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 exces...
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! 😃
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 thoug...
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!