RichardKennaway comments on Rationality Quotes - April 2009 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: RichardKennaway 19 April 2009 08:52:47AM 4 points [-]

As this got voted down, perhaps some commentary is in order. This quote is from a juggling forum a long time ago, and is in fact about juggling. But I also read it as a parallel of the twelfth virtue of rationality.

The juggler's task is to entertain his audience, and if he fails, it is futile for him to protest that he can do many tricks. It is not enough to master many techniques. They must be used to achieve the result that the techniques aim at.

Comment author: [deleted] 24 April 2011 05:45:50AM 1 point [-]

It is not enough to master many techniques. They must be used to achieve the result that the techniques aim at.

Maybe not what you intended, but I'm going to print this out and post it where I practice drums.