Smarter people tend to be more outgoing and happy, to have fewer problems falling to sleep and staying asleep, to be less manic, and to be less psychotic, prone to ADHD, etc.

https://x.com/cremieuxrecueil/status/1980693292602765312

Polygenic scores can now meaningfully distinguish between embryos for health traits and, critically, intelligence. Our comprehensive pleiotropy analysis suggests that concerns about hidden trade-offs are largely unfounded, in fact, our data indicates that screening for cognitive ability is associated with broadly positive psychological and health outcomes. We think that when negative pleiotropy exists, parents should be made aware of it to inform their choice of which embryo to implant.

https://herasight.substack.com/p/cogpgt

this is interesting because my view has always been that people of higher IQ tend to be unhappier because they know too much of how the world operates (the dark parts of the world that are usually hidden)

something about ignorance is blessing and most of society operates with inconscious incompetence (hence happier)

like how most philosophers think themselves into depression eventually

taste is an info hazard

once you’ve tasted something “refined”, it becomes harder to “downgrade” (simply put)

your relative scale tips

might be a root cause of the hedonic treadmill as well

“Tomorrow will be the first sunrise of the rest of your life, make it what you want. And remember happiness is a choice.”

https://x.com/iam_smx/status/1981368956616069333?s=46&t=9Sfxq7dxzJuHgumeJj1R2g

you basically only want to read interviews with people way before they became important, or when they know they’re incredibly close to death.

people still in the middle of things can never be honest, they always will always tell you pleasant little fictions

https://x.com/willmanidis/status/1981474505219330189?s=46&t=nluSw7cwYGx8zFxfoYi5Iw

depression is a feature, not a bug

https://x.com/fundamentedge/status/1981743495611298271?s=46&t=nluSw7cwYGx8zFxfoYi5Iw

the two halves of life

a weight shared is a weight halved,
a joy shared is a joy doubled

life paths

The Gellman Amnesia Effect

The Gell-Mann Effect, also called the Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect, describes a cognitive bias describing the tendency of individuals to critically assess media reports in a domain they are knowledgeable about, yet continue to trust reporting in other areas despite recognizing similar potential inaccuracies.

"Everything you read in the newspapers is absolutely true except for the rare story of which you happen to have firsthand knowledge."

also capital allocation

https://x.com/danshipper/status/1982119909426696705

how to cheat in life

https://x.com/beniduboss/status/1982669112481304670

What to do

https://paulgraham.com/do.html

two beers and a puppy

had an interesting conversation today

this father of three had the exact same thoughts as me wrt world views, my society, global economy outlook, etc.

i expressed my pessimism/doomerism, however he was actually optimistic

he told me to never lose my hope/happiness and if i could even convert one pessimist to an optimist, that is an exponential act that could potentially go a long way

i am once again awed by how two humans can have the same thoughts and views, but maintain different personal attitudes

had a really great conversation w this man and hearing how he parents his children and growing up stories just makes me respect him a lot as well

also heard another hot take today:
the world needs another great war or reset

do you agree?

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