Nisan comments on Are You a Paralyzed Subordinate Monkey? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Nisan 03 March 2011 11:22:35PM 0 points [-]

So, this theory predicts that people who are not leaders have akrasia, and people who are leaders do not.

Comment author: JGWeissman 03 March 2011 11:28:02PM 5 points [-]

It predicts that nonleaders have one source of akrasia that leaders do not. If it is the only source of akrasia, then you are correct.

Comment author: FeepingCreature 18 March 2012 05:13:29AM * 0 points [-]

I tend to take the initiative in projects at university if nobody else does. I have akrasia. (Just a belated datapoint)