This class was once titled Propagating Urges 1. It is a prerequisite for Internal Double Crux, which was once titled Propagating Urges 2.
This class:
- Introduces Emotional Valence
- Points out that there is data associated with both positive and negative emotional reactions
- Points out that the data associated with negative emotional reactions is also important data
- Introduces Behavior Shaping
- Hyperbolic Discounting matters a lot when shaping behavior
- And therefore even very small consequences can have outsize effects on behavior
- Sets up Internal Double Crux with a problem statement: how can we get System 1 to provide accurate data to help shape our behavior?
- Introduces Taste
See also: Goodhart
