Rules for life (v.0,0) - by Neil Warren - Plethora

Epistemic status: I have not lived very long yet, so whatever life wisdom I have accumulated so far is nothing compared to that of my future 1,000-year-old self. Consider me foolish in comparison. Also, this advice worked for me but obviously adapt it as you see fit. Entirely based on personal experience: n = 1. The following advice is not aimed at rationalists in particular although you might find it useful or fun. As a warning, there are plenty of imperatives in here like “you are not allowed to do X”; feel free to ignore those. I’m not trying to enforce this onto anyone. Skim the post using the bold writing if you want to find advice you haven’t heard yet. I hope, at the very least, that this will be entertaining to you. 1: Pay very close attention to what goes on in your mind. Try and figure out what thoughts and emotions, exactly, made you do X or think Y. Nate Soares calls this “noticing subtle things about yourself”. The more you do this, the more you will understand exactly whi

Epistemic status: I have not lived very long yet, so whatever life wisdom I have accumulated so far is nothing compared to that of my future 1,000-year-old self. Consider me foolish in comparison. Also, this advice worked for me but obviously adapt it as you see fit. Entirely based on personal experience: n = 1. The following advice is not aimed at rationalists in particular although you might find it useful or fun. As a warning, there are plenty of imperatives in here like “you are not allowed to do X”; feel free to ignore those. I’m not trying to enforce this onto anyone. Skim the post using