I think claiming to teach skills that aren’t taught by any traditional institutions is fishy. (This isn’t an isolated demand, I’ve argued with CFAR folks that they should prioritize research into testing rationality, instead of jumping head first into teaching it.)
Yeah, when we want to learn things beyond the expertise of a house member (such as when we learned to use firearms during the weekend experiment) we bring in professional help.
The post says it will help you achieve three goals, of which self-improvement is the most important, and gives a list of 15 skills it will help you learn (many of which are fishy by my standard above).
I think claiming to teach skills that aren’t taught by any traditional institutions is fishy. (This isn’t an isolated demand, I’ve argued with CFAR folks that they should prioritize research into testing rationality, instead of jumping head first into teaching it.)
Duncan’s project isn’t really about teaching skills, though.
Yeah, when we want to learn things beyond the expertise of a house member (such as when we learned to use firearms during the weekend experiment) we bring in professional help.
The post says it will help you achieve three goals, of which self-improvement is the most important, and gives a list of 15 skills it will help you learn (many of which are fishy by my standard above).