Ultimately I think my intellectual productivity (and quality of life, happiness level, interestingness, et cetera) is better when I’m manic and I’d like to take advantage of that, but I feel obligated to see how Algernon’s principle applies
People who are experiencing mania or hypomania often exhibit overconfidence, impulsiveness, and irritability, and often make poor decisions.
Hmuh, in the evolutionary environment where there’s not much intellectual work to do these would be enough to somewhat punish mania, but in modern society I think that the increased cognitive performance of manic states is probably a stronger factor… in which case Algernon’s law need not be feared. But maybe there are other detriments related to personal health?
People who are experiencing mania or hypomania often exhibit overconfidence, impulsiveness, and irritability, and often make poor decisions.
Hmuh, in the evolutionary environment where there’s not much intellectual work to do these would be enough to somewhat punish mania, but in modern society I think that the increased cognitive performance of manic states is probably a stronger factor… in which case Algernon’s law need not be feared. But maybe there are other detriments related to personal health?
I think I’d be more worried about what’s causing the tendency toward poor decisions, and whether that generalizes to your own case.