Personal reflections: using chatgpt for personal growth, why I teach causal inference so much, and some updates on a new paper

As long time friends and family and even acquaintances know, I have a difficult time sleeping. I’ve tried sleep apnea machines, as I was diagnosed with it, but it got much better when I lost weight. I had hoped I could just remain at that lower weight level too but it seemed to be that like many things in my life, it moved in waves. But I’m like ten poi…