komponisto comments on How I Lost 100 Pounds Using TDT - Less Wrong

70 Post author: Zvi 14 March 2011 03:50PM

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 14 March 2011 05:39:34PM 6 points [-]

A simpler argument would be noticing that what you're actually doing is not just taking too many calories today, but following a strategy of taking too many calories every day. You don't need TDT to see that, it's a matter of recognizing a precommitment, and making decisions about alternative precommitments (strategies).

Comment author: komponisto 14 March 2011 07:07:33PM *  0 points [-]

Indeed, it's an example of the general problem-solving strategy of ascending (or recursing) to the meta level.