Group Rationality Diary, January 1-15

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Happy new year to those who are celebrating! This is the public group rationality diary for January 1-15.

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.

Next diary: January 16-31

Previous diary: December 16-31

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Happy new year to those who are celebrating! This is the public group rationality diary for January 1-15.

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.

Next diary: January 16-31

Previous diary: December 16-31

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Know what man, that's my way for better or for fucking worse! I don't care if people are creeped out because unlike what you have in mind I'm not some jackass jumping at her just because she got big tits or a nice ass or because her body is 100% hor or anything more that'll make you want to take her. It's true I got a few things to optimize but asking a girl out isn't one of those things! My way. I'll face the consequences.

Also, you're just in time. http://lesswrong.com/lw/lg5/open_thread_dec_29_2014_jan_04_2015/bt1k?context=1#comments

Also forgot to note I'm not a very serious fellow but don't accuse me of sarcasm because sarcasm is the lowest form of wit and I'm certainly a wiful person so that simply can't be. :) (Also adding the smile kills the jokes but makes people understand it more so damned if you do, damned if you don't.)

Know what man, that's my way for better or for fucking worse!

That's what someone says when they don't want to improve. If you are serious about doing things in a better way, you need to reconsider your attachment to "your way."

It's true I got a few things to optimize but asking a girl out isn't one of those things!

Yes it is. Otherwise you wouldn't have posted this story at all.

2bogus11y

It's hard to detect sarcasm over the internet, but my point was not even about you, just the behavior and general attitude referenced in your comment. Waiting for a person for twenty minutes can easily be interpreted as stalkerish behavior, even if you have the best of intentions. It's all well and good if you don't care about that, just be aware that many people are rather paranoid about this sort of thing! So you could easily be making them uncomfortable, even if you didn't mean to. Cheers :)