FiftyTwo comments on Open Thread, January 16-31, 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: FiftyTwo 15 January 2013 05:19:08PM *  3 points [-]

Does the

"If you don't know what you need, take power"

quote have any origin before Final words? I searched for it but only found it in a post on heuristics that linked back there.

The quote appeals to me to the extent that I'm considering adopting it as a general life strategy, but I'd like more discussion around it and arguments for or against. (If you have any feel free to post here.)

Comment author: gwern 16 January 2013 05:39:27AM 2 points [-]

I haven't seen anything, and I thought it was original to Eliezer's story.

Comment author: Document 17 January 2013 03:18:50AM 1 point [-]

Possibly relevant: What You'll Wish You'd Known.

In the graduation-speech approach, you decide where you want to be in twenty years, and then ask: what should I do now to get there? I propose instead that you don't commit to anything in the future, but just look at the options available now, and choose those that will give you the most promising range of options afterward.

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