Justin Mallone

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Not Delaying the Study of Philosophy

I liked this quote about not delaying the study of philosophy. Apparently this is an old problem. From Seneca’s Letters from a Stoic, Letter 17: Why, then, should you reject Philosophy as a comrade? Even the rich man copies her ways when he is in his senses. If you

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Getting Basics Down

I regularly review a list of Stoic-related questions that ask, among other things, whether I distinguished between things over which I have control and things over which I don't have control. I review this list every day, and most days I find that I was at least somewhat concerned about

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Mini Habits

I like and recommend the book Mini Habits and How to Be an Imperfectionist by Stephen Guise. He talks about the idea of setting goals small enough that you can't fail at them (like doing 1 push-up or writing 50 words) as a way to get started in improving your

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Watching Movies

Didn't watch much in the way of movies for a really long time. Have watched more recently. I've found it easier to actually get through movies if I just treat them like e.g. 4 30 minute episodes of a TV show and watch them accordingly (finding appropriate breakpoints in

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Practicing Becoming Less Second-Handed

Ayn Rand was very critical of second-handers and second-handedness (it's a major theme in The Fountainhead). In the essay "The Argument From Intimidation" in The Virtue of Selfishness, she talks about what she means by second-handedness (using the equivalent term "social metaphysician"): A social metaphysician is one who regards the

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Stoic and stoic-derived tricks to break negative thoughts patterns

I've been reading some books about Stoicism for a while and periodically reviewing them. Below are some bullet points derived from that reading that I've been referring to daily to help break negative thought patterns. * Reframe hardships as tests from the (fictional) stoic gods to test your skill at remaining

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Peikoff Logic Project Summary and Flashcards

Closing Thoughts & Flashcards for Peikoff Logic Course

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Peikoff Homework on Mill's Methods & Analogies

Final Peikoff Logic Class Homework.

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Peikoff Homework on Definitions

More Peikoff Logic Homework

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Peikoff Homework/Classwork on Immediate Inference and Categorical Syllogisms

More Peikoff Logic Homework

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Peikoff Logic Homework on Hypothetical And Alternative Arguments

My answers to some homework from Peikoff's Introduction to Logic course.

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You Shouldn't Stay Silent Because Someone Helped You Out

Following up on my previous microblog post regarding Aubrey de Grey, I wanted to comment on a specific thing Daria Khaltourina said: There was an accusation from Laura Deming regarding a 9-year old mildly improper e-mail. Most women and men too, get romantic or sexual proposals many, many times through

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Aubrey de Grey Rewarding Supporters?

Anti-aging scientist Aubrey de Grey was credibly accused of misconduct involving young female staffers during his time at his first anti-aging research foundation. He allegedly interfered with the investigation, appears to have lied about doing so, and partially admitted to wrongdoing while mostly denying anything bad happened or taking any

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Peikoff Logic Homework on Informal Fallacies

My answers to the first homework from Peikoff's Introduction to Logic course.

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Organizing Articles

This post was pretty disorganized but then I spent 5 minutes mindmapping my content and was way happier with how it came out. I don't know why I didn't think of mindmapping it before doing a bunch of writing, though. Gotta work on that.

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Criticism of Epistemological Ideas in Peikoff's Logic Course - Part 2

More criticism of Peikoff's epistemology

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Quote Juxtaposition (Regarding Love)

Bad Quote: Anyone can love a thing because. That's as easy as putting a penny in your pocket. But to love something despite. To know the flaws and love them too. That is rare and pure and perfect. ― Patrick Rothfuss, The Wise Man's Fear Good Quote: “Jim, what is it

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Criticism of Leonard Peikoff's Ideas Related to Support and "Arbitrary Assertions" - Part 1

Criticizing Peikoff re: support and arbitrary assertions.

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Multi-Factor Decision-Making Math Applied Example - Headphone Ratings Site

An attempt to apply some of Elliot Temple's ideas to a headphones rating site.

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Summary of Understanding Objectivism, Part 3

Final part of a summary of the main ideas of Leonard Peikoff's book "Understanding Objectivism".

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Summary of Understanding Objectivism, Part 2

Second part of a summary of what I thought were the most interesting ideas of Leonard Peikoff's book "Understanding Objectivism".

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Summary of Understanding Objectivism, Part 1

First part of a summary of what I thought were the most interesting ideas of Leonard Peikoff's book "Understanding Objectivism".

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Objectivism Versus Rationalism and Empiricism, Part 3

Third post on the ninth chapter in Leonard Peikoff's book "Understanding Objectivism", "Objectivism Versus Rationalism and Empiricism".

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Objectivism Versus Rationalism and Empiricism, Part 2

Second post on the ninth chapter in Leonard Peikoff's book "Understanding Objectivism", "Objectivism Versus Rationalism and Empiricism".

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Objectivism Versus Rationalism and Empiricism, Part 1

Post on the ninth chapter in Leonard Peikoff's book "Understanding Objectivism", "Objectivism Versus Rationalism and Empiricism".