It ... amazes me how a self proclaimed rationalist community ... have no problem accepting techniques ... based on anecdotal evidence.
What evidence do you base this observation on? :-) The post is at +4 after a few days, which is barely better than getting into negatives, and there isn't much on-topic discussion in the comments. Whatever positive reception it gets is probably due to hypothetical variations on what is suggested that would indeed have some merit, unlike the specific thing proposed.
I recently heard about SIAI's Rationality Minicamp and thought it sounded cool, but for logistical/expense reasons I won't be going to one.
There are probably lots of people who are interested in improving their instrumental rationality, know about and like LessWrong, but haven't read the vast majority of content because there is just so much material, and the practical payoff is uncertain.
It would be cool if it was much easier for people to find the highest ROI material on LessWrong.
My rough idea for how this new instrumental rationality tool might work:
Do you think others would find this useful? Anyone have suggested improvements?