David_Gerard comments on Q: What has Rationality Done for You? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: David_Gerard 02 April 2011 02:31:00PM *  0 points [-]

For comfort from uncomforting truths, going meta may help: clearer thinking from more truthful data works to internalise your locus of control - or, to use the conventional term, empower you. It can take a while, and possibly some graspable results, for the prospect of a more internal locus of control to comfort.