pjeby comments on Improving The Akrasia Hypothesis - Less Wrong

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Comment author: timtyler 27 February 2010 10:16:25AM *  7 points [-]

Abstract - Body - Conclusions: yay! - tell me three times!

Other posters - if you have a tendency to start with stories and then ramble, please take note.

Comment author: pjeby 08 March 2010 06:56:07AM 1 point [-]

Abstract - Body - Conclusions: yay! - tell me three times!

Well, sometimes there are downsides to this approach...

Comment author: timtyler 08 March 2010 10:30:51AM *  0 points [-]

If you have a captive audience, yes.

Having an abstract is useful when your audience is free to wander off - and probably will. That is often an accurate assumption in academic circles or on the internet.