D_Malik comments on What would you do with infinite willpower? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: D_Malik 03 June 2011 03:17:49PM 1 point [-]

What I meant was ability to delay gratification, to actually live by a utility function that does not hyperbolically discount, which is more or less A.

I'm not on this level yet, but I think I can get there through prolonged effort. Unfortunately, I think it's mostly genetics and practice (which is exactly what everyone's trying to avoid, lol).

Comment author: MatthewBaker 03 June 2011 10:54:52PM 0 points [-]

I think that everyone has periods when they feel the way you do good sir. I hope it lasts, but i think Michaelos was being quite facetious in the way he pointed it out.