NancyLebovitz comments on Five-minute rationality techniques - Less Wrong

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 11 August 2010 07:23:11AM *  2 points [-]

Thanks-- that's a lot more use than I've made of the system.

Does it make sense to think of yourself as crazy to the same extent that people of other psychetypes are?

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Comment author: savageorange 11 August 2010 10:00:45AM 1 point [-]

If you take crazy to mean 'acting, thinking or feeling in a way disjointed from or opposed to reality - , I'd say it makes a lot of sense to think of yourself as just as crazy as anyone else (and it reduces the incidence of giving your own feelings and thoughts undue importance, IME.)

Comment author: torekp 14 August 2010 12:27:12AM 0 points [-]

Upvoted for giving technical help.

Comment author: Peter_Lambert-Cole 11 August 2010 02:20:54PM 0 points [-]

Fixed.

Does it make sense to think of yourself as crazy to the same extent that people of other psychetypes are?

I don't think so. The term captures how radically different the another types are from your own. It's about relative distance between you and others, not an absolute quality.