[_ywdj]

I'm not "stoic" or much into any other "ism", and don't particularly align with many other people in "STEM" fields.

The practices I've discovered came after many years of experiencing debilitating emotional and physical pain, which is now mostly resolved, though not completely, hence the ongoing work.

That it's common for people to be influenced more by cognitive biases and other emotional patterns than logic is not exactly a novel or controversial notion, but it's easily forgotten, particularly by people who self-describe as "rationalist" (which I very much don't).

Anyway, I frequent HN in the hope of avoiding sneery comments like this one, which seems to break the guidelines.

[krainboltgreene]

You should take an half an hour out of your time to watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSvKNNtkUSU

[_ywdj]

Ok I watched it, thanks.

I’m not sure if it is meant to make me aware of anything I wasn’t already aware of, but for the record, I’ve spent much of the past 10+ years thinking about the pros and cons of this work and wrestling with the risks/pitfalls she describes (as well as eschewing stoicism for pretty much those reasons).

One of the biggest changes from doing this work is that I’ve become less repressed and more compassionate and emotionally available, as well as being more committed to working to overcome societal injustice and dysfunction.