I slightly object then to this phrase “I’ll start by explaining my most gears-like model for why focusing works”
yes, it is accurate, in that it’s YOUR most gears-like model, but to me this reads like a misuse of the term ‘gears-like’
‘gears-like’ implies—if it turned out to be some other thing or work some other way, you’d be shocked and would have to consciously check the evidence (the inside of the box) again.
later you include the right to claim it as a fake framework, which feels more like what it actually is.
Gears-like is a spectrum. Although there are places where my models lack gears and SquirrelinHell has more, I think there are enough gears in my model for me to say gears-like without misusing the term: e.g. making falsifiable predictions such as “dreams are as good as felt senses for noticing inarticulate motivations and aversions.”
hmm. i don’t really have much to say on that prediction. maybe it’s falsifiable. i find the comparison a bit odd.
i consider there to be two main ways of getting to know oneself.
inside view methods, like introspection; and outside view methods, like observing our own behavior over time and noticing patterns or analyzing dreams, thoughts, tastes.
they do seem both useful in getting to know myself. does that match what you predict?
I slightly object then to this phrase “I’ll start by explaining my most gears-like model for why focusing works”
yes, it is accurate, in that it’s YOUR most gears-like model, but to me this reads like a misuse of the term ‘gears-like’
‘gears-like’ implies—if it turned out to be some other thing or work some other way, you’d be shocked and would have to consciously check the evidence (the inside of the box) again.
later you include the right to claim it as a fake framework, which feels more like what it actually is.
Gears-like is a spectrum. Although there are places where my models lack gears and SquirrelinHell has more, I think there are enough gears in my model for me to say gears-like without misusing the term: e.g. making falsifiable predictions such as “dreams are as good as felt senses for noticing inarticulate motivations and aversions.”
hmm. i don’t really have much to say on that prediction. maybe it’s falsifiable. i find the comparison a bit odd.
i consider there to be two main ways of getting to know oneself.
inside view methods, like introspection; and outside view methods, like observing our own behavior over time and noticing patterns or analyzing dreams, thoughts, tastes.
they do seem both useful in getting to know myself. does that match what you predict?