orthonormal comments on New Year’s Resolutions Thread - Less Wrong

8 Post author: MichaelVassar 30 December 2009 09:36PM

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Comment author: orthonormal 01 January 2010 05:32:57AM 2 points [-]

Convincing oneself that "this is a special occasion" can have positive effects on willpower (citation needed, but dang it, can't remember what I'm thinking of, I'll get back to you), so putting forth your resolutions on one specified day may be more effective.