Aka, coming up with a better term for applying LW-style rationality techniques to 'rational self-interest'.
Aka, in parallel with the current movement of 'Effective Altruism', which seeks the best available ways to fulfill one's values, when those values focus roughly on improving the well-being and reducing the suffering of people in general, seeking the best available ways to fulfill one's values, when those values focus roughly on improving the well-being and reducing the suffering of oneself.
(I find that I may have use for this term both in reality and in my NaNoWriMo attempt.)
As linked by @turchin, Ayn Rand already took "Rational Egoism" and predecessors took "Effective Egoism." Personally, I think "Effective Hedonism" ought to be reserved for improving the efficiency of your expenditures (of time, money, natural resources, etc.) in generating hedons for yourself and possibly your circles of expanding moral concern (e.g. it's not ineffective hedonism to buy a person you care about a gift which they'll enjoy, and not entirely egocentric, and while you are allowed to care about your values in the world in this framework, you are focusing on the "feels" as opposed to the "net impact"). I'm writing up a post (my first) expanding upon this idea this week.
Aka, coming up with a better term for applying LW-style rationality techniques to 'rational self-interest'.
Aka, in parallel with the current movement of 'Effective Altruism', which seeks the best available ways to fulfill one's values, when those values focus roughly on improving the well-being and reducing the suffering of people in general, seeking the best available ways to fulfill one's values, when those values focus roughly on improving the well-being and reducing the suffering of oneself.
(I find that I may have use for this term both in reality and in my NaNoWriMo attempt.)