Vaniver comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 12 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Vaniver 27 March 2012 06:25:06PM *  2 points [-]

Maintaining and managing motivation should be built into any practical plan for trying to achieve a goal.

This is what I meant by "very indirectly."

[edit] "Very" might have been an overstatement; it probably should have just been "indirectly."

Comment author: wedrifid 28 March 2012 12:21:08AM 0 points [-]

We can also add that a large component of 'motivation' can also be compartmentalized off into a general 'motivation' goal - leaving only specific reinforcement and boredom minimisation aspect as part of the more direct plan.