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!
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!