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Metus comments on Open thread, 25-31 August 2014 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Gunnar_Zarncke 27 August 2014 08:50:45PM 3 points [-]

I see a lot of consulting in the following areas:

  • sports - esp. if happening in a fitness center

  • parental and relationship advice (at least it is offered quite a lot in Germany and we used it)

  • job and career advice - there is a whole profession for placing prospective youth into jobs and later on qutie some effort is made to help you find a job (though quality has declined a lot in Germany in the last years)

If reading scientific books counts as 'consulting experts' then quite a lot of topics (including diet above) count, or?

Comment author: Metus 27 August 2014 09:10:26PM 1 point [-]

If reading scientific books counts as 'consulting experts' then quite a lot of topics (including diet above) count, or?

It very much does! But I was hoping to get some interesting suggestions, like specific books or professions, on here instead of the usual nagging that the question isn't in the best possible format.