GabrielDuquette comments on Q: What has Rationality Done for You? - Less Wrong
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I'd like to think this is currently happening to me. I've always known that I would benefit from truly knowing I am not as smart as I think I am, and in order to delude myself into thinking I'm smarter than the vast majority of commenters on LW, I'd have to be HEROICALLY self-deceived. I feel soft-headed and a bit sad, but I know I'm better for it.
Now, when I think "I feel uncomfortable in this social situation," I'm much less likely to jump immediately to "because I'm so smart and bored." Instead, I wonder if I simply have social anxiety and if it's worth addressing with medication.