MattG comments on Programming-like activities? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: [deleted] 08 January 2015 02:49:35AM *  5 points [-]

It seems like you just really like programming.

There's a seemingly limitless amount of skills that fit these criteria:

  • Languages
  • Writing
  • Understanding History
  • Math (Huge Umbrella Here)
  • Any circus game
  • Science( Another Huge Umbrella)
  • Any game of skill that you can make money from(chess, poker, checkers, go, etc.)
  • Any self-defense sport. (any sport if you consider the slim chance of going pro as "useful in the real world) (many include expensive equipment, but few that are more than the cost of a computer and a year of internet)
  • Public Speaking
  • Improv
  • Psychology
  • Cold Reading
  • Active Listening
  • Improving Sex Skills
  • Posture Training
  • Storytelling
  • Knot Tying
  • Cooking

I think I could keep listing... it's hard for me to think of skills that don't fit this criteria.

Comment author: Creutzer 09 January 2015 08:17:05PM *  3 points [-]

Lots of those fail many of the criteria listed in the OP. Check again.

Comment author: [deleted] 11 January 2015 06:11:36AM 0 points [-]

Checked it again, this sentence is still there:

"I mean this in the sense of "activities that also satisfy the above criteria", but suggestions don't have to satisfy ALL of the criteria. Here are some of the first ideas that come to mind when I try to answer the question myself:"

Most of those criteria are extremely subjective - For instance, many people would say that programming needs expensive equipment, a specific location, and is nerdy instead of badass.

Similarly, all of the subjects above can fit all the criteria when you know what you're doing, how to practice them and how to use them.