philh comments on Group Rationality Diary, November 16-30 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: FrameBenignly 18 November 2014 07:32:36PM 3 points [-]

I went back to scheduling my life using my phone. It's basic stuff like workout or clean on this day at this time. This has been an utter failure so far. The reason I originally stopped using the schedule is because, after some initial success, I wasn't following it then either. I need to get into a habit of following it, but breaking the schedule when I've only barely started is a really bad sign.

Comment author: philh 19 November 2014 11:46:34AM 3 points [-]

I need to get into a habit of following it

This might be true, but it isn't obvious; and if it is true, it isn't obvious that this works as an object-level goal. (By that I mean that in order to start following your schedule, you probably don't want to apply willpower towards following your schedule. Other things you might want to try include: schedule things differently; schedule different things; change how you feel about the things you have scheduled.)

Comment author: FrameBenignly 20 November 2014 11:31:02PM 0 points [-]

I think you're right about less willpower (not your pessimism about habituation as a goal). The goals were originally set to maximize the odds that I'd be home and available at the time the task needed to occur. I'm considering moving the goals to an earlier part of the day so I get more of them done before being distracted.