I’m fortunate in that I have friends who are already quite into a lot of things that aren’t too far from rationality as already is, who were previously part of a political discussion group I used to run, so it was easy for them to get on board with a new project.
As I said previously, I think the greatest challenge is making people understand the relevance of what we’re studying and how it’s directly applicable to everything they do. A lot of people tend to think it’s beyond them, or not for them, or be somewhat dismissive, but once you start engaging them on a level they understand and get your passion across, the attitude changes can be really surprising.
Also keeping it humble simple and comprehensive.
Like I said to atucker though, it’s still early days too and I’m no Eliezer, so I’ll no doubt be adjusting and asking for lots of help as I go along. I think it’s got a lot of potential though, and I’m really excited about doing my part in raising the sanity waterline.
I’m fortunate in that I have friends who are already quite into a lot of things that aren’t too far from rationality as already is, who were previously part of a political discussion group I used to run, so it was easy for them to get on board with a new project.
As I said previously, I think the greatest challenge is making people understand the relevance of what we’re studying and how it’s directly applicable to everything they do. A lot of people tend to think it’s beyond them, or not for them, or be somewhat dismissive, but once you start engaging them on a level they understand and get your passion across, the attitude changes can be really surprising.
Also keeping it humble simple and comprehensive.
Like I said to atucker though, it’s still early days too and I’m no Eliezer, so I’ll no doubt be adjusting and asking for lots of help as I go along. I think it’s got a lot of potential though, and I’m really excited about doing my part in raising the sanity waterline.