Comment by koletyst on Please don't throw your mind away · 2023-02-20T12:12:50.853Z · LW · GW

Excellent post! Made me realize a lifelong learning anti-pattern I'd felt was always there, but escaped clear definition; I do think it becomes increasingly more difficult to even see the problem as one's immersion into only ever doing "duty" work increases. The comparison to "muscle atrophy" seems apt for this reason.