this is why I am not afraid of AI excerpt from David Reed’s book on improvisation https://t.co/ygTqEqe8I7

I was just explaining to my friend this is how the 8 consciousnesses create a feedback loop that forms reality. The 5 senses feed raw nonconceptual and equanimious sense data to the 6th consciousness, the chitta, which conceptualize what it's being fed. "That's a dog, that's a chair, that's red" etc. This is fed into the 7th consciousness, the ma... See more

How Can We Learn Better? To start answering the question, I dove into the notes and work of @andy_matuschak, who is a full-time researcher on learning, and an advocate of 1. Deliberate Practice and 2. Spaced Repetition in knowledge work. I have to be honest: though I love learning, I find both of these methods difficult and unwieldy in most cases... See more

there’s sth here flavored like “whatever can be destroyed by truth should be” any part of you that needs defense against being seen/felt should probably be looked at even closer

- notice what qualities, behaviors etc. u admire about them - notice that u desire to have these qualities in ur life, that they are lacking and u yearn for them. - accept ur crush is at least partially projection of that desire onto them, a clue from ur subconscious about who u long to become - find creative, fun, safe ways to embody those qualit... See more

I’m always fascinated by how people partition and label time in their mjnds. For a lot of people, forever/always is 3-7 years

On Finding Your People: I’m told I have an unusual talent for finding wonderful people. Below is my strategy for having a rich social life in any large city Disclaimer: This will require you acting in a way that is not normal. You may need to decide whether you want to be normal yet lonely or unusual yet connected 0. Treat it as a second job. For... See more

the right-sized slap is sacred worship: if you spank someone too lightly, they get irritated. if you spank someone too hard, they shut down. if you spank someone just right, they open it provokes almost animal-like obedience and safety. and love. and RELIEF

something I love about the Microsolidarity Network is the regular pulse of people going out into the world to do “group stuff”, then coming back to share lessons we’re learning how to become the kind of person who can transform a group from okay to awesome ...thread time

hot take: the biggest problem many men have, as it relates to their relationships with women, is that they take from women without realising that they’re taking a lagging indicator: you can't see or feel her radiance (and neither can she)