Overcoming Bias

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• The questions were, in the order they were asked (links give more detail): UpSelf: Which feature of you would you most like to increase by 1%? Advice: For which feature do you most want a respected advisor’s advice? ToMind: Which feature of yourself came to your mind most recently? WorkedOn: Which feature did you most try to improve in the last year? UpOthers: Which feature of your associates would you most like to increase by 1%? City: To which city would you move, options labeled by the feature that people there are on average better on? KeepSelf: If all your features are to decline a lot, which feature would you save from declining? Aliens: What feature would you use to decide which civilization survives? Voucher: On which feature would you spend $10K to improve? World: Which feature of yours would you most like to improve to become world class? Obit: Which feature would you feel proudest to have mentioned in your obituary? KeepOthers: If all of your closest associates’ features will decline a lot, which feature would you save from declining?

• Impressive package includes: attractiveness, professional success, income, confidence, and lifespan

• The inclusion of lifespan in that package is surprising; do we mainly want to live longer to be impressive, not to enjoy the extra years? Also note that intelligence is only weakly connected with Impressive, and negatively with Feelings.

• The Other package is UpOthers, City, Aliens, and KeepOther, about what we want in associates.

• The Self package is Voucher, World, ToMind, WorkedOn, and Advice, about how we choose to improve ourself. UpSelf and KeepSelf are connected but less so, which I interpret as being more influenced by what we’d like others to think we care about.