FiftyTwo comments on Open thread, Dec. 15 - Dec. 21, 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: FiftyTwo 16 December 2014 03:01:03PM 1 point [-]

[Meta] I often see threads like this where people recommend things that require a very high level of conscientiousness or planning ability to start with, (e.g. if you are tired in the mornings get out of bed immediately and do x, requirs you to be capable of forcing yourself to do x when you are tired.)

Comment author: Douglas_Knight 16 December 2014 06:08:32PM 1 point [-]

I think you are mistaken about what is easy and difficult. Most of these are about dealing with lack of willpower, suggesting that the authors found something that was easier than it looked. Most of them don't compare before and after, but jsteinhardt's does.