In my own experience, self skepticism isn’t sufficient. It’s bloody useful of course, but it’s also an exceptional time sink—occasionally to the point where I’ll forget to actually think of solutions to the problem.
Does anyone have any algorithms they use to balance self-skepticism with actually solving the problem?
Use more concentrated and in-depth self-skepticism for positions that affect more of your life. For example, I spend a great deal of time criticizing my own ethical beliefs because they significantly affect my actions.
In my own experience, self skepticism isn’t sufficient. It’s bloody useful of course, but it’s also an exceptional time sink—occasionally to the point where I’ll forget to actually think of solutions to the problem.
Does anyone have any algorithms they use to balance self-skepticism with actually solving the problem?
Use more concentrated and in-depth self-skepticism for positions that affect more of your life. For example, I spend a great deal of time criticizing my own ethical beliefs because they significantly affect my actions.