swallowedAfly comments on Attention control is critical for changing/increasing/altering motivation - Less Wrong

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Comment author: swallowedAfly 12 April 2012 06:50:28PM 0 points [-]

this was really well written i thought - nothing new as such but really well explained for those it would be new to.

couple of points:

  • you said you were going to talk in particular about motivation and yet i don't see that in the text -it comes across as a bit of a cop out to talk about cbt (and therefore evoke thoughts of serious issues people go to cbt with) and then use the example of nail biting. it makes a great clear example but that in itself made me think of how much more complex dealing with mental and emotional problems is and so by avoiding a more complex and realistic example i was left with.... scepticism maybe.
Comment author: kalla724 12 April 2012 10:57:57PM 1 point [-]

Several months ago, I was asked to write on the subject of motivation, and this is the first step. I'm going to meander around for a while, throwing disconnected things (including some that are there just to serve as examples later) onto a pile, then I'll try to tie it together. Less of a sequence, more of a "bundle," so to speak.

I'm not sure yet how it'll work out, but we'll see relatively soon.

Comment author: swallowedAfly 13 April 2012 06:27:14AM 0 points [-]

thanks - can see how this would make an interesting part of the bundle. loved that you tied this in with mindfulness meditation. given some (behaviouralists) would say that motivation comes from avoiding suffering (or gaining reward) mindfulness meditation makes a sharp relief to that due to it's recommendation NOT to avoid or to strive toward. be interested to see how you see that in connection with motivation.

Comment author: swallowedAfly 12 April 2012 06:53:28PM 0 points [-]

ooh some weird auto editing there, sorry. what i mean is motivation sounds serious and really useful to most of us (so makes the reader interested and invested) but then motivation doesn't really come up. cbt makes the reader think of important, life quality stuff but then it's about nail biting. do you see what i mean? i reckon you have the knowledge and writing skills to cover those things and not leave the reader disappointed because they thought they were getting something that wasn't delivered.

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