I think my weakest point as a rationalist is my ability to notice when I’m confused. Especially IRL, my desire to maintain composure overwhelms the part of me that says “something’s wrong here.” I don’t fully notice my own confusion until hours later, usually after the conversation is over.
If someone developed an exercise book of faulty arguments to spot the flaws in, I’d love to read that. As far as I know, that doesn’t exist. Reading the arguments in LW comments, even if it isn’t explicitly about increasing instrumental rationality, still seems like a good path to covering the Achilles heel of my rationality.
I think my weakest point as a rationalist is my ability to notice when I’m confused. Especially IRL, my desire to maintain composure overwhelms the part of me that says “something’s wrong here.” I don’t fully notice my own confusion until hours later, usually after the conversation is over.
If someone developed an exercise book of faulty arguments to spot the flaws in, I’d love to read that. As far as I know, that doesn’t exist. Reading the arguments in LW comments, even if it isn’t explicitly about increasing instrumental rationality, still seems like a good path to covering the Achilles heel of my rationality.