“Don’t Dither” by sarahconstantin

Dithering is also an image processing technique Several times now, I have listened to someone, usually younger than me, debating a big decision, and (explicitly or implicitly), looking for advice, in a certain way that follows a pattern. In the prototypical case, this is a pretty normal kind of decision that people make all the time — whether to quit a job, get married, move to a new city, start a company, have a kid, etc. A major life change, but not a super unusual or inherently questionable proposition. And again, in conversations that fit this pattern, what I notice is that everything the person expresses indicates they want to make this change. They only say positive things about it. They seem eager and hopeful. They give reasons in favor of doing it, and reasons against not doing it. But they have not, themselves, noticed that they want to do it. They haven’t picked up on what they sound like from the outside, which is blazingly obvious even to someone who's just met them. So, pretty much every time, I say “Sounds like you really want to do this! You should go for it!” And then they’re often [...] The original text contained 4 footnotes which were omitted from this narration. --- First published: August 4th, 2026 Source: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/TCgF4wL9TBEBgxzHr/don-t-dither --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.