hrishimittal comments on Rationality in the Media: Don't (New Yorker, May 2009) - Less Wrong

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Comment author: hrishimittal 12 May 2009 03:47:56PM 0 points [-]

What do you mean by 'practice self-distraction'? Can you give an example?

Comment author: CronoDAS 12 May 2009 05:16:08PM 3 points [-]

If you're hungry but, for some reason, think you should refrain from eating, you can go do something sufficiently absorbing that you stop thinking about how hungry you are. Such as play video games.