MrMind comments on Jocko Podcast - Less Wrong

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Comment author: MrMind 07 September 2016 06:58:41AM *  1 point [-]

This is after all mirrored in psychological literature in the models of willpower as a finite or an infinite resource.
Although the simple "I decide I won't have akrasia, so I won't" is doomed to fail, the meta-focus is interesting and likely to be productive:

  • What would it take to be a disciplined person?

  • Which transformation in my environment can I enact so that I become more disciplined?

  • How can I construct a positive feedback loop of acting on my decisions?

And so on...