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"Newcomb's Problem and Regret of Rationality" is one of my favorites. For all the excellent tools of rationality that stuck with me, this is the one that most globally encompassed Eliezer's general message: that rationality is about success, first and foremost, and if whatever you're doing isn't getting you the best outcome, then you're not being rational, even if you appear rational.
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Second that. I know too many people who are unwilling to even discuss things like physicalism because they think it can only lead to overwhelming existential angst. It would be nice if the "That which can be destroyed by the truth..." principle were enough to compel people to think about things; but while there is this crippling fear of existential angst, perhaps reassurance that angst isn't permanent or even necessary is the best thing you can spread.