Ben_LandauTaylor comments on Open Thread for January 8 - 16 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Ben_LandauTaylor 16 January 2014 07:40:54PM 1 point [-]

You've listed one concrete goal and two stupendously vague goals. My first suggestion would be for your friend to spend the time figuring out what, exactly, they're trying to achieve with something like "form an alternative career" or "become a better person," then using the resulting knowledge to make an actionable plan. Clarifying goals is often the first step to achieving goals.

Other considerations: How far in the future will this be? How much money, if any, does this person have available for training or travel or the like? Is CFAR running a workshop during the relevant month?