Decius comments on Three more ways identity can be a curse - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Decius 03 May 2013 04:33:11AM 0 points [-]

Taboo laziness and lack of motivation.

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 04 May 2013 02:59:52AM 1 point [-]

For purpose of this discussion, let's say the similarity cluster that correspond to how those phrases are commonly used.

Comment author: Decius 04 May 2013 05:28:43AM 1 point [-]

So, character traits that result in someone choosing not to do something that someone else does, or having a suboptimal outcome?

Or did you refer to a common usage that isn't common between us?

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 05 May 2013 03:54:29AM 1 point [-]

See my description in the great-grandparent:

difficulty getting oneself to do what one (or at least one's higher brain functions) want to do.

Comment author: Decius 07 May 2013 04:23:21AM 0 points [-]

Did you intend for that to be a subset of cognitive dissonance?

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 07 May 2013 04:27:29AM 1 point [-]

Not quite. Cognitive dissonance carries the connotation that one is engaging in rationalization to avoid facing it.

Comment author: Decius 07 May 2013 09:50:16PM 0 points [-]

Not doublethink; the sense of "My observations of what I am doing right now are inconsistent with my decisions regarding what I am going to do right now."