Dustin comments on Rationally Irrational - Less Wrong

-11 Post author: HungryTurtle 07 March 2012 07:21PM

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Comment author: Dustin 07 March 2012 11:57:13PM 2 points [-]

If the action you are engaging in is not helping you achieve your goals, than it is not rational.

You are describing a failure of rationality rather than rationality itself.

Comment author: HungryTurtle 06 April 2012 04:41:18PM 0 points [-]

What I am describing is the need for a safeguard against overly confident goal orientation.