BillyOblivion comments on Rationality Quotes June 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: James_Miller 01 June 2013 07:20:06PM 5 points [-]

Since you have taken the time to make a comment on this website I presume you get some pleasure from thinking about biases. The next time you are on an airplane perhaps you would find it interesting to work through how you should respond if the plane starts to burn.

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.