Comment by Graveless on Simulate and Defer To More Rational Selves · 2014-09-27T18:12:52.765Z · LW · GW

I was having a hard time making an accurate model from my friends or idealized self, but this method really helped me with the concept.

Though, there's a failure mode I noticed once I started doing it more regularly. When I think about how a PC would do something, they often place very little value on issues like 'could this action result in me getting into legal or social trouble.'