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Gray comments on The Black Team - A Parable of Group Effectiveness - Less Wrong Discussion

35 Post author: JGWeissman 22 April 2011 02:37AM

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Comment author: Gray 22 April 2011 11:20:23PM 2 points [-]

I agree entirely. I hate the idea that "rationality" is being identified with the way your dress and compose yourself. Also, I know there's a sequence post somewhere that basically says that being rational doesn't mean being dispassionate.

Comment author: Dreaded_Anomaly 22 April 2011 11:33:50PM 6 points [-]

Also, I know there's a sequence post somewhere that basically says that being rational doesn't mean being dispassionate.

Perhaps you're thinking of Feeling Rational, one of my personal favorites.