ChristianKl comments on Rationality Quotes July 2016 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: WalterL 01 July 2016 02:58:47PM 1 point [-]

-It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.

George Washington, letter to his niece Harriet Washington, October 30, 1791 First president of US (1732 - 1799)

Comment author: ChristianKl 02 July 2016 10:21:38AM 5 points [-]

There are studies about skipping lines in supermarkets that suggest that giving a bad excuse to skip the line quite often results in the person allowing you to skip a line while giving no excuse doesn't.