bentarm comments on Useful maxims - Less Wrong

26 Post author: ciphergoth 11 July 2012 11:56AM

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Comment author: bentarm 11 July 2012 11:55:12PM 5 points [-]

My counter to this instinct, which is obviously less accurate, but perhaps more snappy is:

  • Always do everything.

In particular, if it comes to a choice between doing something and not doing it (as opposed to a choice between doing something and doing something else), you should always choose to actively do. Obviously, there are likely to be budget constraints, but it's only supposed to be a guideline.