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army1987 comments on Open thread, January 25- February 1 - Less Wrong Discussion

8 Post author: NancyLebovitz 25 January 2014 02:52PM

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Comment author: ChristianKl 25 January 2014 09:05:23PM *  1 point [-]

I would guess that you try to exert too much control. The kind of "sloppiness" that's useful for creativity is about letting things go.

Meditation might help.

As you are female, dancing a partner dance where you have to follow and can't control everything might be useful. Letting go of trying to control is lesson 101 for a lot of woman who pick up Salsa dancing.

Comment author: [deleted] 25 January 2014 10:04:56PM 5 points [-]

As you are female,

He isn't.