wedrifid comments on Open Thread, May 1-14, 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: wedrifid 03 May 2013 04:09:27AM 4 points [-]

Translated out of LessWrong-speak, this equates to "A boost or drop in confidence can make you think very differently. Take advantage of confidence spirals in order to achieve social success."

Note that the flip side is that (perception of personal) high status can make you stupid, for analogous reasons to the ones you give here.