If you are good at thinking (modulo modesty/immodesty effects), and have surplus thinking capacity beyond what you need to survive, how should you choose what to think about?
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If you have a healthy information diet, it's not this question. Just follow your curiosity and life forces.
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that's what got us all into this mess we're in lately, too many smart people doing that
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Bridging the gap between logical truth and statistical truth.
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I think Richard Hamming's essay "you and your research" offers interesting guidance here (h/t ). To paraphrase a great essay, Hamming advises that you start by asking "what are the most important problems in my field." paulgraham.com/hamming.html
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Think things that you like to think about, but focus more on the things you like that most people don't. That way you increase the chance that you will come up with something that other people would not.
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What would the world look like if it weren’t being dumb at the things it’s currently being dumb at, and how can I get it there while all the individual people in it remain just as dumb as now?
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optimize for amusement, surprise, interestingness
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