pjeby comments on Poll results: LW probably doesn't cause akrasia - Less Wrong

47 Post author: AnnaSalamon 16 November 2011 06:03PM

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Comment author: tetsuo55 16 November 2011 09:25:33PM 4 points [-]

Ok so i thought about it hard.

Here's what i think the problem is: I think people who finished school and have diploma's are chumps who fell for paper-to-prove skills game in a system that is easily gamable and as a result doesn't actually show anything about your skill.

I guess i've made it a point to prove that you don't need school to get shit done (i have the biggest house, earn the most, best car, etc.. of all my friends and family, it seems i DO care about showing off?)

What i've been stumped on for years though, is how to respect being a graduate.

Comment author: thomblake 16 November 2011 09:43:38PM 3 points [-]

Ok so i thought about it hard.

Upvoted for apparently taking more than 5 minutes.

Comment author: pjeby 16 November 2011 09:54:05PM 7 points [-]

Upvoted for apparently taking more than 5 minutes.

For this type of "thinking", it's not really duration that matters. 5 seconds of noticing your spontaneous emotional reaction to an imagined stimulus is much more likely to be useful than 5 minutes of "thinking" that consists of making up stories that seem to explain things.