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Research update — frontier AI results
Emergent Misalignment coauthor Daniel used to get burnout lasting weeks or months; not since our eight calls 9 months ago.
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Social anxiety isn't about being liked
May 16, 2025
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“Wait, feelings are supposed to be IN THE BODY?”
Oct 29, 2025
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Bounties
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Why we create our suffering
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What if "inner work" optimized for results?
— rather than entertainment, community, obligation, etc.
May 15
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Most "inner work" looks like entertainment.
Imagine you’re looking for a personal trainer.
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everyone I've watched drop their addictions did not try
doomscrolling, vaping, porn, overworking, dating — they were surprised when their addictions stopped happening.
Mar 29
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What it’s like to become an intuitive person: Emergent Misalignment coauthor
Daniel, coauthor of the Emergent Misalignment paper (Nature), gained ~5h/day after our bounty last summer.
Jan 28
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What went wrong when I matchmade my friends
74 of my friends were single and looking.
Dec 19, 2025
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Flirt like it’s predetermined
My mindset shifted from “Flirting to convince others to like me.” to “Flirting to discover who loves my relaxed self.”
Nov 2, 2025
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“Wait, feelings are supposed to be IN THE BODY?”
Mentor: “…and how do you feel in your body about that?” Me: “Wait, feelings are supposed to be IN THE BODY?”
Oct 29, 2025
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Unlearning one-shots, >1 year later
People who are ripe can unlearn lifelong bottlenecks quickly.
Oct 25, 2025
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