Thanks for clarifying. That sounds like a useful game, but I wonder how much you would have to practise it before you saw concrete gains.
I’m very interested in techniques for having more and better ideas, because I think most of the good things I’ve done in my life have been directly due to having a new idea or insight.
A model for winning by rationality is:
Decide on a goal.
Come up with ideas for achieving this goal. (creativity)
Identify the best idea or plan among those you’ve come up with. (epistemic rationality, general prediction ability)
Execute the best plan/idea. (willpower)
If you lack any of these steps you will fail. I’m surprised at how little discussion I’ve seen on LW about coming up with more and better ideas.
Thanks for clarifying. That sounds like a useful game, but I wonder how much you would have to practise it before you saw concrete gains.
I’m very interested in techniques for having more and better ideas, because I think most of the good things I’ve done in my life have been directly due to having a new idea or insight.
A model for winning by rationality is:
Decide on a goal.
Come up with ideas for achieving this goal. (creativity)
Identify the best idea or plan among those you’ve come up with. (epistemic rationality, general prediction ability)
Execute the best plan/idea. (willpower)
If you lack any of these steps you will fail. I’m surprised at how little discussion I’ve seen on LW about coming up with more and better ideas.