A good example is negotiation skills—I can’t (offhand) recall a post discussing those directly.
Negotiation is generally regarded as one of the “soft” skills, and so often disregarded by thinkers of a more analytical stripe—yet we live in a world where negotiating with others who may not be as rational as you are can be a very fruitful way of advancing your personal goals.
A good example is negotiation skills—I can’t (offhand) recall a post discussing those directly.
Negotiation is generally regarded as one of the “soft” skills, and so often disregarded by thinkers of a more analytical stripe—yet we live in a world where negotiating with others who may not be as rational as you are can be a very fruitful way of advancing your personal goals.
Schelling’s work is very directly concerned with both explicit and implicit negotiation.
http://lesswrong.com/lw/14a/thomas_c_schellings_strategy_of_conflict/
http://lesswrong.com/lw/24o/eight_short_studies_on_excuses/
and many comments.