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Feedbackloop-First Rationality

Apr 08, 2024 by Raemon

This in-progress sequence chronicles my journey to create "feedbackloop-driven rationality".

This includes inventing better quick/concrete feedback loops for rationality training (which might nonetheless miss some big picture fuzzy value), as well as developing incrementally-better feedback loops for whatever big-picture-fuzzy value you care about.

Example of "concrete": Thinking Physics puzzles (which test "mapping out confusions" on the timescale of a couple hours)

Example of "big picture but fuzzier": Developing the skill of making cruxy predictions about the outcomes of your plans, and becoming calibrated on those predictions.

The Journey
170Rationality is not (exactly) Winning
Raemon
2y
54
205Feedbackloop-first Rationality
Raemon
2y
69
117Rationality Research Report: Towards 10x OODA Looping?
Raemon
1y
25
68"Fractal Strategy" workshop report
Raemon
1y
23
86Fluent, Cruxy Predictions
Raemon
1y
14
63"Metastrategic Brainstorming", a core building-block skill
Raemon
1y
5
215Optimistic Assumptions, Longterm Planning, and "Cope"
Raemon
1y
46
191Skills from a year of Purposeful Rationality Practice
Raemon
10mo
18
184Struggling like a Shadowmoth
Raemon
9mo
38
36The Cognitive Bootcamp Agreement
Raemon
9mo
0
88Scaffolding for "Noticing Metacognition"
Raemon
9mo
4
99C'mon guys, Deliberate Practice is Real
Raemon
5mo
25
Exercises
102Exercise: Solve "Thinking Physics"
Q
Raemon
2y
Q
30
67Exercise: Planmaking, Surprise Anticipation, and "Baba is You"
Raemon
1y
31
72Prompts for Big-Picture Planning
Raemon
1y
1
48Forecasting One-Shot Games
Raemon
11mo
0
38OODA your OODA Loop
Raemon
9mo
3