Published on January 30, 2026 3:30 AM GMT

Published on January 30, 2026 4:21 PM GMTA person close to me has died. And I can’t do anything about that. When I was 13, at some celebration, I gave a toast saying that I wished all of us could be cryopreserved one day.

Published on January 30, 2026 6:51 PM GMTComing off the heels of a local CFAR workshop, I'll lead us in practicing some applied rationality techniques:Resolve Cycles: Setting a timer to see how much of an important goal you can accomplish within the limit.Pride/Self-Recognition: Turning everyday annoyances into a part of your identity you can be proud of.Finding Cruxes: Probing the basis of your beliefs by asking what it would take to change them.Time allowing, we will do mor...