At least, if you happen to be near me in brain space.What advice would you give your younger self?That was the prompt for a class I taught at PAIR 2024. About a quarter of participants ranked it in their top 3 of courses at the camp and half of them had it listed as their favorite.I hadn’t expected that.I thought my life advice was pretty idiosyncratic. I never heard of anyone living their life like I have. I never encountered this method in all the self-help blogs or feel-better books I consumed back when I needed them.But if some people found it helpful, then I should probably write it all down.** Why Listen to Me Though?**I think it's generally worth prioritizing the advice of people who have actually achieved the things you care about in life. I can’t tell you if that's me [...] ---Outline:(00:46) Why Listen to Me Though?(04:22) Pick a direction instead of a goal(12:00) Do what you love but always tie it back(17:09) When all else fails, apply random searchThe original text contained 3 images which were described by AI. --- First published: September 28th, 2024 Source: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/uwmFSaDMprsFkpWet/explore-more-a-bag-of-tricks-to-keep-your-life-on-the-rails) --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO). ---Images from the article:)))Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts), or another podcast app.