How can we think better on purpose? Why should we think better on purpose?
For two years Eliezer Yudkowsky wrote a blogpost a day, braindumping thoughts on rationality, ambition and artificial intelligence. Those posts were edited into this introductory collection, recommended reading for all Lesswrong users.
LessWrong can be kind of intimidating - there's a lot of concepts to learn. We recommend getting started with the Highlights, a collection of 50 top posts from Eliezer's Sequences.
A day or two read, covering the foundations of rationality.
What if Harry Potter was a scientist? What would you do if the universe had magic in it?
A story that conveys many rationality concepts, making them more visceral and emotionally compelling.
