Psy-Kosh comments on Self control may be contagious - Less Wrong

12 Post author: Psy-Kosh 14 January 2010 03:41AM

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Comment author: Psy-Kosh 14 January 2010 03:02:45PM 1 point [-]

Thanks for the info and hrm... I would have thought imagining oneself doing it would almost act as "practice", rather than having the opposite effect. Oh well, and thanks, good info!

Comment author: Unnamed 14 January 2010 08:26:10PM 1 point [-]

Over a longer time scale it might work as practice (just as engaging in self-control seems to build stronger self-control abilities over the long term), but the immediate effect looks like depletion.