srdiamond comments on Working hurts less than procrastinating, we fear the twinge of starting - Less Wrong

142 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 02 January 2011 12:15AM

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Comment author: [deleted] 02 January 2011 05:36:21AM 0 points [-]
  1. There's bound to be some amount of random variation in the strength of the relevant factors.

  2. There may be systematic changes in the factors relevant to the decision—depending on the factors. Your preparation may change. The approach of a deadline changes things a lot.