JulianMorrison comments on Harder Choices Matter Less - Less Wrong

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Comment author: JulianMorrison 31 August 2008 04:43:39PM 0 points [-]

I disagree. There's two ways choices can be hard. The difference is in the expected disutility of the negation. Low disutility: it's difficult because you want them both about equally. Flip a coin. High disutility: you desperately don't want to abandon either.

In that second case, it's worth trying to bisect the dilemma. "Might it not be possible to be a multi-class scientist/florist, even if it slows me gaining levels?"