Reach out to existing rationalists past and present, and start trying to develop semi-original rationality skills building on your personal strengths, and the sorts of things you pay attention to.
I got a lot out of sporadically talking with people in the rationality community over Skype and phone and the like, and there are a lot of really good autobiographies by fairly important people. There really is a lot of information in the community that just isn't on LW, or in most of the meetups.
Feel free to PM me if you're interested in emailing back and forth about this.
Hello fellow readers.
I've been enjoying LW for a while now, and I can confidently say that many of the ideas on in this community have done much to better my life.
However, I live in some isolation from like-minded individuals. I lack social groups that aspire to the same values of rationality that I have come to treasure. My nearest meet-up is Melbourne, but that takes approximately a hour and a half to get to, and would require more time and money than I can reasonably afford at the moment.
I find it difficult to immerse myself and live out many of these ideas when I do not have the social support to back me.
Anyone have any tips for managing rationalist isolation?