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3.00Oh man, I lost so much mana on this! But (I think) not because I was proven wrong but because I was pushing the price up on "go deeper down the Beeminder rabbit hole" in hopes of inducing you to try that. I meant to keep doubling down to make sure it was one of the top options so you'd be committed to actually trying it but I think I got distracted and let it slip down the rankings. I did put some mana on Complice too and it sounds like you did try that. So I guess that part counts as being proven wrong!
Anyway, I still like the idea of wagering on Beeminder working for people if they go all in on it.
@dreev I think the mismatch here was that I'm currently at a stage of my life where dance and improv are a better "vibe match".
And I try to structure my life in a way that it's effortless to do things I want to do and Beeminder is a tool that I feel likes help me do things that I want to do but in an "effortful" way 🤔 (https://vlad.roam.garden/How-do-I-read-things-on-the-internet#s_rQBrVKe is an example of what I'm talking about )
public date-me doc didn't really do much, though it was an interesting exercise to write it
complice was interesting to explore and pick ideas from, but didn't really stick
ritalin was interesting, but not epic. though maybe need more experimentation
@Kronopath is cool!
@vlad Hmm, we do have proper fixed multiple choice markets now, but not sure if @EllieHigh is still around to bet on your future hormone balance.
Ok, I realize that I kept procrastinating on this and thought I just resolve it with the current state of things:
- Dance has been the biggest impact thing on the list - it's something that I discovered that I derive a lot of joy from and do extensively (I dance https://vlad.roam.garden/west-coast-swing/ ). You should come dance with me if you are based in the bay area!
- it was somewhat helpful in the sense of meeting and interacting with people of opposite sex sense
- Having more platonic relationships with people of the opposite gender has been good
- Improv is something that I've enjoyed doing and learned things from, but don't do much of (mostly dance instead :p )
- Didn't do the whole digital minimalism thing, but incremental changes are incrementally useful
The current status is that I've tried maybe ~7 things out of the list, but many top traded ones remain unexplored and so I feel bad about resolving the market.
I want to try to get to at least 1-2 more top traded options before resolving I hope to do it in another 1.5 month, but clearly I'm bad at estimating this based on prev thread
@MartinRandall the dating doc is in the process of evaluation (see below), I've been doing dance (West Coast Swing) for 3 month now and it's been good.
Stopped doing improv for logistical reasons, likely will resume when back from travel
Planned to do digital minimalism when back home, but on reflection it seems that it should probably be possible to do it alongside the travel. Will make a plan next week - feel free to ping me on it.
hrt: I'm leaning towards on that one, though still plan to do more research.
I hope to be able to resolve this by end of Jan
@vlad Nice profile! I read some, looking for inspiration for my own profile, but (if I were a woman) I'd also check all the boxes for "Why you may not want to date me" . Guess we shouldn't go on a date, then! ;P
Oh, but yeah, I think Americans tend to underestimate the value of public affection, especially physical. People need to feel loved!