Technologos comments on Rationality is Systematized Winning - Less Wrong

48 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 03 April 2009 02:41PM

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Comment author: thomblake 03 April 2009 08:00:05PM 2 points [-]

see http://www.overcomingbias.com/2008/10/trying-to-try.html

It's really easy to convince yourself that you've truly, sincerely tried - trying to try is not nearly as effective as trying to win.

Comment author: Technologos 28 April 2009 08:03:02PM 0 points [-]

I agree. I'm just noting that an admonition to Win is strictly an admonition to try, phrased more strongly. Winning is not an action--it is a result. All I can suggest are actions that get you to that result.

I can tell you "don't be satisfied with trying and failing," but that's not quite the same.