puzzle and cryptogram every morning.
take daily vitamins, wake up earlier, drink less coffee, drink more water, practice letting go,
Morning routine scheduling has settled down.
I realized that the tiny amount of money I save from leaving the heat lower is not worth the discomfort. I have actually 'rediscovered' this every fall for the last two or three years.
HabitRPG, take Vitamin D, eat mealsquares, start using Gmail's Inbox, avoid beef
I started reading to my children at bedtime separately instead of together, since the older is now interested in books that are beyond the attention span of the younger. I started drinking coffee in the morning instead of soda to get one of my early caffeine doses, because I am often cold in the mornings at this time of year.
Started a relax and cool off period of about an hour prior to bed.
Setting my alarm for the same time on the weekends to regularize sleep cycles (I go to bed before 4 am now!). Mostly stopped playing League of Legends (was playing almost every day for almost a year, now am playing once a week or so). Spending more time in common areas of university campus to increase social interaction (so far a success)!
started daily mindfulness meditation started acting less "needy" towards boyfriend
made an effort to spend less time watching TV shows
open the curtains before bed so light comes in in the morning
Exact opposite, I had a breakthrough two years ago but then slipped back when I came to the realization that I really was doing it all for myself, and there was absolutely no one else to do it for. Need to rebuild that motivation on new principles.
left alarm outside room to ensure i get up on time made checklist of key daily metrics
I turn my pill bottle upside down after taking medicine, so I know if I've taken it I realized my allergy symptoms might have been made worse by the heat turning on for the winter, so I put on the humidifier (this was always a winter routine, but I nearly forgot about it, and I think this is earlier than usual)
Email answering in a rational way, not chaotically Planning of time spent on specific projects on a weekly and daily basis
I began leaving my medicine on my night table as a reminder to take it.
not going to work anymore (I'm between jobs; this is a huge win except for the money thing) renegotiating division of child-care labor with my wife
Started taking creatine and caffeine with detox periods to avoid tolerance. Began using SRS to aid in studying. Began listening to audiobooks instead of music during commutes.
Started waking up at 7am regularly, instead of sometimes sleeping in until the afternoon.
tracking calories with app tracking daily step count reading print newspaper reading baby stories each night
Writing down what I have to do for a day Trying to dress well again Waking up earlier in the morning (but I still oversleep too often) Talking to women
Began consciously focusing no decisions in order to solidify the importance of sticking with the decision I wanted to make rather than following default behavior.
Started using a scooter to get to train station/work faster
Went to a psychologist for the first time and got some anti-depressants
- Started to empirically test whether melatonin supplements would improve my sleep patterns and/or decrease the time spent asleep (thanks SSC and gwern!) - Hired a cleaner to take care of my apartment so I don't have to.
weekly cooking project Shangri La diet reading more
Wrote several scripts at work that automate tedious tasks.
- I avoid being stuck on inconsequential decisions (e.g. naming things in computer programs) by Just Doing Something. - I eat sugar tablets when I feel fatigued from making decisions. - I take my laptop to work but leave it in my backpack and work on my work computer to avoid social networking distractions. - I've been listening to upbeat instrumental music (gypsy jazz and swing) during work; I find that I still have energy by the time I get home.
Wake up earlier Walk away from the computer Use downtime to meaningfully engage with my partner
Rescheduled my work to spend more time with my daughter Changed the method of getting my daughter to sleep Changed the policy for who does laundry and when Changed the policy for who washes the bottle parts Started asking my clients more about the health effects of their alcohol use Try to talk with my mouth full less often
internet - check list of blogs / webcomics daily
I exercise more and pursue more money-oriented goals.
Moved bed into closet. Piracetam. Swimming 3/week Better bathroom products (shampoo, soap, shaving cream, etc)
Started spending more time with collegues during breaks Before leaving home I take a fruit to eat during a break each day Go to bed a bit earlier to get more sleep
Started going to bed earlier. Dedicated a block of time to work without checking email/web. Forced myself to go to a social event I was nervous about.
Sleep changes (due to young child) Church attendance (denomination) Church attendance (frequency) Counseling re vulnerability
*switched from ebooks to physical books for my most important (non-fiction) readings *Realized I could stop by the grocery store on the way home from work instead of making a separate trip for it, saving time for some added inconvenience *Got a new battery for my phone so that it wouldn't die in the middle of a conversation/before the end of the day *Got some warm-but-not-too-warm clothes appropriate for the temperature in my building
Started working on python programming. Got my wisdom tooth out. Started brushing my teeth and flossing regularly. Started using medicine for my chapped lips. Accepted getting to class late if that means doing something productive instead.
Moved across the country for a new job. Started doing weekly reviews of my schedule. Wear a sleep mask & take melatonin. Plan workouts in advance.
-started working out and trying to lose weight -am easing off a dangerous medication
Began aiming to get to appointments 15-20 minutes ahead of time to correct for the possibility of delays (either self-created or created by the transportation system).
Requested a move of my office space to be closer to co-workers, to reduce perceived cost of asking for assistance.
going to the gym in the morning instead of the night after dst started to avoid changing sleeping times ignoring a person who turned rude toward me working less in favor of focusing on school more
I moved one month ago, at which point I took on a new work project, and I work from home, so lots of things have changed and I'm not sure how to answer. I did choose my new apartment based mainly on how much light it got. I also started doing yoga once to twice a day in response to feeling physically trapped by aging a couple weeks ago. I've quit drinking caffeine entirely, though I weaned myself off of it over the course of more than a month.
Sleeping with only one pillow to disturb wife less.
Minor changes to beeminder goals to lead to less stress. Transitioning away from EverNote (way too slow, switching to text files in git repo). Beginning to list due dates for todoist tasks (used to just throw them in there without due dates) Starting therapy (weekly).
I started taking herbal sleeping aids, reduced my coffee consumption to 1 a day at most, practiced guitar playing semi-regularly.
(I moved this month, so things are out of whack. So here's last month's!) Not going to sleep hungry asking myself "Is this the best thing I can be doing right now?" periodically writing daily planning my groceries two weeks at a time
Set a bed time and a scheduled waking up time set a time window within which to eat signed a contract with myself specifying the above, with financial consequences for failure to meet them started using an eye mask while sleeping
Stop asking people to wait when they want to talk to me.
I changed my mattress to a much nicer one, and have been modifying it for better sleep.
Planning and following checklists, trying harder to criticize myself, looking for meaningful social interactions, automating administration stuff, reduced perfectionist tendencies.
Eating vegetables at least once a day Talking to random strangers more Writing out more to-do lists
I bike less and bus more. I wake up later.
I've programmed desired list of daily habits in lift.do and often re-sequence them so I can fit them all in and build on daily momentum or context. I also retire some habit items based on how much value I'm getting from them or if I'm just not as committed to them as I thought. I've also taken on a daily practice to improve my memory and learning speed. (hope to remember, among other things, more of the LW sequences when I do seriously start studying them)
I wake up earlier, I eat out less, I'm going to the gym.
I started writing small notes daily, no matter how insignificant, to remember and to reflect. I'm taking small steps at Codecademy's JavaScript courses, mostly daily. A new computer made things easier with Photoshop, too, so I posted some HPMoR quotes to a very female-dominated social media application.
I have begun to intentionally pray and meditate
The Forks Model of Disability helps me cultivate my willpower more effectively. Writing down numbered lists in pen and blacking items out when they are not needed in marker.

