This is a Dawn [Solstice 2014]
Yesterday, scores of people came together for the Bay Area Secular Solstice. The secular solstice [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/244974495/secular-solstice-2014] is a winter holiday for the »
Moving towards the goal
This post contains some advice. I dare not call it obvious, as the illusion of transparency [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusion_of_transparency] is ever-present. I will call »
Transmission
In the spirit of NaNoWriMo, this week's post is a short story. PDF available [http://so8r.es/stories/Transmission.pdf]. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #Transmission Nate Soares 6h41 before transmission First officer »
Maintaining motivation in difficult times
1 A friend of mine, last week, was preparing for a tough grind ahead. The stakes were high. The task demanded everything they had, and even that might not be »
Sleeping well
1 I've been talking about psychological productivity tricks for a few posts, and I have a thing or two more to say on that next week. However, on »
Mental overrides
1 The last few posts contained some Serious Advice that helped me become much more productive in the past. Today's post is much more of a cheap trick, »
Productivity through self-loyalty
1 I can be pretty dang productive [http://lesswrong.com/lw/jg3/the_mechanics_of_my_recent_productivity/] when I put my mind to it. Many people have a generic »
Self-signaling the ability to do what you want
1 In college, I would often find that I had just a little bit too much food. Either I'd cooked too much or the food I'd »