Asking for good bias-correction is an absurd standard of evidence. You don't ask that of most information you use. Moreover, I bet you're very biased on when you think to apply this standard.
It's not entirely clear what pjeby means. If it's just self-experimentation, it's basically a single anecdote and not terribly useful. But I assume that he's talking about his clients, still a biased sample, but as good as it's going to get.
It's not entirely clear what pjeby means. If it's just self-experimentation, it's basically a single anecdote and not terribly useful.
The supreme irony of this train of thought is that my original suggestion was for people to apply good evidentiary standards to their self-experiments. So we are now debating whether I have a good standard of evidence for recommending the use of good standards of evidence. ;-)
But I assume that he's talking about his clients, still a biased sample, but as good as it's going to get.
Sort of. I noticed that if I didn't...
The main danger for LW is that it could become rationalist-porn for daydreamers.
I suggest a pattern of counterattack:
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(This used to be a comment, here.)Find a nonrational aspect of your nature that is hindering you right now.
Determine privately to fix it.
Set a short deadline. Do the necessary work.
Write it up on LW at the deadline. Whether or not it worked.