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38 Post author: tanagrabeast 23 August 2015 01:32AM

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Comment author: oge 26 August 2015 09:16:40PM 0 points [-]

I love these techniques and can't wait to try them out. Would you consider putting in an abstract with the 4 techniques? You could even throw in the one-sentence summaries from ScottL so that other readers can quickly get the gist before delving in further.

Comment author: tanagrabeast 26 August 2015 11:01:43PM *  1 point [-]

I'm glad you liked the article.

Can you point me to a post on LW that is laid out in the style that you propose? This could give me a better vision of it.

Also, don't you think my techniques might sound a little kooky without context? I worry that, as openers, they might be more off-putting than inviting.

Comment author: oge 27 August 2015 11:27:07PM 2 points [-]

Here's an article that has an abstract in the first paragraph (although it'd be nice if it were called out as such), and a table of contents.

http://lesswrong.com/lw/md2/the_brain_as_a_universal_learning_machine/

Comment author: tanagrabeast 29 August 2015 06:25:44PM *  2 points [-]

[Added the Exercises section. I think the article is definitely better for it. Thanks for the advice.]

Comment author: tanagrabeast 28 August 2015 04:12:28AM *  0 points [-]

Hmm. I see your points. I'll try to structure future articles so that an above-the-fold abstract structure will work better, but I'm not convinced that my present post is long enough or self-evident enough to support it -- at least not without an extensive rewrite. What I think I'll do this weekend is add an Exercises section at the bottom with the techniques in concise form. Thanks!