Otherwise
Julia Wise on effective altruism, parenting, and more
juliawise.netOtherwise is an independent blog covering personal and philosophy & ethics. It publishes on a weekly or bi-weekly basis, with 10 posts in its archive.
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One-sentence versions of posts I haven’t published
I hope to get some of these out the door, but in the meantime this gets some of the value of these drafts. Everyone has opinions on education and parenting because everyone went through some version of it, but what we remember is one-sided EA is not a privilege, we’re asking people to do stuff that’s costly Kids are poor relative to their parents Asking questions about what happened does not mean you disbelieve the person How can you tell when you’re being froze...
One approach to kids’ screentime
This isn’t a fully-formed philosophy of screentime, but our approach based on trial and error. Our kids are currently 11, 9, and 4. Some basics of our approach Lean toward less frantic content; real life doesn’t have fast cuts, and you don’t want so much superstimulus that real life is boring by contrast. Try audio before video, as it’s less all-absorbing Set clear expectations for when screentime is available Avoid intermittent reinforcement. If the child might get screentime if t...
Get physical activity while watching kids
This is my pitch that most parents with sedentary jobs could be getting in more physical activity while we supervise our kids. We can increase our chances of being healthy at an older age, and eventually playing with our grandchildren or great-grandchildren. A little exercise is way better than none I am not much of an exercise person. I cannot be bothered to go to a gym. I’m willing to work out for like 12 minutes at a time. But the biggest gains come from moving from a low amount to a me...
In a discouraging world, we can afford to change things
Takeaways: The world has a lot of appalling problems. Many can’t be addressed very well with money, but some can. On a rich-country income, you almost surely have some income you could dedicate to making the world better in whatever way seems best to you. This is best done not impulsively and sporadically, but deliberately as part of your ongoing budget. Donating a fraction of your income is a pretty great opportunity to make the world more like what you want it to be: with less suf...
You don’t have to wait for a high income to have kids
“Don’t wait until you can afford to have kids, or you’ll never do it.” – my dad to my newly-married cousin ……. I see friends post about how they can’t afford to start a family as, e.g. a teacher or a nurse. This is hard for me to believe, because Almost everyone in the world who’s raised kids has done so on much less money I’ve raised kids, and lived with other people raising kids, while much less spending than many people consider necessary. Related: Vibecession: young pe...
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