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This post would be of much higher utility if some more time was spent working on the flow of the writing. I'm currently introducing some friends to rationality, but I won't be using this post as it feels clunky and not that engaging, although I think that the bits based on 'the lens that sees its flaws' (diagrams of reality, lens, beliefs and optical illusions sections) are great introductions to the subject.
Perhaps try and write more conversationally, as big parts just feel like quite formal lists of statements. Also, maybe include what's at the top of this post at the top.
I, on the other hand, like the "telegraphic" writing style of the post (for all that I might recommend various tweaks here and there), and am happy to see this material in this form. (Just to list one advantage of such a style, it tends to produce texts with a high degree of "skimmability").
Lately I've been inclining toward the view that, given human psychological diversity, there really is no such thing as too many different pedagogical texts on a given subject. So rather than encouraging this author to change the style of this post, I would sooner encourage them or (more likely) someone else to write another one if the need is felt.
Thanks for the encouragement. I have written another article but I will wait a week to post it. It again is written in a very "telegraphic" style.