Last Thursday, I was asked by User:rocurley if, in his absence, I wanted to organize a hiking event (originally my idea) for this week’s DC metro area meetup, during which I discovered I could not make posts, etc. here because I had zero karma. I chose to cancel the meetup on account of weather. I had registered my account previously, but realizing that I might have need to post here in the future, and that I had next to nothing to lose, I have decided to introduce myself finally.
I discovered LW through HPMOR, through Tvtropes, I believe. I’ve read some LW articles, but not others. Areas of interest include sciences (I have a BS in physics), psychology, personality disorders, some areas of philosophy, reading, and generally learning new things. One of my favorite books (if not /the/ favorite) is Godel, Escher, Bach, which I read for the first (and certainly not last) time while I was in college, 5+ years ago.
I’m extremely introverted, and I am aware that I have certain anxiety issues; while rationality has not helped with the actual feeling of anxiety, it has allowed me to push through it, in some cases.
I discovered LW through HPMOR, through Tvtropes, I believe. I’ve read some LW articles, but not others.
Specific! :P Which is the most interesting one you’ve read so far? We might have recommendations of similar ones that you would like.
I’m extremely introverted, and I am aware that I have certain anxiety issues; while rationality has not helped with the actual feeling of anxiety, it has allowed me to push through it, in some cases.
So, I found my introversion much easier to manage when I started scheduling time by myself to recharge, and scheduling infrequent social events to make sure I didn’t get into too much of a cave. It had been easy to get overwhelmed with social events near each other if I didn’t have something on my calendar reminding me “you’ll want to read a book by yourself for a few hours before you go to another event.” That sort of thing might be helpful to consider.
Explain, Worship, Ignore—I am, as of now, something of a naturalistic pantheist / pandeist; if you’ve heard Carl Sagan or Neil Degrasse Tyson speak on the wonder that is the existence of the universe, it’s something like that. Unlike what is written in the linked article, however, I’m not convinced that the initial singularity, or whatever cause the Big Bang might have, can be explained by science. (Is it even meaningful to ask questions about what is outside the universe?)
The ‘Outside the Box’ Box—How much of my belief system is actually a result of my own thinking, as opposed to a result of culture, society, etc? Granted, sometimes collective wisdom is better than what one might come up with by oneself, but not always...
So, I found my introversion much easier to manage when I started scheduling time by myself to recharge, and scheduling infrequent social events to make sure I didn’t get into too much of a cave. It had been easy to get overwhelmed with social events near each other if I didn’t have something on my calendar reminding me “you’ll want to read a book by yourself for a few hours before you go to another event.” That sort of thing might be helpful to consider.
I have Meetup.com to organize and schedule social events, and of course there’s the LW meetups. I get plenty of alone time, so that isn’t really a problem for me. (Some minutes of thinking later) The particular issues aren’t something I can accurately put into words, but they’re something like ‘active avoidance of (perceived) excessive attention or expectations, either positive or negative’ and ‘fear of exposing “personal” info I’d rather not share, and of any negative consequences that might result’. Perhaps not surprisingly, I greatly prefer internet or written “non-personal” communication over verbal communication.
Hello LW,
Last Thursday, I was asked by User:rocurley if, in his absence, I wanted to organize a hiking event (originally my idea) for this week’s DC metro area meetup, during which I discovered I could not make posts, etc. here because I had zero karma. I chose to cancel the meetup on account of weather. I had registered my account previously, but realizing that I might have need to post here in the future, and that I had next to nothing to lose, I have decided to introduce myself finally.
I discovered LW through HPMOR, through Tvtropes, I believe. I’ve read some LW articles, but not others. Areas of interest include sciences (I have a BS in physics), psychology, personality disorders, some areas of philosophy, reading, and generally learning new things. One of my favorite books (if not /the/ favorite) is Godel, Escher, Bach, which I read for the first (and certainly not last) time while I was in college, 5+ years ago.
I’m extremely introverted, and I am aware that I have certain anxiety issues; while rationality has not helped with the actual feeling of anxiety, it has allowed me to push through it, in some cases.
Welcome!
Specific! :P Which is the most interesting one you’ve read so far? We might have recommendations of similar ones that you would like.
So, I found my introversion much easier to manage when I started scheduling time by myself to recharge, and scheduling infrequent social events to make sure I didn’t get into too much of a cave. It had been easy to get overwhelmed with social events near each other if I didn’t have something on my calendar reminding me “you’ll want to read a book by yourself for a few hours before you go to another event.” That sort of thing might be helpful to consider.
Some of my favorite articles, off the top of my head (and a bit of browsing) :
A Fable of Science and Politics
Explain, Worship, Ignore—I am, as of now, something of a naturalistic pantheist / pandeist; if you’ve heard Carl Sagan or Neil Degrasse Tyson speak on the wonder that is the existence of the universe, it’s something like that. Unlike what is written in the linked article, however, I’m not convinced that the initial singularity, or whatever cause the Big Bang might have, can be explained by science. (Is it even meaningful to ask questions about what is outside the universe?)
Belief in Belief
Avoiding Your Belief’s Real Weak Points
The ‘Outside the Box’ Box—How much of my belief system is actually a result of my own thinking, as opposed to a result of culture, society, etc? Granted, sometimes collective wisdom is better than what one might come up with by oneself, but not always...
I have Meetup.com to organize and schedule social events, and of course there’s the LW meetups. I get plenty of alone time, so that isn’t really a problem for me. (Some minutes of thinking later) The particular issues aren’t something I can accurately put into words, but they’re something like ‘active avoidance of (perceived) excessive attention or expectations, either positive or negative’ and ‘fear of exposing “personal” info I’d rather not share, and of any negative consequences that might result’. Perhaps not surprisingly, I greatly prefer internet or written “non-personal” communication over verbal communication.