JulianMorrison comments on Fighting Akrasia: Finding the Source - Less Wrong

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Comment author: JulianMorrison 08 August 2009 01:45:10AM 4 points [-]

In what way is "I want not to bother doing it" the same as "I have spent huge amounts of money, effort, emotion, social favors and time trying and failing to do it"? The latter is typical in akrasia. Funny way to be lazy, if you ask me.