From 05edef011dcfcb96de19b5dee9a6444f400a809e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: osmarks Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2025 12:48:54 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?Edit=20=E2=80=98helpful=5Flife=5Fadvice?= =?UTF-8?q?=E2=80=99?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit --- helpful_life_advice.myco | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/helpful_life_advice.myco b/helpful_life_advice.myco index 4d14d55..7eac12b 100644 --- a/helpful_life_advice.myco +++ b/helpful_life_advice.myco @@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ *. If you predict that you will do/believe a thing in some circumstance, and predict that that circumstance will happen, update all the way and do/believe the thing now. *. When deciding on a course of action in an uncertain situation, commit to something and do it properly rather than trying to average over every possible scenario. See also [[https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/FMkQtPvzsriQAow5q/the-correct-response-to-uncertainty-is-not-half-speed]]. *. People respond to incentives, and also don't like acknowledging this. Intentions matter inasmuch as they are predictive of future behaviour. -*. "Everything is seating charts" (Matt Levine) - "petty" minor details actually affect a lot of things, especially if they influence how you'll spend lots of your time. +*. "Everything is seating charts" (Matt Levine) - "petty" "minor" details influencing how you'll spend much of your time or interact with important things matter. *. Making assumptions is unavoidable but enumerate and check them sometimes. *. You can evaluate hard claims by breaking them down using general/physical principles and wildly estimating numbers. \ No newline at end of file