David_Gerard comments on What are you working on? April 2011 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: David_Gerard 07 April 2011 10:34:14PM -1 points [-]

I'm also getting an education and trying to fight of mental illness, I'm not sure if those count as projects.

Definitely. Are you taking describable approaches?

Comment author: Armok_GoB 07 April 2011 11:03:46PM 0 points [-]

Nope, indescribable of the "bazilions of small and big things done towards it all the time with no pattern or connection other than they goal they're supposed to help accomplish" variety.

Comment author: PlaidX 08 April 2011 06:31:16PM *  1 point [-]

If the memetic hazard you're referring to is the same one as mine, I recommend benzodiazepines in the short term and vipassana meditation in the long term. And just thinking about it, though clearly you're already doing that.

I think to a large extent, the percieved threat of the thing is due to a generally neurotic perspective, common to many people here, which can twist abstract thinking into knots when given a sufficiently long and nonintuitive chain of reasoning. The trauma illuminates a serious problem with the mind rather than a serious threat from the idea.

Comment author: Armok_GoB 08 April 2011 07:36:58PM 0 points [-]

Sounds like it almost certainly is not the same one.

Comment author: jsalvatier 08 April 2011 01:10:59AM 0 points [-]

It's still good to mention it, helps reaffirm your commitment. It would also be interesting to hear anecdotes about your efforts (successes and failures etc.)