#personal-growth #humans # [[Epistemic status]] #shower-thought #to-digest # Changelog ```dataview TABLE WITHOUT ID file.mtime AS "Last Modified" FROM [[#]] SORT file.mtime DESC LIMIT 3 ``` # Related # TODO > [!TODO] TODO # Social signal When you want to change your [[Habit|habit]]s, it's often about sending social signals: - Want to stop drinking alcohol? Announce that you stop drinking alcohol - Want to go [[Ketogenic]]? Announce that you stop [[Carbohydrates|carbs]] publicly - Want to get fit? Leave elastic band, workout stuff everywhere, wear sport clothes - Want to become smart? Leave books everywhere, add bunch of books to your goodread "currently reading" -> you'll be forced to read by social pressure - Drinking alcohol is [[Replacing alcohol by straight Big Talks|delegating you social skills]] to a substance, so you can benefit learning these skills without alcohol by "stopping alcohol" while still drinking privately for whatever reason ([[Hormesis]], exploring new dimensions, [[Personal growth]]...) This is my main reason for stopping alcohol, along the cultural dogma that we get brainwashed everyday with "drinking beer is cool" - will to [[Do not rely on authority|thinking independently]] - also # External links