My name is Lachlan, 25 years old, and I too am a computer programmer. I found less wrong via Eliezer’s site; having been linked there by a comment on Charles Stross’s blog, if I recall correctly.
I’ve read through a lot of the LW backlog and generally find it all very interesting, but haven’t yet taken the time and effort to try to apply the useful seeming guidelines to my life and evaluate the results. I blame this on having left my job recently, and feeling that I have enough change in my life right now. I worry that this excuse will metamorphose into another though, and become a pattern of not examining my thinking as best as possible.
All that said, I do often catch myself thinking thoughts that on examination don’t hold up, and re-evaluating them. The best expression of this that I’ve seen is Pratchett’s first, second, third thoughts.
Hi there,
My name is Lachlan, 25 years old, and I too am a computer programmer. I found less wrong via Eliezer’s site; having been linked there by a comment on Charles Stross’s blog, if I recall correctly.
I’ve read through a lot of the LW backlog and generally find it all very interesting, but haven’t yet taken the time and effort to try to apply the useful seeming guidelines to my life and evaluate the results. I blame this on having left my job recently, and feeling that I have enough change in my life right now. I worry that this excuse will metamorphose into another though, and become a pattern of not examining my thinking as best as possible.
All that said, I do often catch myself thinking thoughts that on examination don’t hold up, and re-evaluating them. The best expression of this that I’ve seen is Pratchett’s first, second, third thoughts.
Love the username!
Completely coincidental—just a word I liked the sound of 10 years ago. It does fit in here rather well though.