Daniel_Burfoot comments on Minor, perspective changing facts - Less Wrong

38 Post author: Stuart_Armstrong 22 April 2013 07:01PM

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Comment author: Daniel_Burfoot 23 April 2013 04:42:26PM 0 points [-]

but I can't think of any tasks in my life so cognitively exhausting relative to their mundanity that it would make sense to outsource them to India.

I think part of OP's point is that you don't realize how much relief you will feel about outsourcing the task until you actually do the outsourcing.

Comment author: sixes_and_sevens 23 April 2013 05:02:44PM 0 points [-]

I don't think that is the OP's point (though OP is welcome to correct me on this). If it is, it's highly implicit in the original comment. It is a worthwhile point to mention, though. The difficulty with these tasks seems to be identifying them, rather than solving or managing them.

Comment author: RomeoStevens 23 April 2013 10:28:00PM 0 points [-]

laundry, food, dishes, cleaning, organizing, recurring household purchases (toiletries etc.) Most can be automated with varying degrees of capital commitment. My point was that yes, even if you shut up and multiply you are likely underestimating the benefits column of your cost-benefit analysis.