There is no try - LessWrong

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Ok, so "try" is actually a pretty useful concept; there's a reason we have a very short word for it in the English language. Nevertheless, I have found it quite useful to occasionally spend a few wee…

x There is no try — LessWrong Replacing Guilt Practical Frontpage 20 There is no try by So8res 29th Nov 2015 Linkpost for mindingourway.com 5 min read 0 20 Ok, so "try" is actually a pretty useful concept; there's a reason we have a very short word for it in the English language. Nevertheless, I have found it quite useful to occasionally spend a few weeks refusing to use the word "try" or any of its synonyms, at least when talking about myself, and especially when thinking about myself to myself. This is a quick and easy way to put success in the background , as discussed last week. For exampl

There is no try - LessWrong

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