[ExI] How to build a happier brain

[Anders Sandberg]

On 2013-10-30 02:58, Kelly Anderson wrote:
> I'm on the Tara side of things. I get more work done when I'm happy. 
> Unfortunately, I also tend to get more speeding tickets.

Yes, being manic is sometimes useful. But it is typically not 
sustainable over the long run. This is why it is great to be in a stable 
state of hypomania or something similar.

Apropos genius, there is the long-running debate about whether bipolar 
disorder is overrepresented among creative geniuses. Not settled, but I 
did note that an entire room of postdocs at a maths department I visited 
were bipolar.


-- 
Dr Anders Sandberg
Future of Humanity Institute
Oxford Martin School
Oxford University