@QiaochuYuan I do keep thinking back to this exchange I had w Nick about whether there are downsides to extreme equanimity... open question whether there are emotional / social equivalents to not flinching from sparks? https://x.com/nickcammarata/status/1632809193370681347
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Reply · Mar 6, 2023@nickcammarata does it turn off your instincts to flinch? and is it net positive to not flinch?Quote tweet · Nov 9, 2024interesting...... nick c also talking about needing to level up equanimity to deal w increased sensory clarity ... and i def need more equanimity so i…Personal reflectionReply · Dec 23, 2025@RokoMijic @ArtemisConsort 🙏pls do- i think it would be useful to give more concrete examples and talk about the appropriate use of painkillers in…Tweet · Dec 22, 2023i feel like the enlightenedish ppl i follow r not stoic how i originally imagined... equanimity seems something different- more like flow... things…