elharo comments on Rationality Habits I Learned at the CFAR Workshop - Less Wrong

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Comment author: elharo 10 March 2013 11:14:00PM 4 points [-]

I wouldn't update a lot or revise too much based on this report. The simple fact is that there was so much packed into 4 days that there was just no way anyone could remember it all. I suspect different attendees understood, remembered, implemented, and forgot different subsets of the material.

I will note that it is extremely helpful to have the spiral bound notebook with detailed notes from the sessions. I've been skimming it every couple of weeks just to jog my memory, and give me ideas about what I should be working on. Usually I just toss these handouts after a conference or workshop, but this one's been really helpful.

Comment author: Valentine 11 March 2013 04:54:43PM 3 points [-]

I wouldn't update a lot or revise too much based on this report. The simple fact is that there was so much packed into 4 days that there was just no way anyone could remember it all. I suspect different attendees understood, remembered, implemented, and forgot different subsets of the material.

Noted, thanks. At the same time, the Planning Kata is a commonly forgotten one, and it's where we introduce the outside view. So it seems ripe for updating!

I will note that it is extremely helpful to have the spiral bound notebook with detailed notes from the sessions.

Good to know!

I forgot to mention one thing in reply to your top post, by the way: several references for Turbocharging Training should be in that booklet. The one part that the references don't particularly support is the addition of imagery as a means of creating intensity. It clearly works for many people, but the evidence is mostly anecdotal. Quite a few people walked away with the impression that the imagery was the point of Turbocharging (which it wasn't), so we've removed that and I now emphasize material that's more directly connected to the literature.