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April 1, 2020
Rationality at it's best
July 27, 2020
Somehow got ahold of this pdf during my exploration of LessWrong related content. Oh yeah, it was here.
Right off the bat, it said that it should be used like a reference manual, secondary to the actual workshops, and not a stand-alone material. It wasn't designed to be that sort of guide. Well, I was curious, so I went along with it despite the warnings.
In the end, it's just a set/list of rationality techniques in order to improve one's life. General good life advice too, actually.
It contains interesting and new ideas with clear explanation, basically everything that I need. The only catch is that, just by reading it, the knowledge will stay in theory. If I really want to see some results, I need to actively put those into practice. It's easy to nod along these wonderful gold nuggets and be satisfied with that. I guess that's why the practical aspect of the workshop is so important. And it would also help a lot to make the concepts stick to one's core.
Right off the bat, it said that it should be used like a reference manual, secondary to the actual workshops, and not a stand-alone material. It wasn't designed to be that sort of guide. Well, I was curious, so I went along with it despite the warnings.
In the end, it's just a set/list of rationality techniques in order to improve one's life. General good life advice too, actually.
It contains interesting and new ideas with clear explanation, basically everything that I need. The only catch is that, just by reading it, the knowledge will stay in theory. If I really want to see some results, I need to actively put those into practice. It's easy to nod along these wonderful gold nuggets and be satisfied with that. I guess that's why the practical aspect of the workshop is so important. And it would also help a lot to make the concepts stick to one's core.
March 5, 2023
It’s a little difficult to write a review of this as it’s not a traditional book, but it’s got some helpful advice in. Probably too many examples.
October 15, 2024
It is perhaps the most pragmatic piece of text I've ever read. It is the closest book I found so far to being a well rounded "how to live well as a human being given all psychological biases" manual.
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