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Tag: personality

The Self Compass

18 August, 202218 August, 2022 ~ John Nerst ~ 7 Comments

Four classes of forces shape our selves, which do we think of as the most important? It varies, and if we miss this we have a hard time properly understanding what others are saying. Read more (11 min, 2800 words).

7 Unworkable Projects

9 April, 202226 July, 2022 ~ John Nerst ~ 21 Comments

I discuss seven overly ambitious projects I idly fantasize about being able to complete. Read more(20 min, 4900 words).

Platist Politics

24 February, 202117 January, 2022 ~ John Nerst ~ 11 Comments

I muse on whether there is a link between being easily stressed by having to keep many things in mind and having a rights-based, individualist political intuition. Read more (12 min, 3100 words).

Variations on the Tilted Political Compass

16 December, 202017 January, 2022 ~ John Nerst ~ 16 Comments

I make up ten variations of my version of the political compass from last year. Some small and fun, some large and serious, and it all comes together by the end. Read more (36 min, 8900 words).

The Nerd as the Norm

7 November, 201717 January, 2022 ~ John Nerst ~ 43 Comments

What sort of people would be considered weird if nerdiness was the norm? Read more (14 min, 3400 words)

Problems and Challenges

17 March, 201617 January, 2022 ~ John Nerst ~ 2 Comments

How the way consultants use words like ”problem” and ”key” makes them different from engineers and artists.
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The Underdetection of Fiction Logic

25 January, 201617 January, 2022 ~ John Nerst ~ 3 Comments

Fiction works differently from reality and I think I sometimes forget that when watching movies and reading books. Other people, I suspect, often make the opposite mistake.
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