I like this line of reasoning, but I’m not sure it’s actually true. “better” rationality should lead your thinking to be more effective—better able to take actions that lead to outcomes you prefer. This could express as less thinking, or it could express as MORE thinking, for cases where return-to-thinking is much higher due to your increase in thinking power.
Whether you’re thinking less for “still having good outcomes”, or thinking the same amount for “having better outcomes” is a topic for introspection and rationality as well.
That’s true, of course. My post is really a counter to a few straw-Vulcan tendencies: intelligence signalling, overthinking everything, and being super argumentative all the time. Just wanted to practice what I’m preaching!
Better rationality should lead you to think less, not more. It should make you better able to
Set a question aside
Fuss less over your decisions
Accept accepted wisdom
Be brief
while still having good outcomes. What’s your rationality doing to you?
I like this line of reasoning, but I’m not sure it’s actually true. “better” rationality should lead your thinking to be more effective—better able to take actions that lead to outcomes you prefer. This could express as less thinking, or it could express as MORE thinking, for cases where return-to-thinking is much higher due to your increase in thinking power.
Whether you’re thinking less for “still having good outcomes”, or thinking the same amount for “having better outcomes” is a topic for introspection and rationality as well.
That’s true, of course. My post is really a counter to a few straw-Vulcan tendencies: intelligence signalling, overthinking everything, and being super argumentative all the time. Just wanted to practice what I’m preaching!