"Books are..."

I wrote two things recently (both involving statistics):

1) A silly story involving the Central Limit Theorem (philintheblank.substack.com/p/central-li...)
2) A more technical exploration on why the CLT is so foundational to statistical inference (philintheblank.substack.com/p/central-li...)

Did you know Rilke also wrote in French? From his later poems, after the Duino Elegies and Sonnets to Orpheus

I am having a ball reading the poetry of Charles Bukowski. What does that say about me lol. He's funny. He touches on the crudeness in all of us who has perhaps been squashed in the name of civility and politeness. It feels kind of wrong to like him. But there's a realness there that's refreshing

Damn, I really want to play this game but don’t have any consoles or a pc to support it

I'm going to try very hard not to read self-helpy, psychology type stuff. I think I'm at the point where there are diminishing returns wrt their utility. Better to read stories, to focus on others, simply "doing" stuff. But now I'm like: "now what" lol – all of this was a big part of my days

Great article on the difference between chaplaincy, therapy, and ministry, from the perspective of a zen practitioner. (Who is also an academic and psychologist!) I've been looking into the same contemplative care program he mentions.

www.existentialbuddhist.com/2017/05/cont...

In the ED with a girl I like and it’s honestly one of the most romantic things ever lmao

What’s wrong step-Buddha do you need help self-regulating?

Nearly done reading Strangers to Ourselves. I’m reeling over the author’s story toward the end and how getting on Lexapro made her more spontaneous, sociable, creative, and all around a “better” person. She wanted to get married and have kids too bc of it.

How much more grounded I feel after some social fun and serendipitous encounters in nyc!

Can’t wait to move into my place next week. Things I want to do once I’m settled:
- join BJJ gym
- start Latin dance classes
- go birding with locals
- write more

I used to be able to sit around and read all day. I still can do that if I’m really into the book. But I need more than that now, especially if the books are difficult and not of main interest. I feel like I need to engage more fully, learn less through books and more through experience.

Every time I read philosophy my mind just kinda snoozes. It’s such a funny thing bc even statistics and math are more appealing to me. What I like most are stories, specific individuals, edge cases.

The urge to go read at a bar on a Friday evening in nyc is strong.. but also drinks are so expensive.. will go ponder in Central Park for a bit ..

Sometimes a little nudge is all people need to make big changes.

Anyone know how to make a video game? I have some ideas that I think could be fun to build on, would appreciate some pointers! I'm thinking something like a small-scale puzzle game.

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