Difference between revisions of "Outside view"
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*[http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/09/planning-fallac.html Planning Fallacy] by [[Eliezer Yudkowsky]] | *[http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/09/planning-fallac.html Planning Fallacy] by [[Eliezer Yudkowsky]] | ||
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Revision as of 15:31, 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.
