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| + | Taking the outside view means reasoning in [far mode] in cases where one would ordinarily use [near mode] thinking. It's a solution to the [planning fallacy], and is generally useful in cases where details are selectively unavailable or impossible to make use of in an unbiased way. | ||
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| + | *[http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/09/planning-fallac.html Planning Fallacy] by [[Eliezer Yudkowsky]] | ||
Revision as of 10:15, 16 April 2009
Summary
Taking the outside view means reasoning in [far mode] in cases where one would ordinarily use [near mode] thinking. It's a solution to the [planning fallacy], and is generally useful in cases where details are selectively unavailable or impossible to make use of in an unbiased way.
