wilkox comments on Group rationality diary, 6/4/12 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: wilkox 05 June 2012 09:52:39AM 2 points [-]

Have you considered melatonin? Quoting gwern:

Melatonin allows us a different way of raising the cost, a physiological & self-enforcing way. Half an hour before we plan to go to sleep, we take a pill. The procrastinating effect will not work - half an hour is so far away that our decision-making process & willpower are undistorted and can make the right decision (viz. following the schedule). When the half-hour is up, the melatonin has begun to make us sleepy. Staying awake ceases to be free, to be the default option; now it is costly to fight the melatonin and remain awake.

I use it for exactly this reason and it works brilliantly.

Comment author: cata 06 June 2012 03:28:17AM 0 points [-]

No, I read that at some point but forgot completely about it. That sounds like a really good idea, and I'm going to arrange to try it.