I became a bounty hunter!

I began a bounty-based unlearning experiment. Payment forbidden until lasting satisfaction with results.

Bob’s bounty

I met a man I’ll call “Bob” at a prediction market conference (Manifest 2024).

He said lifelong anxiety was bottlenecking his agency and relationships.

Set a $3k bounty.

Within a month, he was:

• Choosing more difficult projects at work

• Expressing romantic feelings frankly

• Embracing social interactions that used to be triggering

• Dancing weekly (we never spoke about this)

I’m choosing to work on problems beyond my capabilities, and get excited about situations where my weaknesses are repeatedly on display.

Thanks to Bob for transcribing into iMessage

35 days after unlearning:

Tweet thread.

6 month audio interview:

Unlearning → Bob organizes ridiculous social projects

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