blacktrance comments on Dark Arts of Rationality - LessWrong

136 Post author: So8res 19 January 2014 02:47AM

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Comment author: Kaj_Sotala 16 January 2014 06:48:03AM *  29 points [-]

One major example of a situation where you'll want to hack your terminal goals is if you're single and want to get into a relationship: you're far more likely to succeed if you genuinely enjoy the company of members-of-your-preferred-sex even when you don't think that it will lead to anything.

Comment author: blacktrance 17 January 2014 06:52:14PM 1 point [-]

If you don't enjoy the company of members of your preferred sex when you don't think it would lead to anything, a relationship is probably not for you, anyway.