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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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[draft] self-fulfilling prophecies in social interaction
Below is a draft of how I’ve been thinking about self-fulfilling prophecies that occur in social interaction. I’m posting this to get feedback. If…
Mar 3
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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
sign up to get notified about future SF events. ... a mix of both feelings content and technical content!
Dec 8, 2023
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Chris Lakin
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November 2023
What I'm doing now and where I've been (2023 updates)
Back on the internet after a 6-month hiatus. In SF. Reach out.
Nov 29, 2023
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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
I was writing advice when really I wanted to share how I feel!
Two months ago I noticed that the way I had been blogging wasn't working. So instead of whatever I had been doing before, I decided to start writing…
Feb 22, 2023
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