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ChristianKl comments on Has LessWrong Ever Backfired On You? - Less Wrong Discussion

25 Post author: Evan_Gaensbauer 15 December 2014 05:44AM

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Comment author: ChristianKl 15 December 2014 12:54:19PM 10 points [-]

I probably spend too much time on LW than is warrented, but otherwise I don't have a particular story of backfired advice that comes to mind.

Comment author: Username 16 December 2014 01:28:36AM *  11 points [-]

Agreed. The biggest way LW has backfired is eating up free time that provides a very questionable ROI. I've spent quite a bit of time procrastinating on here, and the amount of actionable advice I've put into practice is quite low.

The advice I have put into practice usually works pretty well, but that's mostly a function of me realizing that it slots in well to my existing habits/ways of thinking.

Comment author: beoShaffer 16 December 2014 02:58:20AM 7 points [-]

Same, though in my case it is likely that that time was mostly funging against other internet timewasters not my worktime.