gwern comments on [prize] Spaced Repetition literature review - Less Wrong
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Why do I care... what I care? Seriously?
But I do agree with your expected utility calculations. The problem is, I can't motivate myself to write under conditions of uncertainty like that. I understand that shouldn't matter, especially since I consider such a project worthwhile even in the absence of $155, but it does.
Getting it done to other's satisfaction and getting it done to your own are not mutually exclusive. You can work quickly to win the prize and then go back and expand.
No, I can't. That's my problem, as I've been explaining in my comments.
Perhaps you two should collaborate and split the prize in some way.
I think it's a bit late for that. But I've PMed Duke.