shminux comments on If You Were Brilliant When You Were Ten... - Less Wrong

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Comment author: shminux 27 December 2011 04:08:31AM 7 points [-]

to get back to optimizing for being smart instead of for seeming smart?

I wish I could make myself follow this advice more often.

Comment author: beriukay 27 December 2011 10:10:01AM 2 points [-]

Maybe you could adapt some ideas from the rejection challenge thing. You know, force yourself to ask at least one stupid question every day.