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Untangling emotional insecurity
How can I feel okay regardless of how others behave?
Mar 27
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The time I almost dated a subscriber
"Hi Chris, I subscribed to your blog a while ago and think you're really cool. Would love to meet you and be friends:)" - We find a bench and sit not…
Mar 22
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How I turned doing therapy into object-level AI safety research
It surprises me that I was able to turn what I learned from being depressed into object-level AI safety research. But it seems like it's working. For…
Mar 14
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self-fulfilling prophecies when applying for funding
A few months ago I was applying for grants and I realized that my applications were overly long and complex. I reflected on this and I realized I was…
Mar 1
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February 2024
Depression was useful?
2022. I was depressed. There’s five months where, aside from avoiding social interaction, I couldn’t tell you what I did. I remember wondering, “Why am…
Feb 24
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The natural boundaries between people
I first learned about the concept of psychological boundaries a little over a year ago. But something didn’t seem quite right about it. People explained…
Feb 23
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December 2023
Environmental allergies are curable? (Sublingual immunotherapy)
I used to have severe environmental allergies to cats, dogs, and the outdoors. As I kid, I woke up crying most mornings because of my allergies, and I…
Dec 26, 2023
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The absence of self-rejection is self-acceptance
I used to think that self-acceptance was an action. That there was an “accept myself” mental motion I could execute. I had tried to “accept myself” many…
Dec 21, 2023
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Lessons from massaging myself, others, dogs, and cats
You can just massage yourself. Then once you learn to massage yourself massaging other people, dogs, and cats is almost the same. I’m sure there are a…
Dec 17, 2023
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I host introspective social events for technically-minded people
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Dec 8, 2023
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November 2023
Spaced repetition for teaching two-year olds how to read (Interview)
This father has been using spaced repetition (Anki) to teach his children how to read several years earlier than average. Michael Nielsen and Gwern…
Nov 26, 2023
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February 2023
Befriending wild chipmunks is quick and easy!
Today I want you to meet my pal Stripes! Stripes was a wild chipmunk that lived outside of my house in 2019 and 2020, and we were close friends! But…
Feb 26, 2023
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