John_Maxwell_IV comments on The Cognitive Costs to Doing Things - Less Wrong

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Comment author: John_Maxwell_IV 04 May 2011 01:35:45AM *  5 points [-]

With regard to ego depletion: I had the experience of running out of "executive function juice" a few days ago when I spent all day forcing myself to do things that didn't come naturally. By the end of the day, I was not walking in a stable way and I kept making typos and acting impulsively. It was actually kind of fun, very similar to being drunk.