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Is Rationalist Self-Improvement Real? – PUTANUMONIT

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It’s obvious to some people that Rationality can improve your life, and equally obvious to others that it won’t – the latter group includes Daniel Kahneman and Scott Alexander. Wh…

Basketballism Imagine that tomorrow everyone on the planet forgets the concept of training basketball skills . The next day everyone is as good at basketball as they were the previous day, but this talent is assumed to be fixed. No one expects their performance to change over time. No one teaches basketball, although many people continue to play the game for fun. Snapshots of a Steph Curry jump shot. Image credit: ESPN. Geneticists explain that some people are born with better hand-eye coordination and are thus able to shoot a basketball accurately. Economists explain that highly-paid NBA play

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