gworley comments on Fighting Akrasia: Incentivising Action - Less Wrong

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Comment author: gworley 29 April 2009 05:22:44PM 2 points [-]

While it sounds good in theory, my experience is that this rarely works, because a romantic partner is usually the person who will be most forgiving towards you. But thinking about the stereotypes of men/women in some cultures, maybe I only think it won't work because of the American cultural expectations for the behavior of romantic partners.

Comment author: roland 29 April 2009 09:59:13PM 0 points [-]

What you said reflects my experience in past relations so I agree.

An idea I had the other day was to actively seek for the right partner through an internet posting. You could propose a deal like: "If you manage to make me overcome my procrastination we will share the financial benefits."