virtualAdept comments on Measuring aversion and habit strength - Less Wrong

79 Post author: Academian 27 May 2011 01:05AM

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Comment author: virtualAdept 27 May 2011 02:35:06PM 5 points [-]

The injunction to measure aversion strength by effect on behavior is one I think I will find particularly useful - in particular because I already consider myself good at dealing with strong feeling aversions. If an aversion feels strong, it tends to make me question myself rather pointedly about why I feel that way, whereas those that feel only like a mild preference or a case of 'have better things to do' have not, in the past, set off those alarm bells. I quite enjoyed this post.