Human Nature

Jeremy Nixon's compiled knowledge on language patterns, transcendence, consciousness, emotions, social dynamics, ethics, and relationships. Synthesized from 70+ raw entries.

Language Patterns

One of Jeremy's most distinctive projects: cataloging the language patterns associated with different psychological states and social dynamics. Each is a vocabulary for inducing or recognizing a particular mode.

Positive Emotional Patterns

love-language-patterns, 18-06-25-love-language-patterns -- Language that creates love
18-06-25-kindness-language-patterns -- Language of kindness
18-06-24-compassion-language-patterns -- Compassion in language
18-06-25-empathy-language-patterns -- Empathic language
18-06-25-admiration-language-patterns -- Language of admiration
18-06-29-joy-language-patterns -- Joy in language
18-06-29-openness-language-patterns -- Language of openness
19-03-25-love-validating-questions -- Questions that validate love

Psychological State Patterns

wisdom-language-patterns, 18-04-08-wisdom-language-patterns -- Language of wisdom
religious-language-patterns, 18-01-23-religious-language-patterns -- Religious/spiritual language
18-06-19-vulnerability-language-patterns -- Vulnerability in language
18-07-15-agency-language-patterns -- Language of agency and empowerment
19-08-02-landmark-language-patterns -- Landmark-style transformational language
18-06-29-honesty -- Honest communication patterns

17-10-07-dominance-language-patterns -- Dominance in language
18-01-02-validation-seeking-language-patterns -- Recognizing validation-seeking
17-11-11-potential-language-patterns -- Patterns for evoking potential
18-06-27-words-of-power -- The most powerful words
language-patterns -- Hub page for all language pattern work

Transcendence

Jeremy explored the concept of transcendence -- going beyond conventional limits -- across multiple domains:

18-11-02-types-of-transcendence -- Taxonomy of transcendence
19-05-27-examples-of-transcendence -- Concrete examples
18-11-02-transcendent-self-awareness -- Self-awareness beyond ego
19-06-13-transcendent-self-awareness -- Deeper exploration
18-12-29-types-of-transcendence-applied-to-research-labs -- Transcendence in organizations
20-01-01-trans-x -- The "trans-" prefix applied broadly

Consciousness & Mind

18-11-27-consciousness-decomposition -- Breaking consciousness into components
18-11-06-decomposing-intelligence -- Components of intelligence
18-01-23-emotion-amp-rl -- Emotions as reinforcement learning signals
19-10-24-emotional-space -- Mapping emotional space
19-06-11-forms-of-reappraisal -- Cognitive reappraisal techniques
thought-loops-emotion-loops -- Circular thought and emotion patterns
17-07-31-system-1-breakdown -- Understanding automatic cognition
17-11-23-how-to-control-system-1 -- Techniques for influencing automatic thought

influence-literature -- Literature on influence and persuasion
gottman-on-marriage -- Gottman's relationship research
what-every-body-is-saying -- Body language (Joe Navarro)
competing-status-hierarchies -- Multiple overlapping status games
status -- Understanding status
17-09-24-upsides-to-low-status -- The advantages of being low-status
19-10-07-culture-tells -- Signals that reveal culture
19-09-20-ranking-of-companies-by-religiosity -- Organizational culture analysis
17-08-05-social-at-icml -- Social dynamics at ML conferences
19-06-25-kinds-of-introduction -- Types of introductions
17-09-13-interesting-icebreakers -- Effective icebreakers
18-01-22-conversational-mental-motions -- Mental moves in conversation

Relationships

19-01-01-maximizing-relationship-longevity -- Making relationships last
18-11-10-properties-of-relationship -- What makes relationships work
19-02-11-physical-connection -- Physical aspects of connection
20-04-12-knowing-someone -- What it means to truly know someone
18-11-05-people-who-know-me-best-in-the-world -- People who understand Jeremy deeply
20-02-10-favorite-complement-categories -- Types of compliments
17-09-23-common-insecurities -- Universal human insecurities
20-01-11-my-needs -- Personal needs analysis

Ethics & Values

20-06-29-ethics-topics -- Ethical topics worth exploring
18-01-06-future-changes-in-morality -- How morality will evolve
18-01-12-counter-utilitarian-intuitions -- Cases against pure utilitarianism
public-policy-positions -- Jeremy's policy positions
policy -- Policy analysis
20-07-01-symptoms-and-drivers-of-civilizational-decline -- Civilizational health
19-04-22-social-movements -- How social movements work

Narratives & Meaning

fundamental-human-narratives, 18-01-09-fundamental-human-narratives -- The core stories humans tell
18-12-31-generators-of-meaning -- What creates meaning in life
belief-systems -- Systems of belief
17-10-06-post-religion-ideologies -- Ideologies filling the role of religion
memetics, 17-10-17-interesting-facts-in-memetics -- How ideas spread
17-09-09-the-selfish-gene-on-memetics -- Dawkins on memes
memes -- Meme collection

Self-Knowledge

introspection -- The practice of self-examination
changing-my-mind-about-my-mind -- Evolving self-understanding
18-01-13-strengths, 18-10-29-strengths -- Strengths analysis
17-09-25-additional-weakness -- Weakness analysis
specialness -- On feeling special
19-12-26-worlds-i-know-little-about -- Acknowledging knowledge gaps
seduced-by-knowledge -- The seduction of intellectual pursuit
18-02-04-destroying-the-ego -- Ego as obstacle

Rituals & Practices

18-06-07-powerful-rituals-ritual-design -- Designing powerful rituals
20-01-09-amazing-nature-ritual-worthy -- Nature-based rituals
20-01-09-writing-down-culture -- Documenting culture
20-04-30-effectively-running-seminars -- Running effective seminars
19-10-05-ways-to-engage-with-a-presentation -- Engaging with presentations