I just read an essay that may turn out to be one of the more important things I've read. The title is: How To Choose. The subtitle: "When your reasons are worse than useless, sometimes the most rational choice is a random stab in the dark" The short form: faced with a decision, it's easy to get rid of choices that are obviously stupid and wrong. But because of cognitive problems, when we choosing among non-stupid options we are more likely to be driven by bad reasons than good ones.
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I just read an essay that may turn out to be one of the more important things I've read. The title is: How To Choose. The subtitle: "When your reasons are worse than useless, sometimes the most rational choice is a random stab in the dark" The short form: faced with a decision, it's easy to get rid of choices that are obviously stupid and wrong. But because of cognitive problems, when we choosing among non-stupid options we are more likely to be driven by bad reasons than good ones.