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Nov 17, 2023 14 min

[HUMAN VOICE] "Thinking By The Clock" by Screwtape

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Support ongoing human narrations of curated posts: www.patreon.com/LWCurated I'm sure Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality taught me some of the obvious, overt things it set out to teach. Looking back on it a decade after I first read it however, what strikes me most strongly are often the brief, tossed off bits in the middle of the flow of a story. Fred and George exchanged worried glances."I can't think of anything," said George."Neither can I," said Fred. "Sorry."Harry stared at them.And then Harry began to explain how you went about thinking of things.It had been known to take longer than two seconds, said Harry.-Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality, Chapter 25. Source: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/WJtq4DoyT9ovPyHjH/thinking-by-the-clock Narrated for LessWrong by Perrin Walker. Share feedback on this narration. [125+ Karma Post] ✓ [Curated Post] ✓ I.

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Support ongoing human narrations of curated posts: www.patreon.com/LWCurated I'm sure Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality taught me some of the obvious, overt things it set out to teach. Looking back on it a decade after I first read it however, what strikes me most strongly are often the brief, tossed off bits in the middle of the flow of a story. Fred and George exchanged worried glances."I can't think of anything," said George."Neither can I," said Fred. "Sorry."Harry stared at th...

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