RichardKennaway comments on Skill: The Map is Not the Territory - Less Wrong
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I was planning to paint my boat today. There's already a coat of paint on it, drying. If I overpaint today, that's optimal. If I wait till tomorrow, then I'll have to sand it down first.
It looks like it might rain, but the forecast is good. I don't know what effect rain will have on newly applied paint, or indeed on the current partly dried surface.
Do I spend the afternoon painting the boat or carry on sitting in a coffee shop reading Less Wrong?
LessWrong will still be there tomorrow. The optimal opportunity to paint the boat won't be.