Eliezer_Yudkowsky comments on Zen and the Art of Rationality - Less Wrong

27 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 24 December 2007 04:36AM

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Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 24 December 2007 07:26:59PM 11 points [-]

Kenny, I would reply issho kenmei monogoto o suru koto.

"In important matters, a 'strong' effort usually results in only mediocre results. [EY: This is so true.] Whenever we are attempting anything truly worthwhile our effort must be as if our life is at stake, just as if we were under a physical attack!" -- "Flashing Steel: Mastering Eishin-Ryu Swordsmanship" by Masayuki Shimabukuro and Leonard J. Pellman

You won't get anywhere by making a "strong" effort to be rational.