Hello everyone ! My name is Lucie, and I am studying computer science. I’m fascinated by this website and started binge reading the sequences after finishing reading HPMOR. With all the information I was exposed to on this website during the last week, I am hyped and thinking frantically about how can all of this change my life goals.
However, I know that for me only reading more and more post, and getting more and more information will only sustain me for a while. When my hype die down, I think I will not be as motivated as right now into reading posts if I don’t find a way to tie it to my life more than pure curiosity.
I think I need to fill at least a bit part of a community and tie it into my social life to keep my interest for long enough. Therefore, I’m making this comment, and asking you how to meet some people from this community, either online or offline.
Right now, I’m a bit lost as to what is the next step for me in this journey. I don’t know whether the lack of explicit way of getting into the community is an intentional filter for people with enough intrinsic motivation to continue learning on their own for a long time ? Is there a will for new active members, whatever that means ?
So anyway, if you want to help me, to chat or to meet in Berlin, feel free to reply or to send me a message !
Hello everyone ! My name is Lucie, and I am studying computer science. I’m fascinated by this website and started binge reading the sequences after finishing reading HPMOR. With all the information I was exposed to on this website during the last week, I am hyped and thinking frantically about how can all of this change my life goals.
However, I know that for me only reading more and more post, and getting more and more information will only sustain me for a while. When my hype die down, I think I will not be as motivated as right now into reading posts if I don’t find a way to tie it to my life more than pure curiosity.
I think I need to fill at least a bit part of a community and tie it into my social life to keep my interest for long enough. Therefore, I’m making this comment, and asking you how to meet some people from this community, either online or offline.
Right now, I’m a bit lost as to what is the next step for me in this journey. I don’t know whether the lack of explicit way of getting into the community is an intentional filter for people with enough intrinsic motivation to continue learning on their own for a long time ? Is there a will for new active members, whatever that means ?
So anyway, if you want to help me, to chat or to meet in Berlin, feel free to reply or to send me a message !
COVID-19 makes things harder.
Once we have spring and the temperatures outside are warm enough to meet outside again I will again run open LessWrong meetups in Berlin.
Signing up at https://www.meetup.com/LessWrong-Rationality-WaitButWhy-SlateStarCodex-Berlin/ is the most straightforward way to get the information once a new meetup is announced.
Thank you for the heads-up ! I joined the meetup group and i am looking forward to new events :)