gwern comments on Rationality Quotes October 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: [deleted] 03 October 2012 05:21:53PM 22 points [-]

Lacking sufficient inspiration, I shall reduce my perspiration until recommended ratio is met.

Comment author: gwern 03 October 2012 08:03:33PM 5 points [-]

Have you considered LSD, for the inspiration? I mean, if the sources don't matter, just the ratio...

Comment author: [deleted] 03 October 2012 08:17:54PM *  0 points [-]

I haven't, but the suggestion seems overwhelmingly problematic to me. I don't have any personal experience with LSD, but I don't think it would be of great help in my present problem.

However, we could test this. If you have LSD and would like to try your hand at solving it, please let me know. I must say, though, I doubt you would find it to be an interesting problem in the first place.

Comment author: gwern 03 October 2012 08:31:32PM 1 point [-]

Sorry, the only research I've heard of was about technical matters and implied it only worked for the person who had been thinking deeply about it.