RichardKennaway comments on "Epiphany addiction" - Less Wrong

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Comment author: RichardKennaway 04 August 2012 08:03:39AM 5 points [-]

"Understanding is the booby prize."

Said during a personal development course I've done.

And an outside view of what not getting stuck in epiphanies looks like:

In principle, it’s simple. You’re looking for people who are

Smart, and
Get things done.

Comment author: MichaelVassar 05 August 2012 05:41:13PM 1 point [-]

And that is why I'm not likely to take personal development courses.

Comment author: RichardKennaway 06 August 2012 07:48:46AM * 4 points [-]

The point being made was that understanding isn't enough. One must do something with it. And if you can't, it wasn't much of an understanding.

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