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Jayson_Virissimo comments on "Epiphany addiction" - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: shminux 03 August 2012 06:42:46PM 9 points [-]

people get a rush of power from neat-sounding realizations, and mistake that feeling for actual power

How do you tell the difference?

Comment author: Jayson_Virissimo 04 August 2012 09:21:18AM 1 point [-]

How do you tell the difference?

Measure a proxy for the relevant improvement in yourself that should result from said "realization". Graph the results in a few weeks/months/years (but decide what the graph would look like if you were achieving "actual power" before you look). That's what I do anyway.