Agreed that the above won’t work for all people, not even all people who say
I haven’t and probably can’t internalize it on a very deep, systematic level, no matter how many times I re-read the articles
Nonetheless, I find it a useful thing to consider, both because it’s a lot easier (even if there isn’t yet such a group in your area) than writing an entire LW-inspired rationality textbook, and because it’s something that a person can arrange without needing to have already internalized everything (which might be a prerequisite for the “write the textbook” approach). It also provides a lot of benefits that go well beyond solving the specific problem of internalizing the material (I have also discovered new material I would not have found as early if at all, I have engaged in discussions related to the readings that caused me to update other beliefs, I have formed a new social circle of people with whom I can discuss topics with in a manner that none of my other circles support, etc.).
Gah, thank you, edited. Markdown is my nemesis.
Agreed that the above won’t work for all people, not even all people who say
Nonetheless, I find it a useful thing to consider, both because it’s a lot easier (even if there isn’t yet such a group in your area) than writing an entire LW-inspired rationality textbook, and because it’s something that a person can arrange without needing to have already internalized everything (which might be a prerequisite for the “write the textbook” approach). It also provides a lot of benefits that go well beyond solving the specific problem of internalizing the material (I have also discovered new material I would not have found as early if at all, I have engaged in discussions related to the readings that caused me to update other beliefs, I have formed a new social circle of people with whom I can discuss topics with in a manner that none of my other circles support, etc.).