wedrifid comments on Compartmentalization in epistemic and instrumental rationality - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Jonathan_Graehl 21 September 2010 08:20:20AM 3 points [-]

I won't look for the study hyperlink, but I was also charmed by something showing that the self-question "will I X?" was interesting in that it actually movtivated people to do X (more so than something like "I must X"). That is, having a curious/wondering tone seemed helpful. I and the reporters of this result may be missing the actual cause, of course.

Comment author: wedrifid 21 September 2010 09:38:00AM 1 point [-]

I've seen it, probably while reading through pjeby's work. It's one of favourite tactics. I don't recall the name he gives it but that curious wondering tone seems to work wonders.