Jul. 27th, 2012
One day Achilles came running up excitedly to the Tortoise. "What blood type are you?" he asked.
"Um," said the Tortoise. "I'm not sure. How can I tell?"
Achilles paused in his enthusiasm for a moment. "Well, are you more workmanlike, or more passionate?"
"Um. Well, on balance I think I'm more workmanlike. I think you're passionate. But I don't like where this is going..."
"Oh, don't worry. My new guru told me all about it. If you're more workmanlike, you're probably type A. And you're right, I'm type B: impulsive and original!"
( Read more... )
You should also read http://lesswrong.com/lw/nm/disguised_queries/ even if you don't like Elizier Yudkowsky in general. You may think "duh", but even when I know in theory that just because having a word for something doesn't make it a well-defined or important concept, I find it very helpful to have it helpfully spelled out for me until I stop making that fallacy!
"Um," said the Tortoise. "I'm not sure. How can I tell?"
Achilles paused in his enthusiasm for a moment. "Well, are you more workmanlike, or more passionate?"
"Um. Well, on balance I think I'm more workmanlike. I think you're passionate. But I don't like where this is going..."
"Oh, don't worry. My new guru told me all about it. If you're more workmanlike, you're probably type A. And you're right, I'm type B: impulsive and original!"
( Read more... )
You should also read http://lesswrong.com/lw/nm/disguised_queries/ even if you don't like Elizier Yudkowsky in general. You may think "duh", but even when I know in theory that just because having a word for something doesn't make it a well-defined or important concept, I find it very helpful to have it helpfully spelled out for me until I stop making that fallacy!