James_Miller comments on Rationality Quotes September 2011 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: lukeprog 01 September 2011 12:04:59PM 18 points [-]

The rule that human beings seem to follow is to engage the brain only when all else fails - and usually not even then.

David Hull, Science and Selection: Essays on Biological Evolution and the Philosophy of Science

Comment author: James_Miller 01 September 2011 05:23:38PM 5 points [-]

This is the idea behind duel-N back, that the only strategy your lazy brain can implement to do better at the game is to increase the brain's working memory.