What everyone else said.
I think that the proper analogy for doing something is using your map to figure out a way to change the territory so that it satisfies a particular goal, and then doing so. Instrumental rationality is your ability to do that effectively.
What everyone else said.
I think that the proper analogy for doing something is using your map to figure out a way to change the territory so that it satisfies a particular goal, and then doing so. Instrumental rationality is your ability to do that effectively.