i think I am at rest 97% of the time or more "there is nothing I could be doing right now that I would prefer to be doing to this" maybe?
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Replying to @eigenrobot @QiaochuYuan
how does that work for you? you can't possibly be doing your most preferred activity 97% of the time, so what makes you not want to be doing something you enjoy more instead of doing boring tasks?
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Replying to @luv2filibuster @QiaochuYuan
i genuinely am doing my most preferred activity 97% of the time work is sometimes a drag and comprises that 3% for sure but I mostly manage a flow state or duck out to do other things im both very efficient and somewhat lazy
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Replying to @eigenrobot @QiaochuYuan
that is impressive, do you not find stuff like brushing your teeth kinda boring? i can't WAIT to get shit like that over with
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also were you always like that, or did you somehow manage to optimize your life to only include activities you enjoy?
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Replying to @luv2filibuster @QiaochuYuan
i like brushing my teeth oh
@selentelechia relevant one thing is that I am secretly incredibly particular about the way that I do almost everything that I actually do (and not at all about things that I dont)1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @eigenrobot @luv2filibuster and
eg my sandwiches are made with incredible precision i have strong beliefs about which parts of a loaf are most appropriate for which kind of sandwich, ingredients are slice and placed or spread with laser precision i have specific orderings for dishes in the dishwasher
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Replying to @eigenrobot @luv2filibuster and
when I brush my teeth there is an optimal brush pattern for maximal cleanliness and I always (1) floss, (2) brush, (3) scrape i thought about this order at length
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Replying to @eigenrobot @luv2filibuster and
i should emphasize that im not anal about it, like when
@selentelechia makes me a sandwich I dont get upset about her minor deviations she probably doesnt even know that she deviates1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @eigenrobot @luv2filibuster and
but it might be that there's a kind of Paying Attention that makes many things pleasant and satisfying sort of the way that the women in Stranger in a Strange Land talk about the way that Michael Valentine kisses them
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idk just idle speculation
it is one of my odder traits, perhaps there's a correlation
i have no idea why im like this or how I came to be this way 
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