Right now, solving the ‘first stage’ of metaethics and then making novel progress on CEV. That’s where almost every heavily-cited post I’ve written on LW has been heading.
Do you plan to get involved with academia, or to be more general, is it advisable to aim for an academic career?
Or do you consider academia to be too costly, ineffective and mainly focused in narrow, obscure or otherwise irrelevant topics?
As yet another data point, I have a half-time academic job, and even so I barely have enough time to do scholarship. I differ from the above list in that I do internet-wander and I do sleep poorly.
As another data point, I differ from that list in that I have a somewhat-needy significant other, some tv / video games / movies / internet wandering and not enough sleep, and I’ve had a terrible time doing scholarship over the past several years.
A truly addictive medium TV! I must admit also that I too use the internet as such however I think it’s a step in the right direction if I use the internet over the TV.
Do you have any particular recommendations on how to do this while you still have a day job?
I had a full-time regular day job up to March 4th of this year. To have time to do scholarship, it helps to:
have a very non-needy and independent significant other
have no children
no TV, no video games, no movies, no internet wandering
eat well and sleep well so that you have energy without needing much sleep
be synthesizing your research discoveries in your mind while in the shower, while going to work, while eating
be absolutely obsessed with figuring out the world
Can you comment on what the end goal is for all your scholarship, aside from satisfaction?
Right now, solving the ‘first stage’ of metaethics and then making novel progress on CEV. That’s where almost every heavily-cited post I’ve written on LW has been heading.
Do you plan to get involved with academia, or to be more general, is it advisable to aim for an academic career? Or do you consider academia to be too costly, ineffective and mainly focused in narrow, obscure or otherwise irrelevant topics?
Carl Shulman is a better person to ask this of.
As yet another data point, I have a half-time academic job, and even so I barely have enough time to do scholarship. I differ from the above list in that I do internet-wander and I do sleep poorly.
Hey, I’m working on it.
As another data point, I differ from that list in that I have a somewhat-needy significant other, some tv / video games / movies / internet wandering and not enough sleep, and I’ve had a terrible time doing scholarship over the past several years.
Don’t watch television.
And don’t use the Internet as effectively your television.
(I am terrible for doing just this, so don’t do as I do.)
A truly addictive medium TV! I must admit also that I too use the internet as such however I think it’s a step in the right direction if I use the internet over the TV.
Yes, you just have to take the other 999 steps as well ;-)