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Slack is absence of binding constraints on behavior. The term is usually capitalized to distinguish it from the ordinary English meaning. Not to be confused with the communication app by the same name.

From the post which introduced this usage, Slack:

Poor is the person without Slack. Lack of Slack compounds and traps.

Slack means margin for error. You can relax.

Slack allows pursuing opportunities. You can explore. You can trade.

Slack prevents desperation. You can avoid bad trades and wait for better spots. You can be efficient.

Slack permits planning for the long term. You can invest.

Slack enables doing things for your own amusement. You can play games. You can have fun.

Slack enables doing the right thing. Stand by your friends. Reward the worthy. Punish the wicked. You can have a code.

Slack presents things as they are without concern for how things look or what others think. You can be honest.

You can do some of these things, and choose not to do others. Because you don’t have to.

Only with slack can one be a righteous dude.

Slack is life.

Slack

Zvi30 Sep 2017 11:10 UTC
262 points
74 comments4 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Stud­ies On Slack

Scott Alexander13 May 2020 5:00 UTC
151 points
34 comments24 min readLW link1 review
(slatestarcodex.com)

Chang­ing the world through slack & hobbies

Steven Byrnes21 Jul 2022 18:11 UTC
258 points
13 comments10 min readLW link

Slack gives you space to no­tice/​re­flect on sub­tle things

Raemon24 Apr 2022 2:30 UTC
147 points
18 comments1 min readLW link

Rest Days vs Re­cov­ery Days

Unreal19 Mar 2019 22:37 UTC
191 points
35 comments6 min readLW link1 review

Slack mat­ters more than any outcome

Valentine31 Dec 2022 20:11 UTC
134 points
54 comments19 min readLW link1 review

Mean­ingful Rest

Neel Nanda29 Aug 2020 15:50 UTC
70 points
4 comments4 min readLW link
(www.neelnanda.io)

Mazes Se­quence Summary

Zvi23 May 2020 16:40 UTC
80 points
2 comments7 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Slack for your be­lief system

Unreal26 Oct 2017 8:19 UTC
34 points
8 comments4 min readLW link

On Slack—Hav­ing room to be excited

Neel Nanda10 Oct 2020 19:02 UTC
18 points
8 comments13 min readLW link
(www.neelnanda.io)

Notes on Simplicity

David Gross2 Dec 2020 23:14 UTC
10 points
0 comments7 min readLW link

The Real Standard

orthonormal30 Mar 2020 3:09 UTC
18 points
1 comment2 min readLW link

Guard­ing Slack vs Substance

Raemon13 Dec 2017 20:58 UTC
39 points
6 comments6 min readLW link

A Taijitu sym­bol for Moloch and Slack

B Jacobs25 May 2020 20:03 UTC
88 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

My slack bud­get: 3 sur­prise prob­lems per week

Raemon25 Feb 2020 21:52 UTC
67 points
10 comments3 min readLW link1 review

In Search of Slack

Martin Sustrik23 May 2020 11:20 UTC
47 points
3 comments6 min readLW link
(250bpm.com)

Sab­bath Commentary

Zvi7 Oct 2017 12:10 UTC
26 points
9 comments10 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

A Toy Model of Hingeyness

B Jacobs7 Sep 2020 17:38 UTC
16 points
10 comments4 min readLW link

“Win First” vs “Chill First”

lionhearted (Sebastian Marshall)28 Sep 2020 6:48 UTC
101 points
20 comments3 min readLW link

Subagents, akra­sia, and co­her­ence in humans

Kaj_Sotala25 Mar 2019 14:24 UTC
134 points
31 comments16 min readLW link

Rule of Equal and Op­po­site Ad­vice & Slack

tinyanon10 Oct 2020 21:22 UTC
41 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Sa­bien on “work-life” balance

Rob Bensinger20 May 2021 18:33 UTC
57 points
20 comments1 min readLW link

Slack Has Pos­i­tive Ex­ter­nal­ities For Groups

johnswentworth29 Jul 2021 15:03 UTC
90 points
11 comments5 min readLW link2 reviews

My Model Of EA Burnout

LoganStrohl25 Jan 2023 17:52 UTC
237 points
49 comments5 min readLW link

Mak­ing Book­ing.Com less out to get you

Elizabeth17 Apr 2023 4:04 UTC
21 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.alexcharlton.co)

God­shat­ter Ver­sus Leg­i­bil­ity: A Fun­da­men­tally Differ­ent Ap­proach To AI Alignment

LukeOnline9 Apr 2022 21:43 UTC
15 points
14 comments7 min readLW link

Out to Get You

Zvi23 Sep 2017 10:50 UTC
110 points
13 comments6 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

What is Life in an Im­moral Maze?

Zvi5 Jan 2020 13:40 UTC
71 points
56 comments5 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Bring Back the Sabbath

Zvi7 Oct 2017 12:10 UTC
40 points
16 comments6 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Sa­cred Cash

Zvi3 Mar 2018 13:20 UTC
27 points
29 comments3 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Con­fes­sions of a Slacker

Jacob Falkovich7 Nov 2017 14:20 UTC
31 points
5 comments6 min readLW link
(putanumonit.com)

Unstriving

Jacob Falkovich19 Aug 2019 14:31 UTC
38 points
7 comments6 min readLW link

Queu­ing the­ory: Benefits of op­er­at­ing at 60% capacity

ampdot1 Dec 2023 18:48 UTC
40 points
4 comments1 min readLW link
(less.works)

The Dark Mir­a­cle of Optics

Suspended Reason24 Jun 2020 3:09 UTC
27 points
5 comments8 min readLW link

[Question] Are you al­lo­cated op­ti­mally in your own es­ti­ma­tion?

Emrik20 Aug 2022 19:46 UTC
6 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Sab­bath hard and go home

Benquo27 Sep 2017 7:49 UTC
95 points
15 comments5 min readLW link

Y Couchinator

Alicorn18 Aug 2018 3:41 UTC
111 points
33 comments4 min readLW link

Mak­ing a Crow­dac­tion platform

B Jacobs16 May 2020 16:08 UTC
24 points
9 comments5 min readLW link
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