Illusion is too intelligent to be unraveled with the formal application of rules.

Following rules is not intelligence, it's stupidity.

All right, part two.

Now we get to the gold.

But first, did you do your homework assignment?

Did you read MetaRationality.com?

If you didn't, what are you waiting for?

That's a life-changing resource that I gave you, and you're

just going to leave it there. You're not going to follow up on that. What we're doing here is we're

extending the work from MetaRationality.com. I'm not covering all that same material because it's too

much. There's too much detail there. That's a life-changing resource. You should take that resource seriously.

And before we start to deconstruct, do more deconstruction here, let's just do a quick reminder of the idea that irrationality is a real thing.

What is irrationality?

That's something you need to contemplate.

I'm not going to give you a definition.

Contemplate that for yourself.

Of course, this is really the inverse of what is rationality.

You should be contemplating both of those questions.

But I'll give you a few examples to help your inquiry.

So here's some examples of irrationality.

Horoscopes and astrology. What is the relationship between the orbit of Jupiter and your personal relationships and your romantic life?

Probably nothing. Probably nothing.

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