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fortyeridania comments on Which fields of learning have clarified your thinking? How and why? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: fortyeridania 11 November 2011 12:00:54PM 1 point [-]

I think I began to think much more clearly after I started reading about microeconomics. Opportunity cost in particular was an eye-opener.

I think part of it has been the content (opportunity cost especially), but another part has been the presentation. The economics writing I've read (from a couple textbooks, several popular books, and online articles/blogs) has generally done a good job of separating positive analysis and normative recommendations.