Bug as defined by CFAR
Aspiring Bug
WOOP - Wish Outcome Obstacle Plan from “Rethinking Positive Thinking”
Mental contrasting + Implementation Intentions (or TAPs aka Trigger action plans as CFAR calls them)
Less Wrong articles on reframing bugs into a positive
However Heidi Halvorssons research on promotion and prevention focus, maybe not best for everyone.
Aspiring Bug works ok, since it has a real problem, but is working hard to solve it.
Many tiny steps
Luke M post on Less Wrong
Tiny Habits
Atomic Habits
Turbocharging / Directness
Working on real problems
Opportunity
Reframing hard problems as opportunities, link to Julia Galef’s post on this
A emotional framing that is both true and helpful.
Fruit can be made into pie
Pie Form of Rationally Compassionate Norms
Altruism is more effective if we also gain what we need while we’re striving!
Subtext on Landing Page
“Bug by bug, grow a reliable routine to practice and perform with your instruments, to grow what you need.”
Solve problems in your routine
Practice on real bugs
Motivation
Solve real problems you have
Instruments
To empower you to more effectively solve problems
Grow what you need
Not necessarily selfish things only, this could be altruistic things. Defined well in LessWrong definition of Instrumental Rationality.
Impact
Solving real problems in many tiny steps