## Tags - Part of: [[Effective Altruism]] - Related: - Includes: - Additional: ## Technical summaries - Outside of academic [[philosophy]], [[LessWrong]] rationalism aims to systematically improve [[human]] [[reasoning]] and [[decision-making]] by overcoming [[cognitive bias|cognitive biases]] and applying tools from fields like [[probability theory]], [[cognitive science]], and [[philosophy]]. It focuses on developing more accurate beliefs about reality ([[epistemic rationality]]) and making better choices to achieve one's goals ([[instrumental rationality]]). ## Main resources - [Welcome to LessWrong! — LessWrong](https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/bJ2haLkcGeLtTWaD5/welcome-to-lesswrong) <iframe src="https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/bJ2haLkcGeLtTWaD5/welcome-to-lesswrong" allow="fullscreen" allowfullscreen="" style="height:100%;width:100%; aspect-ratio: 16 / 5; "></iframe> - [Rationalism - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationalism) <iframe src="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationalism" allow="fullscreen" allowfullscreen="" style="height:100%;width:100%; aspect-ratio: 16 / 5; "></iframe>