This is the public group instrumental rationality diary for July 16-31.
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 cata for starting the Group Rationality Diary posts, and to commenters for participating.
For most of the past week, I have had to make do without internet at home. In the course of this, I have discovered how hopelessly I am dependent on the wifi for getting anything done. It takes internet just to access my to-do list, especially when I blow my phone data plan surfing imgur.
I Implemented some of the ideas I had for making my to-do system more robust.
Specifically, I reset my chron to 4am so I wouldn't have to freak out trying to finish everything before midnight. I'm taking snapshots of my to-dos now and again in case habit goes down. I categorized my habits. I estimated how many free pomos I could spare every day so I don't overload my daily stuff. I'm making a map of wifi hotspots I can travel to in a pinch.... etc.
High VOI: My self-model needs a lot of work. I'm trudging through a list of work skills, and trying actual activities involving them to see what I enjoy or excel at.
For changing emotional responses, I noticed my current set point for interpreting feedback is killing my motivation more than helping me improve. I therefore added a tracking habit for tasks I manage to get through without having a complaint or criticism directed at me. I'm +1ing myself everytime I get a neutral response instead of being angry that no one noticed the work I put into making sure no problems materialized.
This is the public group instrumental rationality diary for July 16-31.
Thanks to cata for starting the Group Rationality Diary posts, and to commenters for participating.
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