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I like this thread on the choice between being right or effective.

I also think a meta-lesson is that you should choose to be effective *with regards to problems that matter.* You will face substantial temptation to either be right or be effective where neither choice matters.
This is obvious and non-controversial when the topic is "How does my significant other consume burgers?", but the set of things that don't matter at all is much, much larger than it is widely assumed to be and overlaps with the set of things people are passionate about.
It also overlaps heavily with the set of things that people are incentivized to convince you matters.
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