Kaj_Sotala comments on Open Thread, March 1-15, 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Kaj_Sotala 01 March 2013 04:55:10PM 10 points [-]

If you're not making mistakes, you're not taking risks, and that means you're not going anywhere. The key is to make mistakes faster than the competition, so you have more chances to learn and win.

-- John. W. Holt

Comment author: [deleted] 01 March 2013 08:23:41PM *  3 points [-]

Agree with the first part but not (the wording of) the second part. If you know beforehand that something would be a mistake, don't be stupid.

Comment author: Qiaochu_Yuan 01 March 2013 08:56:28PM 3 points [-]

But you shouldn't necessarily trust your brain to accurately predict whether things will be mistakes.

Comment author: ChristianKl 04 March 2013 04:28:55PM 1 point [-]

The question is where you cut off. What chance of making a mistake is acceptable?

Comment author: [deleted] 01 March 2013 06:25:04PM 3 points [-]

JOHN HOLT!

*makes touchdown signal*

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