Wait, how do you notice an ugh field? I only notice these when I'm viewing myself "in far mode", by trying to explain thoughts or emotions that I have, but wouldn't expect "someone like me" to have.
Huh, really? For me it feels, um, the way I described it above -- I go to think about an important-email-I-need-to-send, or whatever, and I feel physically tense, and averse, and if I wasn't paying attention it used to be that before I'd exercised any conscious control I'd be checking the LW comment feed or something, to move away from the painful stimulus. And if it's a bad case, and something I'm not yet thinking about, it feels as though my eyes stop moving freely across my field of vision,and as though I'm kind of trapped or something, and as though whatever boring thing is in front of me is suddenly intensely absorbing [so that I won't have to think about that other thing]...
How do you notice when you're rationalizing? Like, what *actually* tips you off, in real life?
I've listed my cues below; please add your own (one idea per comment), and upvote the comments that you either: (a) use; or (b) will now try using.
I'll be using this list in a trial rationality seminar on Wednesday; it also sounds useful in general.