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8 Post author: Gleb_Tsipursky 07 February 2016 01:54AM

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Comment author: Gleb_Tsipursky 08 February 2016 10:51:05PM 0 points [-]

I gotcha, thanks for the feedback!

We have specifically UU-themed content here. For a one-hour session, I suggest using the videotaped workshop. You can have youth take the web app beforehand, watch the video, and then have a discussion, with youth taking the web app afterward.

We're also working on developing other UU-themed curricula for youth-oriented classes and covenant groups.

Hope this is useful for you!

Comment author: pinyaka 22 February 2016 10:22:29PM 1 point [-]

Thanks, Gleb. I will look into this more.

It really seems like you have gone out of your way to not actually share any content until I give you personal information. After looking at a few of your pages I still have no idea what you're offering except that it's something to help people find meaning in their lives using methods that (probably) have one or more scientific study to back them up. This is the kind of sales pitch I usually associate very strongly with scammers. The main differences between the way you look and the way a scammer looks are:

a) I found your recommendations on Less Wrong and you are an academic at an accredited university b) You are charging very little for your material by requiring time watching videos, contact information, or nominal fees (~$2-$3)

If you're open to it, I would suggest writing up a summary or description of what your methods actually are (or if you have such a thing already, prominently link it somewhere). Generally, if you're unwilling to make your methods known to this community it looks like you're not really open to feedback or criticism about them.

Comment author: Gleb_Tsipursky 23 February 2016 03:22:55AM 0 points [-]

I have lots of free content on this topic that does not require sharing personal information, for example here: http://intentionalinsights.org/findyourpurpose

You can download a free version of my book (minus the worksheets), without sharing any personal information here: http://intentionalinsights.org/book-find-your-purpose-using-science

Let me know if other stuff would be helpful for you.