> TL;DR: Broaden and deepen your understanding of your reader, and assume they need your post to be more clear and concise in order to understand your ideas. But readability isn't just "clarity and brevity"; let's talk about assumptions for approachability and ways to step into the mind of your...
My current working theory is that one of the worst things someone with a big project can do is to make that project feel extremely important. (This is doubly worse for someone with ADHD.) The more important the project, the more daunting it becomes, and the less it gets worked...
An outline of the theories, definitions, and operationalizations of well-being and flourishing throughout the history of positive psychology. Introduction Since the dawn of the branch of positive psychology, psychologists have been theorizing definitions and operationalizations of human well-being or "flourishing" as it later became known. This review discusses seven distinguished...
Many people I know personally (including myself) have experienced or regularly experience this "imposed" "burden" you're referring to, except they place it on themselves with "ought" and "should" (instead of "want", for example). ("I am going to work on that this month." Vs "I want to work on that this month." Vs "I should work on that this month." Vs "I have to work on that this month." The differences are subtle in language but massive in cognitive weight.)
Sometimes it's like having someone inside your head with a whip trying to drive behavior with excessive pressure according to some maxim or moral imperative. This is obviously not healthy or long-term effective, but some people genuinely go through this (and some never make it out of it).
TL;DR: Broaden and deepen your understanding of your reader, and assume they need your post to be more clear and concise in order to understand your ideas.
But readability isn't just "clarity and brevity"; let's talk about assumptions for approachability and ways to step into the mind of your reader.
I ended up writing an entire prequel post for this post that explains why I was inspired to write this on the EA... (read 1967 more words →)
That's awesome! I'm jealous :)
The conclusion is simply: if this applies to you, try to be aware of it and prevent it from getting in your way.
But if none of the things under the section at the top beginning "See if any of this sound familiar" actually seem familiar to you, then this post won't be relevant or applicable to you.
In fact, please let this post pass your mind, and carry on "moving forward forever" and feeling awesome! 😃
My current working theory is that one of the worst things someone with a big project can do is to make that project feel extremely important. (This is doubly worse for someone with ADHD.) The more important the project, the more daunting it becomes, and the less it gets worked on.
When a project becomes ultra important, it tends to get in its own way.
The worst scenario is when someone believes that the project is their "one and only" "personal mission". ("This is my magnum opus." "This is my big project." "This is the one to shape my career." etc, etc, etc.)
For people who struggle with the importance-avoidance effect, they tend to follow... (read 2833 more words →)
An outline of the theories, definitions, and operationalizations of well-being and flourishing throughout the history of positive psychology.
Since the dawn of the branch of positive psychology, psychologists have been theorizing definitions and operationalizations of human well-being or "flourishing" as it later became known. This review discusses seven distinguished measurements of well-being and flourishing, examining how they differ and what they have in common.
At a glance, what is the whole history of "flourishing" as a field of study? What is the history of its progress?
Put simply: well-being is often regarded as the end goal and outcome of virtually all humanistic altruism.
80000 Hours defines social impact as:
... (read 6766 more words →)"Social impact" or "making
Can't wait for this book summary! It's a very rad read for rationalists indeed!
But in all seriousness, I'm excited to see what neat new posts will utilize this, and I'm curious to know how this might impact writers who are trying to think of ways to provide their readers with a great takeaway. ("Something to remember me by" haha)
For me, I'm already thinking about how to write the flashcards for a post in such a way that each key thought might be somewhat independent on its own yet containing enough context to relate it back to the collection of thoughts that map/model the ideas behind a single post/concept. If I were to... (read more)
Fascinating! I've never come across this type of "vomit draft" advice before haha, and I'm not sure I've ever tried it either. (I'll have to give it a go sometime.)
I think the "do it for 1 minute" (or 5 minutes) technique is pretty effective in most cases. Great tip to point out!
Thanks!