nyan_sandwich comments on "Stupid" questions thread - Less Wrong

40 Post author: gothgirl420666 13 July 2013 02:42AM

You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.

Comments (850)

You are viewing a single comment's thread. Show more comments above.

Comment author: [deleted] 14 July 2013 05:20:52AM *  11 points [-]

Apparently some study found that the difference between people with bad luck and those with good luck is that people with good luck take lots of low-downside risks.

Can't help with specific suggestions, but thinking about it in terms of the decision-theory of why it's a good idea can help to guide your search. But you're doing it for the action-feeling...

Climb a tree.