Viliam_Bur comments on Open thread, Feb. 16 - Feb. 22, 2015 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Viliam_Bur 17 February 2015 01:57:42PM 2 points [-]

The part that causes circularity is probably the work: it feels easy when you are not doing it (in far mode), but difficult when you are about to do it (in near mode). You preferences are probably something like this:

The Abstract Idea of Work > Lunch > Blogs > The Real Work

Comment author: [deleted] 21 February 2015 12:48:37PM 2 points [-]

it feels easy when you are not doing it (in far mode), but difficult when you are about to do it (in near mode).

Of course, it could also be the opposite way around, as many people have more anxiety about things than they end up feeling when they do the things.