It would only be a mistake if you believed that it was actually the implementation of TDT (rather than CDT) or your knowledge of Quantum Mechanics that was making the difference, rather than a psychological manipulation trick.
What distinctions are you drawing between "implementing TDT", "psychological manipulation", and "a psychological manipulation trick"?
What distinctions are you drawing between "implementing TDT", "psychological manipulation", and "a psychological manipulation trick"?
"There is something special about Timeless Decision Theory that would lead it to give a different answer to CDT (or EDT for that matter) to the question 'In this specific situation what decision will give the best expected utility?'"
This is distinct to "If I think about TDT (or 'The Secret') I can actually get myself to do more of the stuff that would like to do."
This is the public group instrumental rationality diary for the week of July 23rd. It's a place to record and chat about it if you have done, or are actively doing, things like:
Or anything else interesting which you want to share, so that other people can think about it, and perhaps be inspired to take action themselves. Try to include enough details so that everyone can use each other's experiences to learn about what tends to work out, and what doesn't tend to work out.
Thanks to everyone who contributes!
Last week's diary; archive of prior diaries.