calcsam comments on Teachable Rationality Skills - Less Wrong

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Comment author: calcsam 29 May 2011 04:05:14AM *  9 points [-]

Skill: Distill yourself to simple terms. Be funny and interesting.

Exercise:

  • Have list of topics. Select one using a random number generator. Or use random ANKI cards. Whatever.

  • Immediately after selecting, turn on your digital camera/computer camera and record.

  • You can aim for lots of different goals: tell an interesting story, give a short two-sentence answer, etc.

This is great for preparing for job interviews also.