Kaj_Sotala comments on Overcoming suffering: Emotional acceptance - Less Wrong

38 Post author: Kaj_Sotala 29 May 2011 10:57AM

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Comment author: atucker 30 May 2011 12:49:34AM -1 points [-]

Do you know of any particular ways to keep score on your ability to manage suffering? Particularly if you don't have recurring or frequent sources of negative feelings?

Comment author: Kaj_Sotala 30 May 2011 08:17:27AM 0 points [-]

You could simply have a file where, for each day, you mark off whether you've gone the whole day without suffering or not.

Note that suffering doesn't have to be anything extreme. Suppose you have to carry some heavy, uncomfortable bags, or you feel mild annoyance about somebody saying something inappropriate. Those are still sources of suffering, if only mild ones.