Matt Mic Yes, C. S. Lewis said it like nobody else

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A rewrite of this book that incorporated some kind of somatic therapy (e.g., Focusing) would go so hard

I'm in a weird spot where I and most people I know who care deeply about animal welfare are vegan and can't see ourselves going back to eating most animal products, but many of us also think veganism as a cause has probably been net bad for the animal movement.

I don't think people who aren't heavily on S*Stck really understand the degree to which the stuff that is blowing the doors off on there right now smells extremely AI-generated. This is a huge surprise to me, honestly, and is causing me to rethink a number of assumptions.

I've had a draft for a while titled "when talking about it makes it worse" where I discuss how it's possible to spend a lot of time "talking" about something (either in the form of a journal or to a friend) and feel worse at the end, and the core of it is basically that you feel

I still find the idea of applying corporate management techniques to fundamental scientific research so funny. Like what do you mean I need to align my work to our quarterly OKRs, I'm trying to touch the mind of God over here.

if you ever find yourself doubting the value of domain expertise, get a bunch of smart generalists together and have them try to solve a difficult chess puzzle when you lack domain knowledge, your most creative insight is an expert's first glance

seeing your father get old and frail is uniquely devastating because it’s like watching a slow motion train of grief heading right toward you. the person i know is fading and there is nothing i can do but accept the bitter tasting fruit of impermanence. i’ve read a lot about