Post 29: Meaningful Rest — Neel Nanda

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The list of “things I want to do when tired” and the list of “things that rejuvenate me when tired” do not overlap, and this is a problem. This is a post exploring this problem, and my tools for solving it.

Post 29: Meaningful Rest Aug 29 Written By Neel Nanda An exercise: Set a 5 minute timer , and list the things you want to do when you feel tired and low-energy. Then, set another 5 minute timer, and list the things you feel rejuvenated after having done - the things you like doing when low-energy. If you’re anything like me, these lists are basically disjoint! When I’m tired, I want to compulsively check things - Facebook, email, the news. I want to procrastinate: to compulsively scroll through Reddit, trashy web-fiction, the latest webcomics. But, empirically, after doing this I don’t feel an

Post 29: Meaningful Rest — Neel Nanda

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