Thank you for the in-depth post! The extra examples really fleshed out the intuition I got from Anna’s post, and I also appreciated the discussion of when you need less buckets.
My personal example of a bucket error: I used to abandon plans whenever I felt dread about them, even though many would have worked out. I realized I can separate “this feels hopeless” and “this won’t work” into different buckets and pursue worthwhile plans despite the negative feelings.
To recognize I’m making a bucket error in the future, I’ll look out for when I’m reacting strongly to information a neutral observer wouldn’t, like imagining my plan failing or seeing “oshun” misspelled.
Thank you for the in-depth post! The extra examples really fleshed out the intuition I got from Anna’s post, and I also appreciated the discussion of when you need less buckets.
My personal example of a bucket error: I used to abandon plans whenever I felt dread about them, even though many would have worked out. I realized I can separate “this feels hopeless” and “this won’t work” into different buckets and pursue worthwhile plans despite the negative feelings.
To recognize I’m making a bucket error in the future, I’ll look out for when I’m reacting strongly to information a neutral observer wouldn’t, like imagining my plan failing or seeing “oshun” misspelled.