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Cal­ibrate your self-assessments

Scott AlexanderOct 9, 2011, 11:26 PM
102 points
122 comments6 min readLW link

Guilt: Another Gift No­body Wants

Scott AlexanderMar 31, 2011, 12:27 AM
102 points
103 comments8 min readLW link

Things you are sup­posed to like

PhilGoetzOct 22, 2011, 2:04 AM
101 points
372 comments3 min readLW link

2011 Less Wrong Cen­sus /​ Survey

Scott AlexanderNov 1, 2011, 6:28 PM
101 points
699 comments1 min readLW link

How to un­der­stand peo­ple bet­ter

pwnoOct 14, 2011, 7:53 PM
101 points
163 comments5 min readLW link

The Op­ti­mizer’s Curse and How to Beat It

lukeprogSep 16, 2011, 2:46 AM
100 points
84 comments3 min readLW link

Abil­ity to react

Swimmer963 (Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg) Feb 18, 2011, 7:19 PM
100 points
99 comments4 min readLW link

Some Heuris­tics for Eval­u­at­ing the Sound­ness of the Aca­demic Main­stream in Un­fa­mil­iar Fields

Vladimir_MFeb 15, 2011, 9:17 AM
100 points
274 comments9 min readLW link

Simp­son’s Paradox

bentarmJan 12, 2011, 11:01 PM
100 points
58 comments4 min readLW link

Prospect The­ory: A Frame­work for Un­der­stand­ing Cog­ni­tive Biases

Scott AlexanderJul 10, 2011, 5:20 AM
98 points
50 comments4 min readLW link

96 Bad Links in the Se­quences [fixed]

LouieApr 27, 2011, 7:01 PM
97 points
19 comments1 min readLW link

A ra­tio­nal­ist’s guide to psy­choac­tive drugs

SkatcheFeb 10, 2011, 1:01 AM
96 points
48 comments17 min readLW link

The Ab­solute Self-Selec­tion Assumption

paulfchristianoApr 11, 2011, 3:25 PM
96 points
44 comments7 min readLW link

Ra­tion­al­ity Boot Camp

JasenMar 22, 2011, 8:37 AM
96 points
199 comments2 min readLW link

[Tran­script] Tyler Cowen on Stories

GrognorDec 17, 2011, 5:42 AM
96 points
14 comments9 min readLW link

Con­cep­tual Anal­y­sis and Mo­ral Theory

lukeprogMay 16, 2011, 6:28 AM
95 points
481 comments8 min readLW link

Free Tu­tor­ing in Math/​Programming

PatrickSep 29, 2011, 1:45 PM
93 points
18 comments1 min readLW link

A sig­nal­ing the­ory of class x poli­tics interaction

Scott AlexanderOct 17, 2011, 6:49 PM
93 points
61 comments3 min readLW link

Use cu­ri­os­ity

AnnaSalamonFeb 25, 2011, 10:23 PM
92 points
61 comments1 min readLW link

Statis­ti­cal Pre­dic­tion Rules Out-Perform Ex­pert Hu­man Judgments

lukeprogJan 18, 2011, 3:19 AM
92 points
199 comments5 min readLW link

Science: Do It Yourself

alyssavanceFeb 13, 2011, 4:47 AM
91 points
206 comments6 min readLW link

It is OK to pub­li­cly make a mis­take and change your mind

JGWeissmanApr 12, 2011, 1:24 AM
91 points
13 comments1 min readLW link

Bet­ter Disagreement

lukeprogOct 24, 2011, 9:13 PM
90 points
84 comments4 min readLW link

Phys­i­cal and Men­tal Behavior

Scott AlexanderJul 10, 2011, 8:20 PM
89 points
22 comments3 min readLW link

Ego syn­tonic thoughts and values

Scott AlexanderJul 17, 2011, 8:43 PM
89 points
55 comments4 min readLW link

Be­hav­iorism: Be­ware An­thro­po­mor­phiz­ing Humans

Scott AlexanderJul 4, 2011, 8:40 PM
89 points
24 comments3 min readLW link

No, Se­ri­ously. Just Try It.

lukeprogApr 20, 2011, 4:11 PM
89 points
42 comments2 min readLW link

Hack Away at the Edges

lukeprogDec 1, 2011, 1:26 PM
89 points
53 comments3 min readLW link

Just Try It: Quan­tity Trumps Quality

atuckerApr 4, 2011, 1:13 AM
88 points
83 comments2 min readLW link

Teenage Ra­tion­al­ists and Chang­ing Your Mind

KPierAug 5, 2011, 6:19 PM
88 points
31 comments3 min readLW link

Con­cepts Don’t Work That Way

lukeprogSep 28, 2011, 2:01 AM
88 points
92 comments8 min readLW link

Q&A with Shane Legg on risks from AI

XiXiDuJun 17, 2011, 8:58 AM
88 points
25 comments4 min readLW link

Rea­sons for be­ing rational

Swimmer963 (Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg) Jul 1, 2011, 3:28 PM
87 points
179 comments3 min readLW link

King Un­der The Moun­tain: Ad­ven­ture Log + Soundtrack

Scott AlexanderNov 25, 2011, 10:29 PM
87 points
36 comments23 min readLW link

Hack­ing on LessWrong Just Got Easier

atuckerSep 4, 2011, 6:59 AM
87 points
20 comments1 min readLW link

How and Why to Granularize

lukeprogMay 17, 2011, 3:16 PM
87 points
60 comments4 min readLW link

Offense ver­sus harm minimization

Scott AlexanderApr 16, 2011, 1:06 AM
87 points
429 comments9 min readLW link

How SIAI could pub­lish in main­stream cog­ni­tive sci­ence journals

lukeprogMar 9, 2011, 9:17 PM
87 points
78 comments9 min readLW link

Fun and Games with Cog­ni­tive Biases

CosmosFeb 18, 2011, 8:38 PM
86 points
28 comments6 min readLW link

The­ory of Knowl­edge (ra­tio­nal­ity out­reach)

KPierAug 9, 2011, 9:36 PM
86 points
82 comments2 min readLW link

Rhetoric for the Good

lukeprogOct 26, 2011, 6:52 PM
85 points
292 comments4 min readLW link

A sum­mary of Sav­age’s foun­da­tions for prob­a­bil­ity and util­ity.

SniffnoyMay 22, 2011, 7:56 PM
84 points
92 comments13 min readLW link

An Out­side View on Less Wrong’s Advice

Mass_DriverJul 7, 2011, 4:46 AM
84 points
164 comments8 min readLW link

Con­se­quen­tial­ism Need Not Be Nearsighted

orthonormalSep 2, 2011, 7:37 AM
83 points
119 comments5 min readLW link

Don’t Ap­ply the Prin­ci­ple of Char­ity to Yourself

UnclGhostNov 19, 2011, 7:26 PM
82 points
23 comments2 min readLW link

Spend Money on Ergonomics

KevinDec 23, 2011, 6:40 AM
82 points
212 comments5 min readLW link

Be­ing a teacher

Swimmer963 (Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg) Mar 14, 2011, 8:03 PM
82 points
155 comments3 min readLW link

The Good News of Si­tu­a­tion­ist Psychology

lukeprogApr 1, 2011, 7:28 PM
81 points
48 comments3 min readLW link

Con­sis­tently Inconsistent

Kaj_Sotala4 Aug 2011 22:33 UTC
81 points
25 comments5 min readLW link

To what de­gree do we have goals?

Scott Alexander15 Jul 2011 23:11 UTC
80 points
52 comments7 min readLW link