(acknowledging that Kaj only said his posting exudes a vibe, not that the vibe reveals his actual state)
I don’t have any reason to suspect lukeprog of overconfidence or overexuberance. He really is more successful and happy than he’d have been without thinking about how to optimize both, and then acting on those thoughts. It’s been a long time now; illusions would have crashed.
If you’re forgiving enough of yourself, it doesn’t grate as much to hear someone congratulating themselves. It’s annoying when someone wastes time by falsely signaling their great success via some questionable method, but I’ve noticed that when I feel under-appreciated by others, I can become excessively skeptical about others’ bragging. (apologies if the psychoanalysis isn’t relevant to you; it definitely is to me).
The antidote to excessive cheerleading is more focused, concrete advice toward the 5-second end of the spectrum. If you’re encouraging luke to mix it up, I’d agree, in that it’s probably best for all of us, whether or not we’re posting. Too much thinking for too long at a high level of abstraction can become self-rewarding and divorced from reality.
(acknowledging that Kaj only said his posting exudes a vibe, not that the vibe reveals his actual state)
I don’t have any reason to suspect lukeprog of overconfidence or overexuberance. He really is more successful and happy than he’d have been without thinking about how to optimize both, and then acting on those thoughts. It’s been a long time now; illusions would have crashed.
If you’re forgiving enough of yourself, it doesn’t grate as much to hear someone congratulating themselves. It’s annoying when someone wastes time by falsely signaling their great success via some questionable method, but I’ve noticed that when I feel under-appreciated by others, I can become excessively skeptical about others’ bragging. (apologies if the psychoanalysis isn’t relevant to you; it definitely is to me).
The antidote to excessive cheerleading is more focused, concrete advice toward the 5-second end of the spectrum. If you’re encouraging luke to mix it up, I’d agree, in that it’s probably best for all of us, whether or not we’re posting. Too much thinking for too long at a high level of abstraction can become self-rewarding and divorced from reality.
Incredibly true, incredibly irritating tidbit about human nature. It happens to me too, and makes me feel like a huge asshole when I catch myself.