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Comment author: lukeprog 09 November 2011 03:02:00AM 8 points [-]

This is not much about Singularity Institute as an organization, so I'll just answer it here in the comments.

  • I do not regulate my information diet.
  • I do not have a reading schedule.
  • I do not follow the news.
  • I haven't read fiction in years. This is not because I'm avoiding "fun stuff," but because my brain complains when I'm reading fiction. I can't even read HPMOR. I don't need to consciously "limit" my consumption of "fun stuff" because reading scientific review articles on subjects I'm researching and writing about is the fun stuff.
  • What I'm trying to learn at this moment almost entirely dictates my reading habits.
  • The only thing beyond this scope is my RSS feed, which I skim through in about 15 minutes per day.
Comment author: Aleksei_Riikonen 10 November 2011 02:55:56AM 0 points [-]

I'm glad to hear I'm not the only fan of Eliezer who isn't reading HPMOR.

In general, like you I also don't tend to get any fiction read (unlike earlier). For years, I haven't progressed on several books I've got started that I enjoy reading and consider very smart also in a semi-useful way. It's rather weird really, since simultaneously I do with great enthusiasm watch some fictional movies and tv series, even repeatedly. (And I do read a considerable amount of non-fiction.)

And I follow the news. A lot. The number one fun thing for me, it seems.

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