Korean Paleomonarchist Pretender (Socially Libertarian Socialist Faction)
I selected one and now I can't unselect. Anyway, I don't feel I know enough about what actually works to say for sure.
pragmatic/consequential voluntarism, not derived from the non-aggression principle
I don't know half these words, how can I make a choice?
Republic-ist. Aka read the federalist papers
Fascist with regards to maintenance of heavy industry and a strong national monomyth (I think all nations should have these but also respect others?), strong social welfare, fairly open but incredible punishing for violation corporate taxes, strong military, infrastructure investment, and treason punishment for even taking $5 bribe as a politician. Also state sponsored transhumanism. Am I a fascist?
Non-marxist communist. Socialist in the short term, with replacement of owership with usership in the longest term
30% Slate Star Codex, 40% Eru, 30% EY's Fun Theory
I once hoped to start my own nation in the south pacific (but it looks like a singualrity will happen before I get around to it): absolute equality of opportunity (no inheritence, free schooling, land leased by the government) with voting rights gained by completion of education. Futarchy may end up being a better system in practice.
progressive social democratic environmental liberal isolationist freedom-fries loving pinko commie piece of shit
multiple. futarchy, formalism (contractualism), monarchist
Techno-utopian anarchosocialist (with moderate snark)
Christian Democrat (social conservative, center-left on economics)
I am confused about politics but anarcho-communism is a thing I agree with a lot sometimes
multiple (progressive socialist pragmatist sortof-anarchist, i want to say communitarian with emphasis on community maintence and self suffiency)
Political affiliation gets in the way of actually accomplishing goals
WHY ISN'T THERE AN OPTION FOR NONE SO I CAN SIGNAL MY OBVIOUS OBJECTIVITY WITH MINIMUM EFFORT

