I’m currently doing research into political candidates to decide how I’m going to vote. It’s tedious because I don’t know of a good system that prescribes how much research to do and what exactly to factor into my voting decision. I’m wondering whether the information in Yudkowsky’s “We Change Our Minds Less Often Than We Think” would justify a lazy approach: once I start leaning one way or the other, assume that more information won’t change that (because We Change Our Minds Less Often Than We Think) and move on.
[Question] If you know you are unlikely to change your mind, should you be lazier when researching?
I’m currently doing research into political candidates to decide how I’m going to vote. It’s tedious because I don’t know of a good system that prescribes how much research to do and what exactly to factor into my voting decision. I’m wondering whether the information in Yudkowsky’s “We Change Our Minds Less Often Than We Think” would justify a lazy approach: once I start leaning one way or the other, assume that more information won’t change that (because We Change Our Minds Less Often Than We Think) and move on.