BillyOblivion comments on Rationality Quotes June 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: BillyOblivion 07 June 2013 05:15:34AM 8 points [-]

Interestingly enough there is some evidence--or at least assertions by people who've studied this sort of thing--that doing this sort of problem solving ahead of time tends to reduce the paralysis.

When you get on a plane, go into a restaurant, when you're wandering down the street or when you go someplace new think about a few common emergencies and just think about how you might respond to them.