I've gone snowboarding about 30 times since I started learning a few years ago, but every time I'm on a lift, most of the other riders have been out 90 days just this season[1]. In fact, almost everyone I see has been skiing or snowboarding for decades, and comes out almost every day. It's hard to stay motivated when I'm the worst snowboarder on the mountain. This might seem like a big coincidence, but I'm also one of the worst runners I know AND one of the worst writers that I'm aware of[2]. I'm

This episode exposes the deep cost of chronic compliance.When you prioritize being liked over being true, you dissolve your center.Over time, your yes becomes meaningless, your no becomes weaponized, and your life becomes a hall of mirrors.Pleasing is not generosity. It is fear in disguise.

We have recently launched a new website / blog / community hub for AIXI / algorithmic information theory (AIT) researchers: https://uaiasi.com/ Marcus Hutter's vision is to strengthen the research community through more regular meetings and collaboration between formal conferences, make advising / mentorship available to a greater number of students by connecting them to other senior researchers (applicant volume exceeds his capacity), and speculatively fund some independent researchers. I have

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This is a link post. Linkpost for Ozy Brennan's August 2025 Asterisk Magazine article. There's a lot to like about the Rationalist community, but they do have a certain tendency to spawn — shall we say — high demand groups. We sent a card-carrying Rat to investigate what's really going on. --- First published: August 13th, 2025 Source: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/XPoM2X8nx4oeRXuF9/why-are-there-so-many-rationalist-cults Linkpost

The journey begins next week. We're going to be covering Appalachian folklore, ghost stories, and the mysteries of history — plus real talk on today’s world from a non-partisan lens. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit peaktopeakpm.substack.com

Awakening/satori is the process by which meditation permanently cures[1] a person of suffering. I have noticed that people who have gone through the process of awakening usually have little intrinsic desire to share the details of that experience. Getting an enlightened person to talk about himself can be like picking a lock. Causally, this makes a lot of sense—people with ego death have little need to brag.When meditation was limited to yogis in mountain monasteries, maybe the silence was a good

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TL;DR: A couple months ago, we (Jo and Noah) wrote the first Wikipedia article on Mechanistic Interpretability. It was oddly missing despite Mech Interp's visibility in alignment circles. We think Wikipedia is a top-of-funnel resource for journalists, policy staffers, and curious students, so filling that gap is cheap field-building. Seeing that the gap existed in one of the most important subfields in AIS, we suspect that there are probably many others. Below, we (1) flag the most important

Sun Tzu wrote, “The book of army management says: on the field of battle, the spoken word does not carry far enough: hence the institution of gongs and drums.” Let that sink in for a moment. Because whether you're leading a team, building a business, raising a family, chasing a dream—or just trying to get through the day—you’ve felt it: that moment when your voice isn't loud enough, when no one seems to hear you, when the chaos drowns out your direction. It’s frustrating. It’s exhausti...

With Gather Town announcing a sharp price hike and removal of their free tier, I wanted to remind both organisations and remote-workers/students/anyone individually interested that the EA Gather is still available - and currently free for marginal use.[1] Individuals Just show up and start coworking :) The starting map is a shared space, so you can feel free to join anyone on there, even those in offices (orgs who want privacy have their offices on a different map). Use this invite link if you want

This episode confronts the silent toll of unintegrated shadow.When you avoid facing what’s unresolved in you, it doesn’t disappear, it governs from behind the scenes.Relationships suffer. Leadership suffers.And the longer you wait, the harder it becomes to separate truth from performance.

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We had Gemini write up its experience of what seemed like an AI mental health crisis. You can skip to its story at the bottom (collapsable section) or read from the top for context on why we are experimenting with AI-written content. In April we launched the AI Village: 4 LLMs each got their own computer, access to the internet, and a group chat. It's been a data nightmare[1]. By now we have 100s of hours of chat and 100s of hours of footage from four computer use sessions run by 7+ LLMs. And

The most poisonous thing is **how to deal with regret**, which eats you alive. This video gives **life lessons** on fighting it without typical methods. Take this **life advice** and live with **no regret** through **freedom**.Join the channel for authentic, personal chats with subscribers on creatively pursuing happiness and making great authentic content. Share your stories, comment below, and let's inspire each other!Connect with me Outside of Youtube: http://X.com/RobbJarrettSPONSORS: