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Lumifer comments on What subjects are important to rationality, but not covered in Less Wrong? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Lumifer 06 March 2015 03:59:03PM 1 point [-]

And I keep thinking: is she just filling in holes, or is this what she's really wanted to do?

I think it's unusual for people to know what they really want to do -- maybe it's even unusual for people to have such a clear and pronounced desire at all. Most just muddle through life, especially once middle age hits.