I find that thinking about “Everett branches” forces my brain to come up with alternative possible outcomes, where by default it would focus all of its attention on just one. Saying to myself “you should consider other possible outcomes” doesn’t seem to have the same effect.
I have no problem with the mental tricks like that. “Premortem” is another useful one, even though the project hasn’t failed (yet). As long as you do not insist on assigning any ontological significance to them.
I find that thinking about “Everett branches” forces my brain to come up with alternative possible outcomes, where by default it would focus all of its attention on just one. Saying to myself “you should consider other possible outcomes” doesn’t seem to have the same effect.
I have no problem with the mental tricks like that. “Premortem” is another useful one, even though the project hasn’t failed (yet). As long as you do not insist on assigning any ontological significance to them.