I've put together a list of what I think are the best Yvain (Scott Alexander) posts for new readers, drawing from SlateStarCodex, LessWrong, and Scott's LiveJournal.

The list should make the most sense to people who start from the top and read through it in order, though skipping around is encouraged too. Rather than making a chronological list, I’ve tried to order things by a mix of "where do I think most people should start reading?" plus "sorting related posts together."

This is a work in progress; you’re invited to suggest things you’d add, remove, or shuffle around. Since many of the titles are a bit cryptic, I'm adding short descriptions. See my blog for a version without the descriptions.

I. Rationality and Rationalization

Blue- and Yellow-Tinted Choices ····· An introduction to context-sensitive biases.
The Apologist and the Revolutionary ····· Do separate brain processes rationalize and question ideas?
Historical Realism ····· When reality is unrealistic.
Simultaneously Right and Wrong ····· On self-handicapping and self-deception.
You May Already Be A Sinner ····· Self-deception in cases where your decisions make no difference.
Beware the Man of One Study ····· On minimum wage laws and cherry-picked evidence.
Debunked and Well-Refuted ····· When should we say that a study has been "debunked"?
How to Not Lose an Argument ····· How to be more persuasive in entrenched arguments.
The Least Convenient Possible World ····· Why it's useful to strengthen arguments you disagree with.
Bayes for Schizophrenics: Reasoning in Delusional Disorders ····· Hypotheses about the role of perception, evidence integration, and priors in delusions.
Generalizing from One Example ····· On the typical mind fallacy: assuming other people are

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