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trans woman, conlanging enthusiast; ADHD, depression; polyamorous, childfree. It's pronounced "cat err een yo", not "cater in Joe"! Other names: Catherine, Katnjo, Kanjo, Paradigm. Feel free to message me!

The Three Stages Of Model Development

TLDR: First you go with your gut, then you get a logical model, then you improve that model. Trusting your logical model over your gut before it gets good enough is a very common way to believe wrong things. [epistemic status: probably approximately true, with possible pathological cases around the...

Feb 22, 201817

A Simple Motto

Rationality is believing true things and making good choices. This phrasing isn't quite as precise as it could be, but it communicates the gist of both epistemic and instrumental rationality in very simple language. I use this wording when communicating what rationality is to non-rationalists, and it seems to do...

Feb 18, 201811

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The Three Stages Of Model Development

A Simple Motto

The Three Stages Of Model Development

A Simple Motto