I’m afraid I don’t really have any useful feedback, but I did enjoy it. If nothing else it reminded me that I used to love crosswords and haven’t done any in yonks, so thanks for that!
I think it’s useful to have a more diverse set of introduction to rationality posts
Agreed. As long as they’re not inaccurate or misleading, having a variety of introductory articles is definitely valuable. Though I think I already had a decent beginner level grasp of Bayes when I read this, the crossword theme suggested “think in pencil” as a rather pleasing shorthand for the importance of resisting certainty and undue attachment to beliefs.
I’m afraid I don’t really have any useful feedback, but I did enjoy it. If nothing else it reminded me that I used to love crosswords and haven’t done any in yonks, so thanks for that!
Agreed. As long as they’re not inaccurate or misleading, having a variety of introductory articles is definitely valuable. Though I think I already had a decent beginner level grasp of Bayes when I read this, the crossword theme suggested “think in pencil” as a rather pleasing shorthand for the importance of resisting certainty and undue attachment to beliefs.
I like the phrase “Think in Pencil”—I’m surprised I hadn’t heard it before, since it seems to be fairly well known.