Nominating this post because it asks a very important question—it seems worth considering that rationalists should get out of self-improvement altogether and only focus on epistemics—and gives a balanced picture of the discourse. The section on akrasia seems particularly enlightening and possibly the crux on whether or not techniques work, though I still don’t have too much clarity on this. This post also gives me the push necessary to write a long overdue retrospective on my CFAR and Hammertime experience.
Nominating this post because it asks a very important question—it seems worth considering that rationalists should get out of self-improvement altogether and only focus on epistemics—and gives a balanced picture of the discourse. The section on akrasia seems particularly enlightening and possibly the crux on whether or not techniques work, though I still don’t have too much clarity on this. This post also gives me the push necessary to write a long overdue retrospective on my CFAR and Hammertime experience.