Elo comments on Open Thread August 31 - September 6 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Elo 02 September 2015 06:38:08PM 0 points [-]

Equanimity I mainly didn't have the word in my vocab. (the first google search gave "cool and collected")

I would separate Disappointment from Discouraged. As distinctly things that don't have to have each other there to happen. Disappointment also doesn't have to be disheartening. Dishearten/Discourage are similar and could probably be left close by.

Looking good. Not sure how to use it; but if it stays up - I will think about it...

Comment author: OrphanWilde 02 September 2015 08:57:42PM 0 points [-]

Done!

No idea what any of those three are supposed to feel like. I imagine the inverse of relief?

Comment author: Elo 02 September 2015 11:34:56PM 0 points [-]

Disheartened ~= "soulcrushing" Discouraged ~= I am running a race against my peers and I don't seem to be able to keep up. After a month of training; they seem to be getting faster and I seem to not be keeping up at the same grade. "All this effort for nothing" Disappointed ~= I was expecting chocolate spread on my sandwich but it was only jam. (slightly in the direction of "something I expected but did not quite estimate right")