Byron comments on Melbourne Less Wrong Meetup for November - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Byron 15 October 2010 12:16:41PM 2 points [-]

I will attend this.

Compared to online posting, the advantage of meetups seems to be (1) less formality and (2) quicker transfer of ideas. I think this makes meetups particularly suitable for advice. I would be interested in trying some activity that promotes exchange of advice. Perhaps an activity where a person is encouraged to provide a personal problem that is in need of application of instrumental rationality, and then others try to generate a solution. Example problem classes: diet, akrasia, career, education, relationships, etc.

Comment author: luminosity 15 October 2010 01:07:57PM 2 points [-]

I would be very interested in this.