“Bodydouble / Thinking Assistant matchmaking” by Raemon

I keep meaning to write up a more substantive followup to the Hire (or Become) a Thinking Assistant post. But, I think this still basically the biggest productivity effect size I know of, and more people should be doing it, and seemed worth writing the simple version of the post.

I tried out 4 assistants who messaged me after the previous post, and ultimately settled into a rhythm of using one who had availability that matched my needs best. I think all of them were net helpful.

So far they've all been remote contractors that I share my screen with on zoom. Previously I had worked with one in person which also went well although was a bit harder to schedule with.

Most of what I do is just have them check in on me every 10 minutes and make sure I haven't gotten off track. Sometimes, I [...]

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First published:

July 16th, 2025

Source:

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/FtxrC2xtTF7wu5k6E/bodydouble-thinking-assistant-matchmaking

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