= 27d567bc2d48d9f40e9ccc20ea370b15)
root comments on Open thread, Jul. 25 - Jul. 31, 2016 - Less Wrong
You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.
= 783df68a0f980790206b9ea87794c5b6)
Loading…= b715d02e85f7b3b4ae65ca3d3e450868)
Subscribe to RSS Feed
Powered by Reddit
= f037147d6e6c911a85753b9abdedda8d)
You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.
Comments (133)
I've lurked around a bit and akrasia seems to be a consistent problem - I'd imagine that requires mental effort.
But on topic I doubt lifting weights doesn't require mental effort. You still need to choose a menu, choose your lifting program, consistently make sure you're doing things right. In fact, if common failure mods of dieting are usually caused by not enough mental energy put into proper planning.
And I'd give a special mention to the discipline required to follow on your meal plan.
Those things definitely take mental effort.
TLDR: What's the 'mental effort' you're talking about? Running calculations on $bitrate=(brainsize)* all day long?
"Requires non-mental effort" does NOT imply that no mental effort is required.
The quip points out that nerds (and most local rationalists are nerds) are perfectly fine with spending a lot of mental energy on things of interest, but are generally loath to engage in intense exercise and/or tolerate physical discomfort and pain.