goal:
learn to become a writing machine
people who have had success here:
how did you achieve it? what were your initial struggles and how did you overcome them? or what life strategies made it a smooth process?
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Why do you want this? (not challenging you, just could probably answer better with that context)
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1. There exists no good, quick way to learn what critical rationalism is or why it matters.
Ideally, I want an evergreen-notes style website (👀) where you get lost in a glorious sea of tabs.
2. Clarity of thought.
3. Attract likeminded people.
4. Write book(s).
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Can you explain more about why #1 and #4 get you personally excited?
imo, 2 & 3 motivate 1. but we’re also motivated to share/teach in itself
there’s probably a hansonian status signalling element involved with “being a writer”
but it also feels good to share. we share funny videos. we enjoy synchronicity. etc.
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also it’s enjoyable to solve problems.
and contra to the “if you can’t do, then teach” phrase. communicating well is it’s own problem
3blue1brown *is* solving a problem (even if it’s not solving original mathematical proofs)