dougclow comments on Rationality Quotes November 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: dougclow 08 November 2013 02:40:02PM 6 points [-]

I'm not sure that's true in general. I can think of situations where the prudent course of action is to act as fast as possible. For instance, if you accidentally set yourself on fire on the cooker, if you are acting prudently, you will stop, drop and roll, and do it hastily.