Carmen
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it's nice here. tweeting @jhanatech
People who demand nothing of you (or, notes on charismatic people) I've been thinking about what makes some people more enjoyable to be around than others. It might be impolite to talk about this, but at least from personal observation, there are differences in how people make…
I've chatted with Max about his work before and find him to be a caring, competent, and curious guy who is committed to helping others resolve chronic pain. He's open for coaching with free initial consultation calls. If you've got RSI, back pain, anything similar, check him out.
If you have chronic pain and feel stuck, Tanner or I want to help you run structured experiments to debug it. Backstory: I nearly dropped out of my grad degree at MIT because of wrist pain. Typing had become effectively impossible and, worse still, the advice from the doctor and…
new wedding bouquet idea just dropped. in cruciferous we trust
Broccoli is a flower that is harvested before it blooms. If you leave it alone it will bloom
So true – luckily you don't have to be aware of the full scope of how much suffering and conditioning you hold before you start meditating and benefitting from practice. Claims of 99% reduction in suffering are effective at getting people interested in the first place, which is…
The claim ‘advanced meditation can reduce suffering by 99%’ grates against the problem that most of this suffering isn’t legible until well into the practice. So it’s really ‘do this committed practice & you’ll deconstruct suffering you never knew you had,’ — that’s a tough sell
wait this goes unbelievably hard
Men have absolutely no idea what the majority of good women find attractive. The world is not a fucking MMO, you cannot min/max. Height? Income? Women are fucking psychic bro, they don't care about the color of your tailfeathers. Coked up degenerates in religious psychosis get…