Colin Galen

New idea: going a bit into a different realm of psych now. There is a bias that affects me and a lot of other people, ultimately leading to being unable to be happy with the achievements that you currently have (for example, a certain rating, or in general some status that you have worked for), instead being hungry for whatever's next (for example, the next-highest rating gap).

While it is certainly useful in terms of motivation for self-improvement, it can also be rather unhealthy for you. So I'm thinking of talking about it - how it works, how it affects you, and maybe how to remedy it or use it to your advantage.

What do you think?

2 years ago | [YT] | 508



@Kaje_

Sounds like a good idea. I think talking about cognitive biases is definitely important.

2 years ago | 15

@shantanuhallur6825

Goo for it ! It's Always interesting to hear you share things from your perspective ! 😄

2 years ago | 1

@AA-gl1dr

So like a bias that continuously generates positional dissatisfaction at every point? Yeah I’ve got that pretty bad. Your videos are great and I’d love to hear your perspective!

2 years ago (edited) | 4

@gstvzenit9144

Great idea. I would be quite interesting in watching that video

2 years ago | 1

@davedkukis

Yess, great topic to cover! Looking forward to it

2 years ago | 0

@Mohamed_Ahmed96

Good idea, thanks for your efforts

2 years ago | 0

@ivanalejandrocamarillo8264

Yeah, like the idea. Also you could give a hint on how to get that bias if necessary

2 years ago | 0

@srishtikdutta8946

Bring back hybrid tutorials for some more advanced topics please.

2 years ago | 2

@choukrani

فكرة رائعة.

2 years ago | 0

@garlic_bread75

This describes me perfectly and I could use advice on this topic

2 years ago | 1

@myxail0

personally i struggle more with being content and lazy

2 years ago | 3

@georgesarreas5509

I think this is a matter of balance... Like everything really. Too much confidence in your achievements might lead to feeling "you have done enough" and not develop further. Too little and you get to drown in self pity...

2 years ago | 0

@alvesandre

I would love to see you solving more codeforces contests. I like to see the way you think.

2 years ago | 0

@DavidInga7

This is a good one.

2 years ago | 0

@haydar4076

Sounds good !

2 years ago | 0

@g3nko0

Would be great to see a video about techniques how to handle effectively problems with a lot of edge cases.

2 years ago | 0

@oggo1551

I find ideas discussed on Huberman Lab's Podcast on dopamine and reward very interesting. Maybe we can take inspiration from some of those.

2 years ago | 0

@RanitDA

I think that's a good idea to share some perspective.

2 years ago | 0

@GavialdeRayBan

Sounds nice

2 years ago | 0

@isam789

I think it would also be healthy to add how being content, yet using motivation, is the best approach. Happiness is #1 priority, so teaching yourself to be content with your achievement should be recommended more.

2 years ago | 0