Desrtopa comments on Boring Advice Repository - Less Wrong

56 Post author: Qiaochu_Yuan 07 March 2013 04:33AM

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Comment author: Desrtopa 07 March 2013 03:08:43PM 11 points [-]

I think the usefulness of this advice depends on the person receiving it. For some people, this translates to

"If you can muster up even a little excuse not to go to work, don't go."

Comment author: Decius 08 March 2013 12:25:36AM 1 point [-]

If they are adult about whether they would rather attend work reliably and receive the benefits which do accrue or not, it remains good advice even if they discount future paychecks more than skiving today.

Granted, that group has some confusing personal issues and probably inconsistent values.