maia comments on Reflective Control - Less Wrong

13 Post author: lionhearted 02 September 2013 05:45PM

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Comment author: maia 04 September 2013 05:13:54AM 2 points [-]

I interpreted "action" more or less as meaning "energy." So high energy helps you go do exercise or something, but doesn't help you avoid cookies; similarly, high willpower might help you do both, but if you are low energy and high willpower, avoiding cookies is comparatively easier than doing exercise.