Staring into the abyss as a core life skill — LessWrong

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Ben observes that all favorite people are great at a skill he's labeled in my head as "staring into the abyss" – thinking reasonably about things tha…

x Staring into the abyss as a core life skill — LessWrong Best of LessWrong 2022 Sunk-Cost Fallacy Practical Rationality Curated 379 Staring into the abyss as a core life skill by benkuhn 22nd Dec 2022 benkuhn.net 14 min read 24 379 Recently I’ve been thinking about how all my favorite people are great at a skill I’ve labeled in my head as “staring into the abyss.” 1 Staring into the abyss means thinking reasonably about things that are uncomfortable to contemplate, like arguments against your religious beliefs, or in favor of breaking up with your partner. It’s common to procrastinate on thin

Staring into the abyss as a core life skill — LessWrong

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