sketerpot comments on Checklist of Rationality Habits - Less Wrong

117 Post author: AnnaSalamon 07 November 2012 09:19PM

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Comment author: sketerpot 17 November 2012 12:43:27AM 0 points [-]

Here's one I use all the time: When a problem seems overwhelming, break it up into manageable subproblems.

This article would probably benefit from being re-read in smaller chunks over the course of several days. There are a lot of things in it that need to be thought about seriously in order to be effective, and I agree with you about its usefulness.