Ben_LandauTaylor comments on Use Your Identity Carefully - Less Wrong

76 Post author: Ben_LandauTaylor 22 August 2013 01:14AM

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Comment author: Mestroyer 22 August 2013 01:16:31PM 19 points [-]

I once talked to a LessWronger who said that he had basically no problems with akrasia, because his image of himself as someone who "had his shit together" prevented him from doing things he knew to be stupid. Unfortunately, I don't have my shit together enough to implement this myself.

Comment author: Ben_LandauTaylor 22 August 2013 02:13:18PM 0 points [-]

Are you thinking of Ken? You could ask him how he implemented that. He's been valuable when I asked him for advice on other topics, and seems to enjoy helping people.

Comment author: Mestroyer 22 August 2013 09:49:52PM 0 points [-]

Thanks for the prod about trying to get this to work, by the way. I've been planning to once I get back to school, and having my shit together (to a much higher degree than for full time work) is basically a requirement (and one I've met in past school years, though summer makes me soft).

Comment author: Mestroyer 22 August 2013 06:17:50PM 0 points [-]