Group rationality diary, 6/4/12

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This is the public group instrumental rationality diary for the week of June 4th. It's a place to record and chat about it if you have done, or are actively doing, things like:

Established a useful new habit
Obtained new evidence that made you change your mind about some belief
Decided to behave in a different way in some set of situations
Optimized some part of a common routine or cached behavior
Consciously changed your emotions or affect with respect to something
Consciously pursued new valuable information about something that could make a big difference in your life
Learned something new about your beliefs, behavior, or life that surprised you
Tried doing any of the above and failed

Or anything else interesting which you want to share, so that other people can think about it, and perhaps be inspired to take action themselves. Try to include enough details so that everyone can use each other's experiences to learn about what tends to work out, and what doesn't tend to work out.

Thanks to everyone who contributes!

(Previously: 5/14/12, 5/21/12, 5/28/12)

This is the public group instrumental rationality diary for the week of June 4th. It's a place to record and chat about it if you have done, or are actively doing, things like:

Established a useful new habit
Obtained new evidence that made you change your mind about some belief
Decided to behave in a different way in some set of situations
Optimized some part of a common routine or cached behavior
Consciously changed your emotions or affect with respect to something
Consciously pursued new valuable information about something that could make a big difference in your life
Learned something new about your beliefs, behavior, or life that surprised you
Tried doing any of the above and failed

Thanks to everyone who contributes!

(Previously: 5/14/12, 5/21/12, 5/28/12)

I did end up drawing- I finished one painting that I had been sitting on for 6 months, started and completed another, and am now working on a third painting. I found that a great motivator was joining a forum with a weekly contest where the participants routinely post their works-in-progress. Surrounding myself in a more art-centric environment seems to make me want to draw more.

I've learned about 60-some words in Italian so far. Yes, I am using a spaced repetition program. I've also been reading about grammar so I know what to do with the words once I have them memorized. I've failed to remember to do this every day, though. I figure I will set an alarm on my phone in order to remind myself to review the words.

I've failed to force myself to wake up earlier and go to sleep sooner.

I realized that I do, in fact, want to be around people. it's large groups and unfamiliar situations that make me feel uncomfortable. I've decided to slowly push at those boundaries until I feel more comfortable in social situations.