https://ryanorban.com/categories/lesswrong/Recent content in Lesswrong on Ryan OrbanHugoen-usme@ryanorban.com (Ryan Orban)me@ryanorban.com (Ryan Orban)Ryan OrbanSat, 10 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://ryanorban.com/notes/cfar-handbook-rationality/Sat, 10 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000me@ryanorban.com (Ryan Orban)https://ryanorban.com/notes/cfar-handbook-rationality/<h3 id="summary" class="scroll-mt-8 group"> Summary <a href="#summary" class="no-underline hidden opacity-50 hover:opacity-100 !text-inherit group-hover:inline-block" aria-hidden="true" title="Link to this heading" tabindex="-1"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" class="lucide lucide-link w-4 h-4 block" viewBox="0 0 24 24" > <path d="M10 13a5 5 0 0 0 7.54.54l3-3a5 5 0 0 0-7.07-7.07l-1.72 1.71" /> <path d="M14 11a5 5 0 0 0-7.54-.54l-3 3a5 5 0 0 0 7.07 7.07l1.71-1.71" /> </svg> </a> </h3> <p>The Center for Applied Rationality (CFAR) runs multi-day workshops aimed at improving thinking by directly training specific cognitive skills rather than just teaching theory. The CFAR Handbook documents their curriculum as of 2021 — a collection of techniques, exercises, and framings for becoming a better reasoner in practice. It emerged from the LessWrong rationalist community, drawing on Eliezer Yudkowsky&rsquo;s sequences and the broader rationalism ecosystem, but focuses on exercises that can shift actual behavior rather than just intellectual understanding.</p>