Difference between revisions of "Outside view"
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==Summary== | ==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. | + | 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. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
*[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]] | ||
Revision as of 10:16, 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.