(option for non-Americans who want an option)

Yes, I restrict meat some other way (pescetarian, flexitarian, try to only eat ethically sourced meat)

1 (Didn't live with me, oldest in household.)

I only identify with my birth gender by default
I strongly identify with my birth gender

I try to follow some paleo principles some of the time
Yes, I stick to a paleo diet pretty well

I have tried them, but I don't use them regularly.
Yes, I use them regularly but also eat normal food.
Yes, I get most of my calories from these

Constructivism: Some moral statements are true, and the truth of a moral statement is determined by whether an agent would accept it if they were undergoing a process of rational deliberation. "Murder is wrong" can mean something like "Societal agreement to the rule 'do not murder' is instrumentally rational".
Subjectivism: Some moral statements are true, but not universally, and the truth of a moral statement is determined by non-universal opinions or prescriptions, and there is no non-attitudinal determinant of rightness and wrongness. "Murder is wrong" means something like "My culture has judged murder to be wrong" or "I've judged murder to be wrong".
Substantive realism: Some moral statements are true, and the truth of a moral statement is determined by mind-independent moral properties. "Murder is wrong" means that murder has an objective mind-independent property of wrongness that we discover by empirical investigation, intuition, or some other method.
Non-cognitivism: Moral statements don't express propositions and can neither be true nor false. "Murder is wrong" means something like "Boo murder!".
Error theory: Moral statements have a truth-value, but attempt to describe features of the world that don't exist. "Murder is wrong" and "Murder is right" are both false statements because moral rightness and wrongness aren't features that exist.

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the horizon glows shimmering with ashes of Ze who is coming
Why do lame sorcerers defend pretentious elephants?
Breaking Amos Non Deliberate Mindraise Thanks To River Tanner Fenchurch Zulu
just making sure you don't include keys in the
you met her online, and told her you liked Exhalation. she told you her name, and it was the same as the one that guy gave, as your best friend from high school. her name was...
Gdzie bylem urodzony I gdzie teraz jestem?
And then a Plank in Reason, broke, And I dropped down, and down – And hit a World, at every plunge, And Finished knowing – then –
needed to get up to go to photocopier, no way i'd do it

Yes, I have been to a full (3+ day) workshop

Tsuyoku Naritai! (I Want To Become Stronger)
How To Actually Change Your Mind (whole sequence)
i want to give an answer, but i would have to weight each thing i have read equally because they were absorbed into my thought processes over 6 months ago so rereading them it feels like the information was obvious
Blue Minimizing Robot (behaviouralism minisequence)
Simulate and Defer To More Rational Selves
Diseased Queries: Dissolving Questions About Disease
Simulate and Defer to your More Rational Self
Cryonics without freezers: resurrection possibilities in a Big World
"NRx" vs. "Prog" Assumptions: Locating the Sources of Disagreement Between Neoreactionaries and Progressives
when recursive justification hits bottom
Torn betwen: "Living by your own strength" and "The Second Law of Thermodynamics, and Engines of Cognition"
to be proven wrong is like winning the lottery
The noncentral fallacy - the worst argument in the world?
The entirety of how to change your own mind
The bottom line. How an algorithm feels from inside. The second law of thermodynamics and engines of cognition.
That one that was deleted for being dangerous to THINK about (super AI simulation)
Policy Debates Should not Appear One-sided | Shut Up and Do the Impossible!
Making Beliefs Pay Rent (in Anticipated Experiences)
Make Beliefs Pay Rent (in anticipated experiences)
Lifestyle interventions to increase longevity
Keep Your Identity Small (and yes, I know it's not actually on LW)
It was banned due to fear of Rok... Basi...
http://yudkowsky.net/rational/the-simple-truth/ (I could swear it was on LW somewhere, too)
Diseased thinking: dissolving questions about disease
A voting puzzle, some political science, and a nerd failure mode