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Clarity comments on Open thread, Nov. 23 - Nov. 29, 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: [deleted] 27 November 2015 12:11:54PM *  1 point [-]

Are you offering help to people, or just curious about support networks? I'm mainly trying to motivate myself to write up a paper on relatively old data: dealing with my usual problem that I am more excited about newer projects, even though the older ones are not completed. Help would be nice but it's essentially my sole responsibility to prepare a first draft, after which my coauthors will contribute.

What are you working on, and do you need help?

Comment author: Clarity 28 November 2015 12:20:44AM *  1 point [-]

I prompting discussion of these things in case any parties would like to help and/or be helped. Sometimes people who want to help don't feel like starting the discussion, and same for those who want help. But if we're all just mentioning what we're doing, perhaps people can help in ways we hadn't even thought of.

I'd be happy to help if my skills and interest set matches your hopes for a coauthor. I highly doubt that since I'm just a lowly grad student.

I'm working on a social enterprise, my rationality, working out some procedural things with two collaborators on two seperate projects, and getting my notes and records better organised. Don't really need any help from online for those things except rationality, and make pleas for help about that here all the time anyway. Thanks for asking.

Comment author: [deleted] 30 November 2015 10:18:21AM 1 point [-]

I see.... but buried deep in the open thread it's not likely to be seen by many, and not very clear what you are trying to get out of such a brief, open-ended comment when originally posted.

For example, I misunderstood your intent, and thought you were talking more generally about problem solving and social support, vs. requesting help from LW's users.