This is part 3 of answering a list of question. Part 1 is here. Part 2 is here.

You can find the full list of questions here.

why is it easier to do something for the other person than to do the exact same thing for yourself?Because we sometimes like the other person more that we like ourselves.did the person actually tell you no or did you just assume they would?That’s the first good question here. At last.why do holden karnofsky and sam altman write so differently?Do they?who do you want to be more like?I would say the prophet Mohammad. But I have no prophecy. I would say the poet Almutanabbi but I’m not a poet. I would be happy if I want to be more of intellect: wiser every day.I would say closer to the qualities of God which resembles mercy, gratitude, the friend, the knowing, etc.I can also say something specific, like, my grandfather. He’s a man of his word – without saying a word. He’s a man of action. He built himself by himself. He did not wait – for anyone. And did not ask help from anyone.who do you want to be less like?Hollow souls and trendy people.A son of a millionaire. I’m gratefully not.what would you do if you were alone in the universe?Build a ladder to get out.would you walk into a teleporter?Enough of teleportation already.what makes you do the right thing?My faith, virtues, values, and customs. I respect them (ala David Hume.)when was the last time you prayed?I can say it’s every day – I’m a muslim. But it would be wrong. Since I’m not actually doing prayer correctly. And a prayer is a prayer done correctly – by its own definition (ala Wittgenstein.) I should put work on this a lot more.what are you proud of?All of my 3 sisters. And my mother. And my father. They all are better than myself in every aspect.when was the last time you did something you’ve never done before?If it counts, taking a new way home, last week.do you feel better or worse after spending time with the person you spend most of your time with?I can never feel better than when I’m there with the family. I love my family, close and far. We’re social beings.what are you afraid to tell to your best friend?Hard choices, easy life. Easy choices, hard life.what’s the ground-truth measure?There’s no truth. Popper said it. You can only assert a fact by asserting it works in practice.You can’t un-assert a fact by showing it doesn’t work in practice. Again, Karl Popper.why did you do something you regret?I let the heart lead the way, not the mind. I shouldn’t. Hard decisions, easy life. Easy decisions, hard life.why not travel to your favorite city as often as you can?Because I should try another city that may be my next favorite city.am i wasting my time writing these questions?Yes. Because after writing my answers this far, I think they are mediocre questions without a connecting theme.what have you promised to do and not done yet?I’ve promised myself financial freedom which I haven’t done yet. But I’m changing this now.