Brillyant comments on Abuse of Productivity Systems - Less Wrong

15 Post author: SquirrelInHell 27 March 2016 05:32AM

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Comment author: Elo 30 March 2016 05:56:54AM 0 points [-]

synergistic aspect to using certain time-management tools in order to create generalized motivation.

A particulary example; I will call "activation energy" where it's difficult to have motivation to start a task but once you have started the task you can continue fine.

  • Actual example: go for a run. Difficult to start but easy to keep running for the duration of the run.

Activation energy type problems can be solved by time-management or the more general "organisation" class of solution. Specifically; if you can organise a lower activation energy to the task; you can motivate yourself to do it.

  • Specific example again. If you can make it easy for yourself to go for a run; running shoes are ready next to your bed for when you wake up; breakfast pre-prepared for when you get back from the run; etc.

Then you can reduce the activation energy to starting the task; Thus solving a motivation problem with organisation. But again; I agree with SquirrelInHell that these are usually different problems (with synergy).

(I also see that you tapped out so you don't need to reply if you don't want to)

Comment author: Brillyant 30 March 2016 07:02:16PM *  0 points [-]

Actual example: go for a run. Difficult to start but easy to keep running for the duration of the run.

I think there is a physiological component to this in addition to motivation.