komponisto comments on Useful maxims - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ciphergoth 11 July 2012 04:00:53PM 2 points [-]

Heh, the thing I try to think to myself is not always true, but worth thinking about.

The funny thing about regret is, it's better to regret something you have done, than to regret something you haven't done.

Comment author: komponisto 11 July 2012 05:25:10PM 2 points [-]

The (mostly sound) heuristic underlying this, I think, is: choose the action that will cause you to learn more.

Comment author: RichardKennaway 12 July 2012 10:23:38AM 3 points [-]

"Oh no, not another learning experience!"

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