pianoforte611 comments on Stupid Questions February 2015 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: pianoforte611 03 February 2015 06:58:41PM -1 points [-]

One of the most popular LW posts ever is on this topic:

http://lesswrong.com/lw/3w3/how_to_beat_procrastination/

Comment author: Grothor 03 February 2015 07:07:31PM 1 point [-]

Yes, I've read that. Thanks for the reminder.

I think I'm having trouble with the 'expectancy' part of the equation. That is, I know that I will fail to complete the task now. Or, maybe you would say that the immediate value is almost zero.