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Metus comments on Open Thread, May 19 - 25, 2014 - Less Wrong Discussion

2 Post author: somnicule 19 May 2014 04:49AM

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Comment author: Metus 19 May 2014 10:38:14AM 1 point [-]

Blind spots such as?

Comment author: sixes_and_sevens 19 May 2014 12:26:41PM *  1 point [-]

I'm not sure any specific examples from my own experience would generalise very well.

If I were to translate my comment into a specific piece of generally-applicable advice, it would be to give students a realistic overview of what their forthcoming formal education involves, what it expects from them, and what options they have available.

As mentioned, this may be outside of the OP's remit.

Comment author: somnicule 19 May 2014 05:32:07PM 2 points [-]

The specific examples may not be used, but would clarify what sort of thing you're talking about.

Comment author: sixes_and_sevens 19 May 2014 05:47:55PM 5 points [-]

One example: certain scholastic activities are simply less important than others. If your model is "everything given to me by an authority figure is equally important", you don't manage your workload so well.