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Recently, I saw a news article that talked about how a scientist testing a treatment on themselves violated bioethical standards. Generally, bioethics, regardless of the party in power, tend to be poorly thought out ethical standards that are neither welfare enhancing nor do they uphold good standards of behavior. As a field, unfortunately bioethics isContinue reading “Medical Rights and Medical Wrongs”

Recently, I saw a news article that talked about how a scientist testing a treatment on themselves violated bioethical standards. Generally, bioethics, regardless of the party in power, tend to be poorly thought out ethical standards that are neither welfare enhancing nor do they uphold good standards of behavior. As a field, unfortunately bioethics isContinue reading “Medical Rights and Medical Wrongs”

High agency behavior is acting in a way that allows you to broadly achieve your goals and be influential. It’s relentless, strategic, and focused. In order to become highly able, you should start by creating track records for yourself. I know that when I set goals, I get them done well and consistently. The actContinue reading “High Agency Behavior”

A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step. This sentiment gets to the heart of self-improvement because you have to start somewhere in order to forge your path. I like this metaphor because it’s applicable to so many areas of life, and has such rich imagery. As toddlers, our first steps areContinue reading “A Thousand Mile Journey”

Two columnists I regularly follow who put out high quality content on the regular that are left of center are Matt Yglesias and Ezra Klein. Both of them previously founded Vox Media and pioneered an era of explanatory journalism. This is where issues are be broken into narratives, and passive consumers can be told whatContinue reading “What are the Ezra Klein and Matt Yglesias’s of the world?”

Each week, I try to take an entire day off to do things fun for myself. Today, my sister and I went to NYC to check out the 9/11 memorial, walk over the Brooklyn Bridge, and eat Italian food. Between bitching about our roommates, telling each other jokes, and walking more than 10 miles, IContinue reading “Rest and Relaxation”

The television show Limitless tells the story of a schlubby guy in his mid-thirties who has generally been failing at life. He’s not engaged, his father is sick of a terminal illness, and he’s working a dead-end job, plus he’s constantly getting stoned. That is, until he takes a pill that unlocks 100% of hisContinue reading “The Nootropic Power Fantasy”

Tyler Cowen, probably GMU’s most famous alumni and professor (outside the law school) has consistently been ahead of the broader intellectual ecosystem, and has been writing Marginal Revolution since before I was born. He’s done a few debates, published a bunch of interesting material, and has been adjacent to movements like EA. Also, his podcastContinue reading “Why is Tyler Cowen so interesting?”