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How @Pear_with_legs mitigated his external bottlenecks
In yesterday’s post, I featured @Pear_with_legs’s success story:
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Most of you don’t need "unlearning" you need to mitigate your external bottlenecks
“external bottlenecks”
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Why we create our suffering
Locally Optimal Strategies (v3, 2026 Sep 25)
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Addictions are anesthesia
Many people I respect misunderstand addictions: they believe they’re addicted “to” scrolling, vaping, overworking, etc.—instead of recognizing…
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Podcast where I get interviewed by Tee Barnett
Tee Barnett recently interviewed me for Any Thoughts On. This recording should be a great overview if you’ve followed my work for a while but are…
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How greater awareness can destabilize your life
Some people get destabilized when they gain increased awareness:
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Fits & Misses: What I learned in the first 2 years of research
Updated 2026 Sep 26
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What if "inner work" optimized for results?
— rather than entertainment, community, obligation, etc.
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Most "inner work" looks like entertainment.
Imagine you’re looking for a personal trainer.
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everyone I've watched drop their addictions did not try
doomscrolling, vaping, porn, overworking, dating — they were surprised when their addictions stopped happening.
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Breakthroughs Aren’t Results
Everyone’s seen breakthroughs that didn’t last.
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What learning to use intuition was like for Daniel
Daniel, coauthor of Emergent Misalignment (Nature), was trying to continue his alignment research and enjoy his life, but kept losing weeks and months…
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