patrissimo comments on Never Leave Your Room - Less Wrong

66 Post author: Yvain 18 March 2009 12:30AM

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Comment author: JamesAndrix 18 March 2009 03:46:01PM 25 points [-]

Whenever a decision seems very close, I flip a coin to decide, and then I check to see if I wish the coin had gone the other way. If so then I go against the coin.

I might sometimes be 'agreeing' with the coin because I'm primed by its outcome, but overall I find it useful for saving time. I rarely regret decisions made this way.

Comment author: patrissimo 21 March 2009 06:14:18PM 5 points [-]

I've tried this in the past, but now I find I can tell how I'd feel without flipping the coin. If I'm unsure about a decision, flipping the coin no longer helps - it just brings to mind what I don't like about whichever option comes up.