Within the last few years, a psychologist went through a ‘mindfulness of emotions’ exercise. I cried.
So, I’m going to re-purpose your thread by explaining how rationalists can methodological try the following, evidence-based self-awareness technique/introspection which to the best of my research, hasn’t been suggested elsewhere, anywhere:
...in 3 difficult steps: (oooh...applause lights)
*1. don’t bother introspecting on attitudes
*2. introspect on your feelings
*3. recognise that conscious awareness alone of biases doesn’t mitigate them
who should do this
This advice is particularly relevant to autistic Lesswrongers. Those on the autism spectrum have impaired self-awareness.
If reducing feelings or attitudes makes one regret them more oftent than otherwise, it’s evident that this kind of thinking, analysing one’s first impressions, is the heart of rationaliation—a cardinal sin of rationality.
Nothing that you’ve written is new here, other than that William James quote.
Actually, WIlliam James quote in context refers to introspection.
Within the last few years, a psychologist went through a ‘mindfulness of emotions’ exercise. I cried.
So, I’m going to re-purpose your thread by explaining how rationalists can methodological try the following, evidence-based self-awareness technique/introspection which to the best of my research, hasn’t been suggested elsewhere, anywhere:
...in 3 difficult steps: (oooh...applause lights)
*1. don’t bother introspecting on attitudes
*2. introspect on your feelings
*3. recognise that conscious awareness alone of biases doesn’t mitigate them
who should do this
This advice is particularly relevant to autistic Lesswrongers. Those on the autism spectrum have impaired self-awareness.
how can you do this
Self-awareness, according to the opening phrase of that Wikipedia article, is about introspection. Introspection is different than midnfulness. Importantly, adaptive introspection focusses on feelings not attitudes. By recognising that introspection upon our feelings allows us to correct for the introspective illusion, autists
why
If reducing feelings or attitudes makes one regret them more oftent than otherwise, it’s evident that this kind of thinking, analysing one’s first impressions, is the heart of rationaliation—a cardinal sin of rationality.