DavidM comments on Meditation, insight, and rationality. (Part 2 of 3) - Less Wrong
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Therein lies the rub. That's a pretty significant investment of time for a busy person, given the uncertain benefits. And I have to do this for a year or two before I know whether it's doing me any good?
I suggested 3 months to a year for achieving partial enlightenment.
If you consider seeing progress according to the four stage model that I gave (or another more detailed model) to be something that reduces the uncertainty of the value of the pursuit, then obviously you will be in a position to better evaluate whether it is a worthwhile pursuit much sooner than that.