Comment by allandong on [Link] Scott Adam's "God's Debris" · 2012-09-15T01:22:45.439Z · LW · GW

EDIT: On rereading my comment I feel that I haven't emphasised the awfulness of God's Debris enough. It's probably actively harmful to read it.

Given the almost universally negative response and the given quote it's probably better to reduce easy access to the text.

Thank you all for your responses.

Comment by allandong on [Link] Scott Adam's "God's Debris" · 2012-09-15T00:32:09.329Z · LW · GW

I'm honestly sorry that you feel that way and for your lost time.

Comment by allandong on Rationality Quotes September 2012 · 2012-09-14T19:30:46.904Z · LW · GW

Warning: Your milage may vary.

"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man." -George Bernard Shaw

Comment by allandong on Less Wrong mentoring thread · 2011-12-30T04:37:50.935Z · LW · GW

I am in my last year of undergrad trying to finish up my Economics major, which I am disliking more and more. I am dismayed at myself for the sudden jump in akrasia I experienced when I got to college, which I partially attribute to my general dislike of my classes and partially because I had given up on being pre-med-which I suspect was a driving motivation to do well back in high school.

Long story short, I would like help combating my procrastination/akrasia tendencies, and if anyone has any advice on how to find a new passion or drive in life, I'd love to hear it.

Comment by allandong on St. Louis, Missouri Meetup - now happening every week! · 2011-03-24T07:00:07.117Z · LW · GW

I'll be there