jimrandomh comments on Activation Costs - Less Wrong

29 Post author: lionhearted 25 October 2010 09:30PM

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Comment author: jimrandomh 25 October 2010 09:49:57PM 1 point [-]

I like this analogy. I'd like to add that activation energy is required, but often not spent, and some activities (such as exercise) leave you with more energy than you started with; having a high activation energy is not at all the same as being draining.