Replacing Guilt: Minding Our Way

213 Pages·2020·0.517 MB·English

by  Nate Soares

Replacing Guilt
NATESOARES

WrittenbyNateSoares
Publishedin2019bythe
MachineIntelligenceResearchInstitute
Berkeley94704
UnitedStatesofAmerica
intelligence.org

Contents
I FightingforSomething
1 TheAllegoryoftheStampCollector 5
2 You’reAllowedtoFightforSomething 11
3 CaringaboutSomethingLargerThanYourself 16
4 YouDon’tGettoKnowWhatYou’reFightingFor 25
II DropYourObligations
5 “Should”ConsideredHarmful 34
6 NotBecauseYou“Should” 39
7 Your“Shoulds”AreNotaDuty 44
III NoWastedMotion
8 Half-AssingItwithEverythingYou’veGot 54
9 WorkingYourselfRaggedIsNotaVirtue 63
10 FailingwithAbandon 67
11 RestinMotion 69
IV HalfMonkey,HalfGod
12 ShiftingGuilt 75
13 Don’tSteerwithGuilt 80
14 UpdatefromtheSuckerPunch 85
15 BeaNewHomunculus 88
16 NotyetGods 91
17 WhereCouldsGo 94
18 ResidingintheMortalRealm 105
V TheDarkWorld
19 BeUnabletoDespair 111
20 SeetheDarkWorld 114
21 DetachtheGrim-O-Meter 125
22 SimplyLocateYourself 128
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23 HaveNoExcuses 132
24 CometoYourTerms 139
25 TransmuteGuiltintoResolve 144
26 TheBestYouCan 148
27 Dark,NotColorless 151
VI FireWithin
28 StopTryingtoTryandTry 157
29 ThereIsNoTry 164
30 ObviousAdvice 168
31 TheArtofResponse 173
32 ConfidenceAlltheWayUp 179
33 Desperation 184
34 Recklessness 190
35 Defiance 194
Conclusion: HowWeWillBeMeasured 199
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Part I
Fighting for Something