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I guess I'm the foolish one, but I thought the title implied that the book was about algorithms you can use to make decisions, not decision making algorithms.

I guess I'm the foolish one, but I thought the title implied that the book was about algorithms you can use to make decisions, not decision making algorithms. If the former sounds interesting, here is a similar book I read a long time ago: https://www.amazon.com/Algorithms-Live-Computer-Science-Decisions/dp/1627790365 https://www.amazon.com/Algorithms-Live-Computer-Science-Deci...

visarga 4y ago
Yes, it's about reinforcement learning, same as AlphaGo.
czbond 4y ago
Thanks for the reco - this book looks very promising. <Added via Audible> A personal deficit I have noticed in myself is .... not being able to commit to making a decision, because I think probabilistically - that I can see the other probabilities but have been recently using some shortcuts. I need more.
- 58x14 4y ago
  I’ve been working to improve this very issue myself; the compulsion to seek further options before committing to a decision has diminishing returns.
Swizec 4y ago
Algorithms To Live By is an amazing book. My favorite chapter was the one about sorting where the author comes to the same conclusion I did many years ago – do not sort your socks. It's a waste of time. Bucket them by type instead.
- Sakos 4y ago
  I have a bucket for socks of the type sock. Am I doing it right?
  - Swizec 4y ago
    If it works for you, it's right.
- divan 4y ago
  Second this. Fascinating book.
pessimizer 4y ago
You're saying that you thought it was a self-help/self-improvement book?
J_cst 4y ago
So...there are at least two foolish.
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danielvaughn 4y ago
This site is also useful in that regard: https://untools.co/ https://untools.co/