Not sure if this excerpt has been posted here before, th guy’s blog is a treasure trove.
The thing that fascinates me is that irrationality is something you’re generally not equipped to recognize in yourself while it’s happening. In a perfect world, we’d have an objective way to measure irrationality, the same way a breathalyzer measures drunkenness.
The thing that fascinates me is that irrationality is something you’re generally not equipped to recognize in yourself while it’s happening.
One of the really nice things about studying human rationality is that, with practice, you can learn to recognize when you’re being irrational a lot more often than you otherwise would. Irrationality isn’t something that just happens to us, and we’re not powerless.
Not sure if this excerpt has been posted here before, th guy’s blog is a treasure trove.
-- Scott Adams Brain-Hat
He goes on to say:
Hope he does not read this site, then, to avoid disappointment.
One of the really nice things about studying human rationality is that, with practice, you can learn to recognize when you’re being irrational a lot more often than you otherwise would. Irrationality isn’t something that just happens to us, and we’re not powerless.