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

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Comment author: mutterc 05 June 2011 09:38:07PM 2 points [-]

I would presumably be able to stop eating things after noting that I am neither hungry nor enjoying them.

This is actually theorized to be a major contributor to obesity. It definitely is for me; I generally desire to continue eating until mechanically full, or the food is gone.

Forcibly eating slowly (using chopsticks can help that) can help that.

Comment author: Alicorn 05 June 2011 10:48:09PM 0 points [-]

It doesn't happen very often. Usually I am hungry, enjoying my food, or both. But occasionally I get stuck in take-more-bites mode with neither in place, and that's annoying.