gwern comments on More "Stupid" Questions - Less Wrong

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Comment author: gwern 20 August 2013 03:52:23PM 5 points [-]

Besides the obvious problems with forgetting to eat/sleep etc, what realistic downsides should overuse of this power have?

Extrapolate from stories about Adderall: infinite willpower for doing the wrong thing. The character winds up spending a year perfecting building toothpick castles eg.