My commentary on 's miracle year essay (dwarkesh.substack.com/p/annus-mirabi) and his newfound friendship with Jeff Bezos and Paul Graham....I think will laugh at their mentions here -
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Enjoyed this; thanks for writing bloodily. A lesson that was very important for me on achievement-oriented self-actualization/belonging: "It's hard enough of something that almost works."
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(Vincent Felitti wrote that, on eating-related addictions, but it applies to this addiction as well—to feeling like you're "enough" only when you've achieved contingent regard)
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((Incidentally, on the margin, I think "stop meditating" is terrible advice for people who are already taken in by this kind of inspiration porn, or an addiction to contingent social approval—and I think this is true simultaneously with your point about historical figures))
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Oh, and congrats on being about the quit your teaching job! That's exciting. Have you written about your plans?
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Thanks and no I haven't but definitely plan on doing it when I actually quit in a few months. Not a whole lot of concrete plans at this point other than do a lot of writing/keep working on Seeds of Science/and try to figure something out.
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Maybe we can catch up then, would love to pick your brain more about independent researcher life
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Synchronous meetings are expensive for me, but happy to correspond by email/DM!