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by justanotherjoe 1464 days ago
There is an assumption here is doing anything is better than doing nothing. Inaction is not inherently inferior to action. Sometimes, if not most of the times, doing nothing is exactly what you need to do in response to something. If your brain prevents you from doing something, maybe it's because it has a point? Trying to find a shortcut by generalizing will do more harm than good.
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> If your brain prevents you from doing something, maybe it's because it has a point?

No. If we're anxious, addicted, lazy, having wrong information, being misled - then no. And unfortunately that is the case (most of the time). This assumes that all can think rationally and failure or redundant effort is wasteful. As always, balance is needed.