Instrumental Rationality

lifelonglearner
1 Jan 2018 6:33 UTC

A combination of evidence-backed techniques and more speculative essays, all focused on bringing rationality to practical everday uses. In particular, the sequence features two in-depth primers on the current psychological literature on planning and habits.

In­stru­men­tal Ra­tion­al­ity 1: Start­ing Advice

lifelonglearner5 Oct 2017 4:37 UTC
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In­stru­men­tal Ra­tion­al­ity 2: Plan­ning 101

lifelonglearner6 Oct 2017 14:23 UTC
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In­stru­men­tal Ra­tion­al­ity 3: In­ter­lude I

lifelonglearner7 Oct 2017 5:22 UTC
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In­stru­men­tal Ra­tion­al­ity 4.1: Model­ing Habits

lifelonglearner9 Oct 2017 1:21 UTC
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In­stru­men­tal Ra­tion­al­ity 4.2: Creat­ing Habits

lifelonglearner12 Oct 2017 2:25 UTC
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In­stru­men­tal Ra­tion­al­ity 4.3: Break­ing Habits and Conclusion

lifelonglearner12 Oct 2017 23:11 UTC
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In­stru­men­tal Ra­tion­al­ity 5: In­ter­lude II

lifelonglearner14 Oct 2017 2:05 UTC
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In­stru­men­tal Ra­tion­al­ity 6: At­trac­tor Theory

lifelonglearner18 Oct 2017 3:54 UTC
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In­stru­men­tal Ra­tion­al­ity 7: Clos­ing Disclaimer

lifelonglearner21 Oct 2017 6:03 UTC
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In­stru­men­tal Ra­tion­al­ity: Postmortem

lifelonglearner21 Oct 2017 6:23 UTC
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