Samyak's Blog

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  • Unbracing

    Codex Vitae 2025 I enjoy writing the Codex every year. It sets things in motion for me without requiring my conscious agency. I write it down and the Universe then starts working on those things for me. My own personal agent, with full 40+ years of context window and situational awareness. Writing last year’s Codex…

  • Hanlon’s Guardrail

    We all know Hanlon’s Razor. Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity or incompetence. Regularly practicing it in a disciplined manner is sound behavior. It keeps fundamental attribution error (we judge ourselves by our intent and others by their actions) in check. It encourages us to be curious instead of judging.…

  • Codex Vitae 2024 – Befriend the Minor Notes

    I’ve been working on myself. I’ve been working, but working on myself. – Orry I’m gonna have to science the shit out of this. – Mark Watney Oh nothing, we just shot the shit. He’s, he’s just a really nice guy, we’re gonna get brunch next week. We uh, we actually have a lot in…

  • Rig the Universe

    Primary Proposition – The optimal way of living is to Behave as if the Universe is Rigged in Our Favor. Not because it is a form of high thinking & living. But because it is consistent with first order thinking, with the principles of sound behavior. (We will talk about the principles of sound behavior…

  • Life, The Universe, & Everything

    TL;DR: Paradoxes, Spirals, & Distortions. That is what Life, the Universe, & Everything is. Read On I recently turned 42 and like any true DNA reader, suddenly Life, The Universe, & Everything became all crystal clear to me. Here are some things I’ve learned & become increasingly convinced of: Paradoxes: Paradoxes are self-contradicting statements or…